Chinese censors are scanning WeChat images to block banned words - Mar. 1, 2018
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Summary:
China's vast censorship apparatus is using a new technique for rooting out banned words, experts say. Censors are now scanning images shared in the hugely popular messaging platform WeChat and pulling them if they contain certain sensitive words or phrases, according to a new report from the SANS Internet Storm Center, an international monitoring organization.