Online Regulators Have Launched Operation to Censor Pessimists. Here's Where

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Chinese officials have spent years censoring content deemed unfavorable by the government, but regulators are now taking aim at online pessimists

The Cyberspace Administration of China announced an operation to stop people from "one-sidedly promoting absolutist and pessimistic sentiments such as 'hard work is useless' and 'studying is useless' "

The regulators accused people of "splicing and editing content or using matrix accounts to fabricate and spread rumors about the economy, finance, social welfare, and public policies"

Officials in China have spent years censoring content deemed unfavorable by the government, but regulators are now targeting online pessimists.

In late September, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced a two-month operation to stop people