In 2017, Lu Wei, head of the Cyberspace Administration of China known as the "internet czar," fell from power over corruption, and in 2019 he was sentenced to 14 years, a longer term than many of the big-name internet influencers he had arrested while in office.
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多伦多方脸
2026-10-09 02:55 · 多伦多方脸 发布了新视频：方脸说：中国互联网封禁史！中国人是如何一步步丧失言论自由的？中国人失去的也不仅是自由，还有纠错机制！
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维基百科：鲁炜
2026-10-09 07:17 · 2017年11月，因涉嫌严重违纪，接受组织审查。2018年2月，被开除党籍、开除公职。2019年3月，因受贿罪被判处有期徒刑十四年。
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Lu Wei fell from power over corruption in 2017 and was sentenced to 14 years in 2019
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