10.31
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On October 31, rapper Pharaoh released his new album 'A Young Person's Life'. Netizens interpreted the first characters of the lyrics in the song 'October' as a homophonic reference to 'Long Live the Cultural Revolution'. Pharaoh responded that he had no such intention and it was purely a coincidence. To avoid a negative listening experience, he muted the relevant lyrics; in the latest screenshot of the lyrics, '革职掉玉帝' (Dismiss the Jade Emperor) has been replaced with asterisks.
10.30
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 30, Havana continued to post on X, using German Nazi history to warn against extreme nationalism and criticizing the use of "patriotism" as a requirement to conduct political censorship on others as the beginning of anti-democracy.
10.30
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 30, a netizen posted that after sharing a photo on WeChat Moments of a "Bushuila" drink featuring a portrait of Kylian Mbappé, all social functions of their account were temporarily restricted four minutes later.
10.30
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·China
On October 30, The Diplomat published a commentary noting that after Kylian Mbappé referred to Mao Zedong as a dictator, he, Real Madrid, and La Liga issued successive apologies. This demonstrates that commercial pressure from the Chinese market is constraining overseas speech, and companies may be proactively enforcing political boundaries.
10.29
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Recently, the comments section for a post on the Dongqiudi app titled "Ballon d'Or 17th Place: Vinícius" was closed. Netizens explained that this was due to the two characters "Winnie" (Vinícius's nickname in Chinese), with some lamenting that even cartoons cannot be mentioned now.
10.29
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Hangzhou
On October 29, the official website of the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music published an article introducing the theme class meetings held from September to October. The former Drama Department incorporated online speech and conduct into disciplinary education, covering all 16 classes, with complete records and photos of the class meetings archived.
10.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
After the controversy over Mbappé's remarks, a netizen posted on WeChat Moments a photo of a "Hydrate" drink printed with Mbappé's face along with a doctored image captioned "Party enemy Mbappé," with the caption "has become a swan song." After the post went up, friends could not see it; 22 minutes later the user reposted a screenshot, and it was blocked again more than two hours later.
10.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 28, the Weibo topic "Mbappe's apology not posted on his 135 million follower IG" reached the top 4 on the trending list. Netizens joked that Instagram is banned in China, so even if he had posted it, no one would see it.
10.27
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·China
On October 27, a Chinese netizen posted on X, using Mbappé's joke about the Chinese leader as an example to ask whether one could also joke about Napoleon; a foreign netizen left a highly upvoted reply in the comments saying that anyone can be joked about, and that this is called freedom of speech.
10.19
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 19, a Douyin user posted a video claiming that privileged groups instill hatred internally and tamper with or block historical information in the name of the state, while smearing other countries and engaging in an arms race externally. Netizens in the comments section called for the overthrow of these privileged groups.
10.18
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 18, a Douyin blogger posted a video saying that no big shot can easily deprive tens of millions of people of their lives without paying a price, and that after death one may not necessarily be laid to rest in peace, citing Stalin as an example. He then said the story had nothing to do with him and asked viewers not to take it seriously.
10.17
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 17, a Douyin account sharing civil service exam prep materials posted a “daily practice question.” Netizens collectively flooded the comments with wrong answers such as “all power of the country belongs to the government” and “the highest organ of state power is the state president.” The video received 19,000 shares in total, while the comment section showed 0 comments.
10.14
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On October 14, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen Binhua responded to Kevin Tsai's attendance at Puma Shen's campaign event, saying that it respects and safeguards Taiwan compatriots' "legitimate" freedom of speech, but warned that no one can cash in on mainland dividends while colluding with "Taiwan independence" and being "two-faced."
10.09
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 9, some netizens said that when they filled in “Chapman To” as the delivery contact name on Meituan, the page prompted that the “name contains non-compliant content,” while the same name worked normally on Meituan Shangou, and the comment section questioned whether the platform was carrying out political censorship.
10.07
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Taiwan
On October 7, Chapman To recalled on Facebook his experience of being blacklisted in 2014 for supporting the Sunflower Movement, saying that over the past 12 years he has never gone without a meal — now he wears a Patek Philippe, drives a Porsche 911 to buy groceries, and calls out “Long live freedom.”