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Subject Leaked documents show how China’s army of paid internet trolls helped censor the coronavirus
Date December 19, 2020 3:08 PM
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The government stage-managed what appeared on the domestic internet to make the virus look less severe.

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Leaked Documents Show How China’s Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus <[link removed]> As the coronavirus spread in China, the government stage-managed what appeared on the domestic internet to make the virus look less severe and the authorities more capable, according to thousands of leaked directives and other files. by Raymond Zhong, Paul Mozur and Aaron Krolik, The New York Times, and Jeff Kao, ProPublica

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