China's intensified internet censorship is particularly severe in Henan province, where residents face much stricter access to information. A research study revealed that between November 2023 and March 2025, users in Henan were denied access to five times more websites than those in other parts of China. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Stanford University found that millions of websites blocked in Henan were still accessible in the rest of China, indicating a troubling trend of regional censorship and further entrenchment of state-controlled online narratives.
The enhanced censorship in Henan results in denial of access to five times more websites than the average in China, highlighting alarming regional censorship.
This study uncovers a significant uptick in censorship within Henan, indicating a troubling development in China's already strict internet control measures.
Collection
[
|
...
]