Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that the internet must be “clean and righteous” as the government continues to censor content for political, pornographic, satirical, violent, and other non-permitted content across blogs, live-streams, and other platforms. In 2017, the government shut down 128,000 websites for containing “harmful” information. Many foreign news outlet and social media platforms remain blocked in the country.

Source: China’s Xi says internet must be ‘clean and righteous’ | Reuters