Weibo Reverses Ban on Lesbian Content Amid Uproar

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04/17/2019

Lesbian content was banned on Sina Weibo last week, with related same-sex discussion forums and LGBT hashtags removed from the popular microblogging site. This censorship operation comes almost exactly one year after the microblogging platform made similar attempts to remove gay-themed content in an effort to “clean up” the site last April, before the decision was reversed following a wave of protest. Just as with last year’s attempted purge, the recent censorship campaign has been partially reversed after a backlash that saw Weibo filled with rainbow flags and hashtags in support of the LGBT community.

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