China bans all internet searches for ‘big yellow duck’ as part of
Tiananmen Square anniversary clampdown after prankster substitutes ducks
for tanks in viral image
- Chinese police stationed outside cemetery where victims of Tiananmen are buried
- Authorities blocking Chinese Twitter searches of sensitive terms related to historic demonstrations
- Chinese dissidents including artist Ai Weiwei criticise Beijing for censorship
- Streets of Hong Kong packed with protesters as pro-democracy residents demonstrate against crackdown
By
Matt West
PUBLISHED:
10:31 GMT, 4 June 2013
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UPDATED:
09:40 GMT, 5 June 2013
The Chinese authorities have banned
the phrase 'big yellow duck' as an internet search item after a
prankster substituted tanks for ducks in a doctored version of a world
famous photograph taken during the Tiananmen massacre
China has begun an annual crackdown on efforts by families to commemorate the
victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre, 24 years after the
pro-democracy demonstrations were crushed by the People’s Liberation
Army.
A number of internet search terms have been banned including 'tomorrow'
"today", "tonight", "June 4" and other number combinations that might
refer to what the Chinese call the June Fourth Incident .
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Censored: The Chinese authorities have banned
the phrase 'big yellow duck' as an internet search item after a
prankster substituted tanks for ducks in this doctored version of a
world famous photograph
