4/4: Asia Pacific Forum radio show with Rebecca MacKinnon and interview in The Next Web ■ 3/13: List of 343 words blocked on Weibo as of March 13 ■ 3/12/12: Article explaining my project in more detail: How China Gets the Internet to Censor Itself ■ 3/11/12: Words posted before February may no longer be blocked (they were blocked at the time of their posting). If you find any errors, contact me and I'd be happy to correct. ■ 2/24/12: Coded and categorized: analyzing a sample of 219 blocked Weibo words
东方闪电 (Eastern Lightning, aka “Real God” and “Church of Almighty God” / Dongfang Shandian) is a cult offshoot of Christianity in China.
Why it is blocked: The Chinese government lists the group as a cult and has actively tried to suppress it, especially since its theology appears to take an explicitly anti-government stance.
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