Protestors in China are resorting to dating apps to protest, government becomes strict

There have been massive protests against Corona Lockdown in China for the past few weeks, which quickly spread to foreign countries as well. It is being said that in view of these demonstrations, the Chinese government is preparing to relax the strict Zero Covid Policy. However, a report has also surfaced where it has been claimed that the government is tightening the noose on dating apps in the country because they are being used in protests.

India Today’s AccordingDating apps and Telegram apps have emerged as the biggest weapons for the people in the ongoing protests in China. If you do not know, then let us tell you that most of the platforms in China are under the eyes of the government. Social media apps like Facebook, Twitter etc. are banned in the country and instead only selected domestic platforms run there. Moreover, instead of big search engines like Google or Bing, China’s own search engine is run there.

This is why protesters started using platforms used outside the country like dating apps and Telegram. Reports suggest that Chinese protesters started uploading photos and videos of anti-government protests on DPs of dating apps.

The report further states that Chinese protesters have also started saving videos and photographs related to these demonstrations on foreign social media platforms. Protestors are sending messages in code words on social media, in which a hashtag named Hangzhou, which is actually a city in China, is also being used. Maximum demonstrations are being held in this city.

Apart from this, the police are also investigating whether the protesters are posting videos on Twitter using VPNs to avoid online censorship.

Let us tell you that on November 24, ten people died after a fire broke out in a residential building in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur. People say that due to the lockdown, people faced problems in leaving this building, due to which more people died.