‘PU*F’
AUTHOR: SURI JIANG
We are in the age of the "pressure cooker", a pot full of "sensitive words" that cannot be said.
The pressure builds and builds until the pressure reaches its peak...
Keyword filtering is primarily implemented at the router, application server, and client software levels, targeting applications such as website access, forums, blogs, instant messaging, and email. The configuration of sensitive words is one of the tools used in China’s internet censorship.
Reports indicate that China’s internet authorities continually update their list of sensitive terms, incorporating words related to current events. This has significantly increased the censorship burden on Chinese social networks, while also adding to the pressure felt by the people. Society seems like a pressure cooker, with the tension around these ‘sensitive words’ under strict scrutiny continually amplified and magnified. Eventually, the pressure will reach its limit, and the pressure cooker will explode, causing harm…