China banned letter N from internet after people used it to attack Xi Jinping

Posted on Mar 1, 2018

China banned letter N from internet after people used it to attack Xi Jinping

China censored the letter N from its internet for at least a day. The ban came as China cracked down on online discussion over the Chinese Communist Party’s proposal to scrap presidential term limits. Abolishing term limits would allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely.

It’s not entirely clear why the government targeted N, but we have a few theories.

Source: businessinsider.com