China cracks down on websites accused of spreading “rumors” about the Tianjin blast
Vice, August 18, 2015
https://news.vice.com/article/china-cracks-down-on-websites-accused-of-spreading-rumors-about-the-tianjin-blast
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(国家网信办依法查处50家传播涉天津港火灾爆炸事故谣言网站 (The Cyberspace Administration of China investigates 50 websites for spreading rumors about the Tianjin explosion)
People’s Daily, August 15, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0815/c1001-27467538.htmlAuthorities suppress “right to know” about Tianjin explosions
Reporters without Borders, August 18, 2015
http://en.rsf.org/china-authorities-suppress-right-to-know-18-08-2015,48237.html
公安部“净网行动”清理网上违法信息19万余条 (Ministry of Public Security: “Cleaning the Internet” initiative has cleared 190,000 pieces of illegal information online)
Xinhua, August 18, 2015
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20150818/44459594_0.shtml
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Chinese police arrest 15,000 for Internet crimes
Reuters, August 18, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/us-china-internet-idUSKCN0QN1A520150818
Chinese paper promises there will be no Tianjin blast cover-up. Why nobody believes It.
Washington Post, August 17, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/08/17/chinese-paper-promises-there-will-be-no-tianjin-blast-cover-up-why-nobody-believes-them/
太原女子微信疯传“恐怖分子来晋”谣言被查处 (Taiyuan woman investigated for posting crazy rumor on Weibo about “terrorists advancing”)
China News, August 17, 2015
http://gj.tynews.com.cn/c/2015-08/17/content_1039732.htm