Why China Silenced a Clickbait Queen in Its Battle for Information Control

But late last month, Ma Ling, a blogger who commanded an audience of more than 16 million people, went conspicuously silent. In the battle for control of the Chinese internet, the authorities had designated Ms. Ma a threat to social stability, pointing to an article she published about a young man with cancer whose talent and virtue were not enough to overcome problems like corruption and inequality. The state-run news media accused Ms. Ma of circulating false information, and her social media accounts were wiped from the internet.

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