China launches crackdown on social media

A new cybersecurity law in China, which came into effect in June, is likely to push artists into deeper levels of self-censorship. In the first week of its implementation, authorities used the law to target celebrity gossip on social media platforms WeChat and Weibo. Sixty accounts were closed down, including that of the popular film blog Dushe Dianying. Younger users of social media platforms are feeling nervous for the first time, says Xu Wenkai, a Shanghai- and Berlin-based media artist and