Chinese police are searching #phones for #Instagram, #Twitter, and #Telegram as protests mount. People in the country are accessing banned services like #Twitter, #Telegram, and #Instagram through virtual private networks (#VPNs) to communicate and organize protests against #China’s zero-covid policies.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/28/23482339/chinese-police-searching-phones-instagram-twitter-telegram-protests-covid

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Chinese police are searching phones for Instagram, Twitter, and Telegram as protests mount

Chinese police are stopping people and checking their phones for foreign apps, including Instagram, Telegram, and Twitter. Protestors are using the banned services to organize demonstrations.

The Verge