Why the everyday is essential: Navigating censorship and surveillance on WeChat in China.

This article examines everyday, non-activist forms of political communication on WeChat in the Beijing region. How is the communication of sensitive issues entwined with other daily communicative practices? And how do users negotiate the Chinese system of online surveillance and censorship? Examinin...

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Published in:	Media, Culture & Society Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 229 - 247
Main Authors:	Kloet, Jeroen de, Poell, Thomas
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications, Ltd. Mar2026
Subjects:	China Beijing (China) WeChat (Web resource) Scott, James C., 1936- Censorship Political communication Activism Police surveillance
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost