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Chinese battle web censors to vent lockdown anger

A still from the 'Sounds of April' video that Chinese citizens are attempting to post in their home country. (Image from YouTube)

Chinese internet users have rallied to outwit government censors on a video documenting weeks of lockdown in Shanghai, flooding social media feeds as frustration continued to escalate over strict Covid Zero rules.

The six-minute video titled “Sounds of April” was posted on Friday and soon got censored as it went viral. Chinese Wechat users then uploaded the film from different accounts and in various forms including upside-down and mirrored versions until late night, as newly-uploaded clips were also removed.

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