In 2025, the Chinese Cyberspace Administration introduced a new policy that aims to police online content that promotes violence, aggression, pessimism and negative emotions. While censorship is nothing new in China, this new law poses a new set of questions: what exactly is the difference between censorship and misinformation? What is a legitimate grievance, and what is a blatant attempt by someone to spread fake news or stir up a gender war? And how exactly do you police a bad vibe?

Chapters 
(00:00) Introduction to the new cyberspace policy
(07:04) *12 China Books Book Club*
(07:45) Policy targets: lying flat and involution
(14:50) Censorship vs moderation
(25:45) *Buy me a Coffee*
(26:40) Misinformation vs the public interest
(34:10) The fight against debbie downers

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