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Asian Games: China censors 'Tiananmen' image of athletes hugging (www.bbc.com)
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The photo, showing the combination of numbers 6 and 4 , has been scrubbed on Chinese social media.

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[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

How do Chinese enthusiasts of retro Nintendo consoles avoid arrest?

Also, listening to the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album may lead to arrest in China.

[–] wave_walnut@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

x64 CPU architecture as well

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wonder if mentioning 2^6 will also get you in trouble.

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

So 8 is lucky, and 8*8 is at risk of censorship?

[–] palordrolap@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Given that Death + Death = Luck, I'm surprised more people in China don't murder their parents.