China censors 'RIP' and the candle emoji as people mourn Nobel Peace Prize winner

Shortly after Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo's death was announced, China's biggest social network has started censoring a host of words — and even emoji — typically used in mourning posts.

Users on Weibo found on Friday that they couldn't search for the candle emoji, as well as keywords like RIP. 

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Liu, a well-known human rights activist and dissident, passed away on Thursday after battling liver cancer. He was serving an 11-year sentence in a Chinese prison, and was granted medical parole only in June, diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer. Read more...

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