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Rage Comics Brand Muzzled by Heroes and Martyrs Law

Baozou Big News Events (暴走大事件), a “rage comic“-inspired Chinese internet variety show that has swelled in popularity in recent years, has been silenced along with other providers of the genre following the reposting of a four-year-old clip now considered illegal under a new law. The newly passed law, the Law on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs, went into effect on May 1 and is seen as a the latest in a series of moves by the Xi administration to