Tiananmen Square Protesters Slip Memes Through China's Web Censors

Memes aren't just used to spread laughs on the Internet anymore.

Ranging from the silly to just plain weird, memes — the pastime for jokers and Photoshoppers alike to share a giggle — have evolved into a form of social media activism for bloggers in China.

The Chinese government has an established history of censoring the Internet, especially when it comes to social media sites like Twitter and Chinese micro-blogging platform Sina Weibo

In 2012, government-run censors blocked Chinese users from searching the Internet for terms including "June 4," "remember" and even innocuous phrases like "today" in preparation for the anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, which took place on June 4, 1989 in Beijing. Read more...