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Chinese Civil Service Applicants Must Hand Over Social Media Accounts and Passwords, According to New Rules

Chinese Civil Service Applicants Must Hand Over Social Media Accounts and Passwords, According to New Rules

Authorities in China's Guangdong Province Issued New Rules Requiring Civil Service Applicants to Provide Social Media Accounts and Passwords In Order to Examine Past Political Statements

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Chinese authorities are further tightening their grip on online speech by imposing new rules for civil service applicants. 

According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), the government of Guangdong Province in southern China recently issued new political review standards for civil servants. In addition to taking various exams, appl…

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