Last week China experienced a viral sensation that sent great plumes of controversy across the country as a new documentary exploring the worsening pollution crisis spread like a coal fire in a power plant. The film was watched more than 100 million times in the first 24 hours alone. On Friday, Chinese authorities started removing the film from Chinese video hosting services, shortly before the full English translation landed on YouTube. A leaked directive from the Chinese government even orders the media not to report on the film. For those of us in liberal Western democracies, the film is only a click away and makes for an eye-opening... Read the full article: The Pollution Documentary China’s Government Doesn’t Want You To See [Stuff to Watch] - Web2024