The "Austin Li Paradox": clivethompson.medium.com/the-a

Basically it appears to be a fascinating variant of the Streisand Effect, in China

tl;dr: The Chinese government has so successfully suppressed discussion of Tiananmen Square that many young citizens aren't much aware of it

A young streamer made a reference to a tank, possibly/probably because he too didn't know ...

.. and he's yanked off the air.

His puzzled young fans start researching tanks, and: Whoa

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