404 Not Found: WeChat Protest Post Against Censorship
Dublin Core
Title
404 Not Found: WeChat Protest Post Against Censorship
Subject
White Paper Movement; digital censorship; social media protest; WeChat; Chinese internet suppression
Description
A protest image shared on Chinese platforms like WeChat uses repeated " 404 Not Found" messages to symbolize deleted content and silenced voices. The image features a Chinese quote: " I scroll through my phone and see a generation with no history. Every page neatly marked with... This visual metaphor became a digital act of resistance against government censorship.
Creator
Anonymous
Source
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F%25E7%25AB%258B%25E6%25AD%25A4%25E5%25AD%2598%25E7%2585%25A7-%25E5%25A5%25BD%25E5%25A5%25BD%25E5%25A5%25BD-%25E6%2596%2587%25E7%25AB%25A0%25E8%25A2%25AB%25E5%2588%25A0-%25E7%25BD%2591%25E6%25B0%2591%25E5%258F%2591%25E8%25B5%25B7%25E5%2588%25B7%25E5%25B1%258F%25E6%258A%2597%25E8%25AE%25AE-v0-pvwnrw2gz82a1.png%3Fwidth%3D452%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D1339aa1034e073d6a44474148b7009ebdd202606
Publisher
Shared anonymously via Reddit; originally circulated on WeChat
Date
2022-04-22
Rights
Used for educational and non-commercial purposes. Original creator unknown.
Format
image/png
Language
Chinese (Simplified)
Type
Still Image; Originally Text
Identifier
wechat-404-protest-image-april-2022
Coverage
China - April 2022; digital protest on social media platforms (WeChat, Weibo)
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
png
Collection
Citation
Anonymous, “404 Not Found: WeChat Protest Post Against Censorship,” Omeka, accessed May 25, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/320.