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This itself, is an April Fools joke I hope. How meta ;-)

• lolidaisuki 11y ago
  I wish it was banned globally.
  • tempodox 11y ago
    Why?
    • acqq 11y ago
      I guess, because of the effect of the "internet social media amplification." Ah those foregone times when we'd just be "pranked" directly by a person we can touch, or at most once a day from the media.
      • stevetrewick 11y ago
        >by a person we can touch Yes. Possibly with a stout stick. For some reason I really, really dislike a whole day when everyone is doing their best to spam me with misinformation for teh lulz.
  • ukz 11y ago
    Wasn't it?
    • akerro 11y ago
      It was(not).
      • nxzero 11y ago
        April Fool jokes were banned globally, but it's only a crime starting next year. Please do not joke that it's not illegal, this is serious, don't risk it!
        • DonHopkins 11y ago
          Oh no, think of all the COBOL programs that will have to be updated by next year!
    • lolidaisuki 11y ago
      Globally means everywhere on earth, not just China.
• agumonkey 11y ago
  And just a tad offensive.
  • return0 11y ago
    Humor is a great way to spread a message. Although China is an easy target. Try doing the same for putin or ISIS.
    • agumonkey 11y ago
      Maybe I'm too tense in these days of tensions.
• zelos 11y ago
  Isn't saying "No joke" in the headline kind of cheating, though?
• icebraining 11y ago
  Doesn't seem so, unless it's by the Chinese news agency itself: http://weibo.com/1699432410/DoUipcOni?from=page_1002061699432410_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime&type=comment#_rnd1459509065149 http://weibo.com/1699432410/DoUipcOni?from=page_100206169943... Google Translate gives me: "Today is the West so-called "April Fool." "Fool's Day" is not in line with our cultural tradition, does not meet the socialist core values, I hope we do not believe rumors, do not spread rumors, do not pass rumors" And the account seems to be "verified" by Weibo.
  • odinduty 11y ago
    I think there's a big difference between what that tweet says and having "banned April Fools". But what do I know :-)
    • Laforet 11y ago
      It was an opinion piece, but a editorial. WaPo really tried hard to over analyze that post. After all, Xinhua has traditionally avoided publishing opinions because their main role is a news agency, but with social media there is a lot less restraint than before.
      • odinduty 11y ago
        There's absolutely nothing in that post that makes me think it's an opinion piece or an editorial. It's a regular news entry, and a very misleading one, if not outright malicious.
        • Laforet 11y ago
          The Weibo handle quoted in the WaPo article was named "Xinhua Opinions/Viewpoints", does not get more obvious than that.
          • odinduty 11y ago
            And the Washington Post article clearly says, despite of that, that the April Fools day was banned. Read the title.
• TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
  It's not. This has been reported previously on dates other than April 1st.
  • acqq 11y ago
    Was the "ban" reported or the fact that "it was on 1st of April" won't protect the Chinese from the law against knowingly spreading false information?
    • TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
      The former. It's not just April 1st, the PRC isn't too fond of satire.
      • acqq 11y ago
        > The former. You mean the later I guess (just the law against the misinformation, not just on 1st of April)?