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Dec 14, 2021 · The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said Weibo had violated a cybersecurity law on the protection of minors as well as other laws but did not give further details.
Dec 15, 2021 · On Tuesday, Weibo was fined $470,000 for repeatedly disseminating “illegal information” in violation of the country’s laws and regulations, including its cybersecurity law and a law on the...
Jan 14, 2022 · CAC recently fined Weibo 3 million RMB for insufficient content moderation, and revealed that was the 44th fine Weibo incurred in 2021. Despite pervasive censorship it engineers, Weibo’s been...
May 17, 2023 · By studying the case and analyzing how relevant policies of Weibo worked or failed in preventing the case, this research found that although Weibo does have a policy to prevent...
- Weibo as A Source of News
- Weibo as An Anti-Corruption Tool
- Weibo and Social Movements
- Conclusion
Weibo provides social advantages that are lacking in traditional forms of media. Supported by a massive number of users, it makes for easier communication and fast news dissemination. The case of July 23, 2011, Wenzhou train collision is a good example of Weibo in action. Two high-speed trains collided in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. The crash was w...
Another theme that interests Weibo members is utilizing the social media tool to expose ongoing government corruption. The famous collaborative, grassroots, information sharing process known as the “human flesh search engine” is a very Chinese phenomenon where netizens collectively do comprehensive research on people of interest.15The following sto...
In 2010-2011, Tunisans used Twitter to initiate the Jasmine Revolution, the political protests that spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. In China, microblogging was also used for organizing social movements in physical spaces. The most significant case has been the Chinese Jasmine Movement that was inspired by the events in Tunisia. ...
It is commonly argued that mass media will end China’s closed regime and foster democratization. I agree that new media channels such as WikiLeaks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and their Chinese counterparts are persistently challenging traditional modes of governing. Moreover, we can see that cyber-disobedience is exposing the weaknesses of the cur...
Dec 14, 2021 · The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement on Tuesday that it has imposed a fine of 3 million yuan (US$471,165) on Weibo, often dubbed China’s Twitter.
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Oct 21, 2023 · They were reacting to a new policy that will make it mandatory for social media users with a large following on Weibo to disclose their real names – raising concerns that it will violate the...
