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Weibo (Chinese: 微博; pinyin: Wēibó), previously Sina Weibo (Chinese: 新浪微博; pinyin: Xīnlàng Wēibó), is a Chinese microblogging (weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, [1] with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily active users ...
- 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...
Feng looks at several key questions about the popularity and then decline of Weibo, including the key questions of how the Chinese government has responded to its success. He asks what general and detailed measures the Chinese government has adopted to manage Weibo, and whether the Chinese government has modified its public opinion management ...
Feb 7, 2018 · Weibo was launched in August 2009 as the micro-blogging service of Sina.com, one of China’s leading technology companies. It has since played an essential part in the public life of the Chinese people, reflecting China’s socio-political transition in the post-Olympics decade.
- Eileen Le Han
- 2018
Jul 31, 2012 · The country's biggest microblogging service, Sina Weibo, now has 300,000,000 registered users, and is growing fast. The Chinese authorities use a variety of means to control Weibo.
Mar 20, 2019 · The Wenzhou train crash was the Weibo generation’s coming-out party to the world, showing how, far from being cowed and brainwashed by years of Communist propaganda, young Chinese citizens were...
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Mar 4, 2024 · The destructive–constructive and populist–ultranationalist dimensions have Weibo engaging in constructive topics such as “accountability” and “corruption” of government elites, while Twitter involves constructive topics around “democracy”, “liberal democracy”, and “human rights”.
