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Feb 7, 2018 · As this study shows, over its 8 years of operation, Weibo has gone through three major stages to date: collective witness, ideological contention, and networks of expertise. Each of these three stages represents a distinctive mode of online public participation.
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- Weibo as A Source of News
- Weibo as An Anti-Corruption Tool
- Weibo and Social Movements
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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...
Feb 2, 2024 · On Weibo, multiple influencers are pushing out disinformation that Texas is in a state of war with the federal government.
May 25, 2022 · The Robb Elementary School shooting in Texas was a trending topic on China's Twitter-like Weibo. The Weibo hashtag "21 dead in Texas elementary school shooting" got more than 140 million views....
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Jan 1, 2024 · After nearly a year’s worth of legislative sessions, several issues are poised to dominate Texas politics this year. Here’s a look at how things ended on several fronts last year — and where ...
Feb 26, 2024 · In 2021, Texas passed a law restricting large social media companies from banning political posts or users. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a legal challenge to the state law.
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Nov 18, 2021 · Between the 1870s and the 1970s, the Democratic Party dominated Texas state politics and the competition was between the urban and rural Democrats. After the civil rights movement and the Republican realignment that took place in the South, Republicans are the dominant party in Texas today.
