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Unable to vent their frustrations against the government publicly, Weibo serves as a platform for Chinese citizens to mock the government’s lack of responsibility and the failings of public officials who are meant to serve as role models for the public.
Feb 7, 2018 · Weibo was also seen as a platform for practices of citizen journalism, as everyone can be at the center of news reporting, contributing to the making of history with their digital devices, pressuring those in power to respond and mainstream media to follow up.
- Eileen Le Han
- 2018
Dec 15, 2021 · Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, has long been a prime target for stringent online censorship thanks to its broad audience base and ability to help influence public opinion. But in the eyes of...
Oct 29, 2020 · Social media platforms have become a significant participant in China’s politics, culture and society. As Rauchfleisch and Schäfer (2015) noted, China has established its own microcosm of social media. Launched in 2009, Weibo (Sina Weibo) is a leading and largest microblogging site in China.
- Shixin Ivy Zhang
- Shixin.zhang@nottingham.edu.cn
- 2020
Mar 26, 2020 · Weibo has a powerful ability, due to its large sample size, to study and track sentiment, affective states, online behaviours, and communications within the Chinese socio-cultural context. In 2014 Weibo released an official and free API for its raw data, a practical (and English) step-by-step guide to using the API is available here.
Mar 17, 2021 · — The Chinese government’s highly restrictive approach to online freedom of expression has intensified under COVID-19. This has a detrimental effect on the ability of citizens to realize other rights, including the right of access to information, freedom of thought and opinion, and the right to health.
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Sep 13, 2021 · Thus, Chinese citizens, who are described as relatively wild and outspoken in their online behaviors (Hassid, 2012), are individually free to express themselves on social media platforms such as Sina Weibo, but collectively, they are chained to a practice of surveillance, censorship and possibly prosecution (King et al., 2013; Meng et al., 2017).
