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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...
Runfeng He has written one of the most comprehensive accounts ever undertaken of the ways the Chinese government has attempted to control Weibo, the micro-blogging site in China most akin to Twitter. According to official Chinese figures, Weibo reached an astonishing 331 million users in June 2013, but fell to 275 million a year later.
Aug 14, 2023 · All Chinese social media companies, private or public, are subject to the control of the Chinese Communist Party. This creates an opportunity and mechanism for state censorship, surveillance,...
Aug 4, 2022 · When one of China’s largest social-media sites began displaying her computer’s location on the network, Iris Lin decided it was time to get off the Twitter-like Weibo platform, saying she felt...
Jan 7, 2023 · Social media platform Weibo said it had suspended or banned accounts for what it described as personal attacks against Chinese Covid specialists. Weibo did not specify which posts had prompted...
Jun 23, 2022 · Those trying to access China’s internet from outside the country struggle with geoblocks, registration requirements and other hurdles to information.
Jun 7, 2019 · China's WeChat is a site for social interaction, a form of currency, a dating app, a tool for sporting teams and deliverer of news: Twitter, Facebook, Googlemaps, Tinder and Apple Pay all...
