China’s Microblogs Receive Unfriendly Attention From Regime

Last week, Sina Weibo sent out notices to its 200 million users saying that two reports posted on its websites were false. The move has drawn strong criticism from netizens that see it as part of the regime’s new campaign to control microblogs.
China’s Microblogs Receive Unfriendly Attention From Regime
While microblogs may look to the Chinese people to be a vital new source of information, they often appear to the Chinese regime to be a source of what it calls 'Toxic Internet rumors.'Screenshot from Weibo.com
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While microblogs may look to the Chinese people to be a vital new source of information, they often appear to the Chinese regime to be a source of what it calls 'Toxic Internet rumors.'(Screenshot from Weibo.com)
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