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Netizens React After Chinese Regime Takes Aim at Microblogs
2011-09-01 10:24
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Sina Weibo, which is similar to the banned Twitter social media site, has grown hugely popular in China. Chinese netizens have been able to express opinions or report on events that escape usual censorship limits. A recent case was the train crash in Wenzhou that sparked an online uproar against authorities? response.
This appears to have unnerved the Chinese regime. After a visit by the Beijing Communist Party Secretary last week, Sina Weibo, China?s most popular microblogging site, announced it suspended the accounts of two users for apparently posting rumors. Other netizens say they?ve been experiencing difficulties using their weibo accounts.
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2011-09-01 10:24
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Sina Weibo, which is similar to the banned Twitter social media site, has grown hugely popular in China. Chinese netizens have been able to express opinions or report on events that escape usual censorship limits. A recent case was the train crash in Wenzhou that sparked an online uproar against authorities? response.
This appears to have unnerved the Chinese regime. After a visit by the Beijing Communist Party Secretary last week, Sina Weibo, China?s most popular microblogging site, announced it suspended the accounts of two users for apparently posting rumors. Other netizens say they?ve been experiencing difficulties using their weibo accounts.
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