Tag: Weibo

China’s Internet: A Giant Cage

This week’s edition of The Economist features an epic special report by Gady Epstein on social, political, commercial, technical and international aspects of China’s Internet. From his introduction: THIRTEEN YEARS AGO Bill Clinton, then America’s president, said that trying to control the internet in China would be like trying to “nail Jell-O to the wall”. At the time he seemed to be st

April 4, 2013 8:16 PM

Murong Xuecun on the “New Censorship Campaign”

In an opinion piece in the Guardian, writer Murong Xuecun discusses the closure of his various weibo accounts and the ong

May 15, 2013 10:32 PM

Sensitive Words: Black Jails, Red Bandits

As of May 14, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Lawyer

May 15, 2013 7:56 AM

Netizen Voices: Don’t “Suicide” Me! A Weibo Vow

The death of 22-year-old Yuan Liya, who fell from the Jingwen shopping center on May 3, has been deemed a suicide by the

May 13, 2013 4:46 PM

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