Tag: Social media

Chongqing Police Pressure Sex Video Whistleblower

The blogger who released a sex video that brought down Chongqing official Lei Zhengfu last year has refused to hand over footage of other officials despite threats of prison time for withholding evidence. Following a late-night visit to his Beijing home by Beijing and Chongqing police on Sunday, Zhu Ruifeng spent seven hours in talks at a police station on Monday, but would not give up the material for fear of incriminating his source. From Chang Meng and Li Xiang at Global Times:

January 29, 2013 2:37 AM

How Big Is Weibo’s Censorship Discount?

Leonid Bershidsky argues at Bloomberg View that the value of Weibo’s “less-than-stellar” lower end public offering ($3.46

April 18, 2014 9:21 PM

Crackdown Hits Popular WeChat Accounts

Amid the central government’s ongoing crackdown on online public opinion and as innovation in China’s social media market has

March 13, 2014 5:01 PM

Planning for U.S. IPO, Sina Weibo Turns First-Ever Profit

The Wall Street Journal reports on microblogging service Sina Weibo’s plan to launch an IPO in the U.S.: Sina Corp. is aiming to raise

February 25, 2014 11:30 AM

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