Tag: Twitter

Xinhua Twitter Account Prompts Netizen Uproar

A report in a domestic newspaper has tipped off Chinese citizens to the fact that the official Xinhua News Agency has been posting on Twitter (@XHNews) since March 1, even though Twitter is banned in China, and The South China Morning Post notes that netizens responded with outrage: The most frequently asked question by China’s netizens is: why is Xinhua allowed to use Twitter, but not us? “I am going to report this to the police: Xinhua is obviously breaching our internet

December 11, 2012 7:54 PM

LinkedIn Creating Chinese Language Site

LinkedIn is creating a site dedicated to China, its 22nd local language site, according the New York Times: “There are 140 million professionals

February 24, 2014 8:59 PM

Ai Weiwei: ‘My Virtual Life Has Become My Real Life’

In an interview, artist Ai Weiwei spoke to Spiegel about his life under constant surveillance by the Chinese government: SPIEGEL: What do the

January 16, 2014 3:24 PM

Netizen Voices: “Imaginary” Internet Company’s IPO

Weibo users respond to Twitter’s initial public offering on Friday: @微博搜索: The US financial bubble is so huge, even a nonexistent

November 11, 2013 11:27 AM

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