{"id":137207,"date":"2012-05-31T12:01:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T19:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=137207"},"modified":"2012-05-31T12:01:26","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T19:01:26","slug":"sensitive-words-big-macs-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2012\/05\/sensitive-words-big-macs-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensitive Words: Big Macs and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of May 30, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the \u201csearch for user\u201d function):<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2012\/05\/sensitive-words-big-macs-and-more\/cdt-120530-%e6%95%8f%e6%84%9f%e8%af%8d%e5%ba%93\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-137208\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-137208 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CDT-120530-\u654f\u611f\u8bcd\u5e93-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CDT-120530-\u654f\u611f\u8bcd\u5e93-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CDT-120530-\u654f\u611f\u8bcd\u5e93.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><\/em>Hot Topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Big Mac (\u5de8\u65e0\u9738): The May 29 edition of the <em>Apple Daily<\/em> ran an above-the-fold expos\u00e9 of an <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2012\/05\/zhang-ziyi-entangled-in-bo-xilai-scandal\/\">alleged liaison between Zhang Ziyi and Bo Xilai<\/a>. Above the story is an ad for 39-yuan KFC \u201cBig Macs.\u201d Netizens are using \u201cBig Mac\u201d to refer to the article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>uncover secrets (\u63ed\u79d8)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bayi_Square\">Bayi Square<\/a> (\u516b\u4e00\u5e7f\u573a)<\/li>\n<li>sex kitten (\u8272\u732b): CDT is unsure why this is blocked. Tips welcome.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Note: All Chinese-language words are tested using simplified characters. The same terms in traditional characters occasionally return different results. CDT Chinese runs a project that crowd-sources filtered keywords on Sina Weibo search.<\/p>\n<p><em>CDT independently tests the keywords before posting them, but some searches later become accessible again. We welcome readers to contribute to this project so that we can include the most up-to-date information. To add words, check out the form at the bottom of CDT Chinese\u2019s latest <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/chinese\/2012\/05\/%E6%95%8F%E6%84%9F%E8%AF%8D%E5%BA%93%EF%BD%9C%E5%B7%A8%E6%97%A0%E9%9C%B8%EF%BC%88%E4%BD%A0%E6%87%82%E7%9A%84%EF%BC%89%E5%8F%8A%E5%85%B6%E4%BB%96-2012-5-30\/\">sensitive words post<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of May 30, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the \u201csearch for user\u201d function): Hot Topics: Big Mac (\u5de8\u65e0\u9738): The May 29 edition of the Apple Daily ran an above-the-fold expos\u00e9 of an alleged liaison between Zhang Ziyi and Bo Xilai. 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