This resource also can be found on the IFI Global Guides website and on IFI’s Storify page.
Internet and social media news from China – April 2012
The purpose of this feed is to provide prospect researchers with updated information about the current status of the internet, social media, and censorship in China. New links to selected stories will be added to the top of this feed on a rolling basis through the end of the month.
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China Internet Crackdown Silences AnotherPopular Chinese microblogging service Sina Weibo put users on notice on Tuesday by announcing the closure of accounts found to be spreadi…
China clamps down on Twitter-like service Sina Weibo to fend off political rumors http://cnet.co/J9bO6MCNET
Interesting Asia Today video coverage -> RT @wsjasiabiz: China Escalates Crackdown on Internet Amid Scandal http://on.wsj.com/Ijt2zHBeth Bandy
Rumor, Lies, and Weibo: How Social Media is Changing the Nature of Truth in ChinaChina’s ultra-popular, Twitter-like service moves too fast for censors or propagandists to keep up, but it’s changing more than just the …
New Clarity on China Internet OutageWhen China’s internet goes haywire, it’s not just eager microblog users who notice. Thursday’s two-hour blip, during which a chunk of Chi…
China clamps down on Twitter-like service Sina Weibo to fend off political rumors http://cnet.co/J9bO6MCNET
China’s new microblogging rules to make Weibo more attractiveSHANGHAI (Reuters) – New real-identity rules to be imposed on China’s Weibo are likely to make the country’s most popular microblogging p…
‘China Twitter’ nears ID deadlineChina’s most popular microblogging site has said it expects 60% of its account holders to have registered accurate details about themselv…
