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By Chris Buckley, New York Times, Sept. 10/11, 2013
HONG KONG — These are bad times to be a Big V in China. Big V, for verified account, is the widely used moniker for the most influential commentators on China’s growing microblog sites — online celebrities whose millions of fans read, discuss and spread their outpouring of news and opinions, plenty of which chastise or ridicule officials. And the Communist Party has turned against them in the most zealous crackdown on the Internet in years.
Worried about its hold on public opinion, the Chinese government has pursued a propaganda and police offensive against what it calls malicious rumor-mongering online. Police forces across the country have announced the detentions of hundreds of microblog users since last month on charges of concocting and spreading false claims, often politically damaging. For weeks, a torrent of commentaries in the state-run news media have warned popular opinion makers on China’s biggest microblog site, Sina’s Weibo service, to watch their words [....]
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For more understanding on wassup with this:
by artappraiser on Tue, 09/10/2013 - 7:04pm
They encourage freedom of speech as long as you're a nut and nobody cares what you say? Having "followers" or "likes" means censoring yourself or it will be done for you and you may be punished? An interesting inversion of Facebook theory...at the same time, though, many western job coaches are recommending the very same thing...which brings us back to ye olde meme of the pros and cons of anonymous blogging and commenting...and what it means when the government can know your name regardless...
by artappraiser on Tue, 09/10/2013 - 10:51pm
I don't understand what you mean about "western job coaches". What is it they're recommending?
I'm using my own name more and more online, and I've noticed that others are, too. I'm a writer and I want my work to be known under my own name. I'm working on a book and on other projects where I'm using my real name so I don't see the sense of hiding behind a pseudonym any longer.
But at the same time I can understand why many people are sensitive about giving up their anonymity. There are many reasons to keep our names private, but in this country I'm guessing that worrying about government surveillance is way down there at the bottom of the list.
by Ramona on Wed, 09/11/2013 - 6:49am
What is it they're recommending?
Maybe it's just the way I said it, sorry if it wasn't clear; I'm sure you've heard this. Not to have a complete record of everything you've ever done on Facebook, including maudlin depressive notes about breaking up with your girlfriend and those bachelor party photos, and add ranting under your own name about how all corporations are sucking this country dry...and that Edward Snowden is your hero.... stuff like that. Or potential social work applicants writing that they love Rush Limbaugh, and are struggling with their anti-depressant medications which make them miss work a lot and get a little loony...and a story of how they proudly told their last boss to shove it...etc....
If you're absolutely sure you're always going to be a self-employed carpenter or writer, it's fine.
by artappraiser on Thu, 09/12/2013 - 12:35am
Show trial, in order to teach the people what is permissible in blogging:
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/09/what-is-behind-chinas-b...
by artappraiser on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 9:27pm