Weibo

Weibo, which means micro blog in Chinese, is a Chinese Twitter-like online networking tool. Hundreds of millions of netizens across China use Weibo as a platform to exchange information and voice opinions on social issues in a nation under strict news censorship.

Gavin Thomas from Minnesota is known in China as “fake smile boy”. Photo: Weibo

The American ‘fake smile boy’ China genuinely loves

Gavin Thomas, an American youngster whose expressions have been the stuff of memes since he was two years old, builds a fan base through Weibo.

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The video posted on social media shows a man being whipped with a belt and people drinking cups of yellow liquid. Photo: Miaopai.com

Staff made to drink urine, eat cockroaches when they didn’t meet targets

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The man complains about unseen people on a train, calling them “China’s disgrace”. Photo: Weibo

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He Kun told colleagues to keep the cameras rolling as an earthquake struck, saying “Wait, wait, don’t panic – let’s finish the broadcast.” Photo: People’s Daily

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1 Nov 2018 - 9:16pm 1

6 wackiest Halloween costumes in China we found on social media

6 wackiest Halloween costumes in China this year

2 Nov 2018 - 11:16am 4

Rescuers working Sunday underneath the bridge over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, after a bus plunged into the river. While recovery operations continue, commenters on social media have criticised the woman driver of the car that the bus hit prior to its plunge. Photo: Xinhua

China’s sexism surfaces after bus plunges into river

30 Oct 2018 - 12:24pm 4

Two of the pixelated photos of the wounds a child suffered in an attack by dogs that were reposted by an animal rights group, which accused the hospital of increasing tensions between humans and dogs. Photo: Thepaper.cn

Blog post of dog attack victim sparks animal rights debate in China

24 Oct 2018 - 5:38pm 1

Wang Baoqiang’s messy split with Ma Rong in 2016 captivated Chinese social media users. Photo: AFP

Actor Wang Baoqiang’s ex-agent and love rival jailed for 6 years

19 Oct 2018 - 3:39pm 1

Weibo’s move comes as Beijing steps up efforts to protect minors online and as it cracks down on a wide array of internet content deemed inappropriate

Weibo sets minimum age of 14 for new users

10 Oct 2018 - 12:35pm

A Chinese student was expelled for making “unpatriotic” comments online. Photo: Alamy

Chinese student expelled for saying he could ‘never love my country’

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Jian’s 3 million Weibo followers surpass the numbers for some of his fellow Chinese gold medallists at the Asian Games, including Su Bingtian, Asia's 100 metres record holder

China’s hottest e-sports gold medallist was once a gaming addict

31 Aug 2018 - 6:01am 1

Attempts to publish posts on Weibo mentioning British comedian John Oliver’s name or the name of his television show resulted in an error message. Photo: Handout

China’s Twitter erases John Oliver after attack on President Xi

22 Jun 2018 - 5:42pm 4

Investors tracking stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Brace for an even bigger bubble in China’s stock markets

18 Jun 2018 - 8:17am 5

Researchers in Beijing have so far identified more than 20,000 at-risk Weibo users and made contact with them. Now they’re working with a US team

How China’s AI technology can help Twitter’s suicidal users

20 Apr 2018 - 2:24pm 1

Internet regulators in China – where 95 per cent of its internet users are on mobile – have slapped the heaviest fines on WeChat, Weibo and Baidu over banned contents. Photo: AP

China fines its tech giants for banned contents in ongoing crackdown

26 Sep 2017 - 11:00pm 1

A customer walks out of a KFC restaurant in Shanghai, China. Photo: REUTERS/Aly Song

KFC is selling its own smartphones in China

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Weibo has 340 million monthly active users. Photo: EPA

Weibo disables video uploads longer than 15 minutes, amid crackdown

29 Jun 2017 - 11:00pm 1

Sina Weibo announced an unexpected system upgrade at 11.09am on Saturday. Overseas users are blocked from posting pictures or video until Monday. Photo: handout

Weibo stops overseas users from posting photos on June 4

4 Jun 2017 - 5:18pm 6

Chinese social media has long had systems in place to report and prevent the sharing of false information. Photo: Alamy

How China’s highly censored WeChat and Weibo fight fake news

12 Jun 2017 - 11:19pm 7

Solid financial results provide big boost to parent Sina’s own quarterly earnings

Chinese microblogging giant Weibo beats estimates with strong third quarter

22 Nov 2016 - 11:05pm

How showbiz stars and pretty boys came to the rescue of China’s version of Twitter

19 Sep 2016 - 11:05pm 4

3W Coffee in Beijing. The Washington Post. Photos: Michael Robinson Chavez

America surprised China’s tech scene thriving despite controls on internet access

29 Jul 2016 - 6:00pm 4

The seven-second clip said to be showing the new iPhone appeared originally on Weibo. Photo: 9to5Mac

Alleged iPhone 7 leak caught on video

15 Jul 2016 - 11:22am

Ren Zhiqiang was accused of spreading ‘anti-Communist Party’ thoughts in his weibo blogs, which criticised comments made by President Xi Jinping. Photo: SCMP Pictures.

Chinese watchdog closes blogging accounts of ex-tycoon critical of President Xi Jinping’s comments

29 Feb 2016 - 10:11am 18

More than 200 technology companies from 15 countries are showcasing their consumer technology innovations at CES Asia which takes place from May 25 to 27. Photo: AFP

Behind the scenes at CES Asia in Shanghai, complaints about Chinese copycats

26 May 2015 - 4:39pm 1

Participants at the training programme included prominent figures on Chinese social media. Photo: Reuters

China reaches out to improve ties with influential social-media elites

29 May 2015 - 3:39pm 2

Weibo raised US$286 million in April through a Nasdaq listing, valuing the company at US$3.8 billion. Photo: AFP

Weibo’s shares surge 14pc on Alibaba takeover rumours

12 Sep 2014 - 10:47am

An average of 70 out of every 10,000 Weibo posts made on July 1 were quickly deleted, according to researchers at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

Beijing's Weibo ban hits close to home

7 Jul 2014 - 8:14am 1

WeChat cracks down on the accounts of some of its most popular and vocal bloggers, while Weibo has temporarily banned or permanently deleted over 100,000 accounts.

Social media brings hope and frustration for Chinese activists at home and in exile

8 Jun 2014 - 7:14am

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