China - Weibo microblog users to be deducted points for violations

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the new user conditions that took effect on the Sina Weibo microblogging website yesterday, under which users will be deducted points for violations such as spreading “false rumours” and will be suspended when they run out of points. “Under government pressure, Sina Weibo has taken its cooperation with China's Internet censors to another level,” Reporters Without Borders said. “This new system of control will tend to reinforce individual pressure on (...)

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