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Online discourse and censorship in China
ChinaTalk
English - December 11, 2019 21:58 - 37 minutes - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsBusiness History china technology policy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Jane Li, a Chongqing native and a technology reporter for Quartz, talks through some of the differences between Twitter and its Chinese equivalent, Weibo. She also discusses the website Douban, the lively and open discussion among its young users, and the threat that looming censorship poses to it. In addition, she provides details on why some Chinese internet users have turned their backs on Huawei in the wake of an extended jail term served by one of its employees.
4:10: Twitter vs. Weibo — what’s the difference?
6:52: The “China Twitter” maelstrom
11:06: Online discourse regarding the Hong Kong protests
14:23: What is “251” and how does it relate to Huawei?
20:04: The Douban online ecosystem
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Jane Li, a Chongqing native and a technology reporter for Quartz, talks through some of the differences between Twitter and its Chinese equivalent, Weibo. She also discusses the website Douban, the lively and open discussion among its young users, and the threat that looming censorship poses to it. In addition, she provides details on why some Chinese internet users have turned their backs on Huawei in the wake of an extended jail term served by one of its employees.
4:10: Twitter vs. Weibo — what’s the difference?
6:52: The “China Twitter” maelstrom
11:06: Online discourse regarding the Hong Kong protests
14:23: What is “251” and how does it relate to Huawei?
20:04: The Douban online ecosystem
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