http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/world/asia/china-cracks-down-on-online-opinion-makers.html?ref=world
Read this Article and then reply to the following prompts
1. Why are Chinese official so afraid of the Big V?
2. What are the Chinese doing to silence the voices of the internet?
3.Who is Charles Xue and why do the Chinese care who he is? - Why was he "really arrested"?
4. "Officials have described their campaign as urgent surgery to drain toxic lies from the Internet".
How are the officials in China trying to achieve this (bizarre) goal?
5. Who is or are - Big V?
6. Who are the people that are using the Sina Weibo blog and why are many using it?
7. What are some ways Microbloggers have created "headaches for officials?
8. How have microblogs been used in a negative way? Not just politically?
9. What are some of the "guidelines" for bloggers - that could get them arrested?
10. What events inspired the government crackdown and WHY do you think this occurred?
11. Will this intimidation work? Your opinion and that of others
1. The Big V ridicules Chinese officials.
ReplyDelete2. They are using the Big V to crack down on microblog sites.
3. Charles Xue is an American investor and microblogger who was best known for commenting on social issues. He was arrested for having sex with a prostitute.
4. They are trying to increase awareness for Big V all around China.
5. Big V can be an influential commentator on China's microblogs.
6. The Sina Weibo blog is used by usually groups or companies, and even entertainers. Many use this blog to augment their careers.
7. Microbloggers can turn any issue into a national discussion.
8. Microblogs have been used to achieve stardom.
9. Bloggers cannot define any online rumors.
10. The explosion of Sina Weibo and scrubbing messages to generate money inspired the government crackdown. I think this is occurred because the government was a bit unsure about information spread on the internet.
11. This intimidation probably won't work, because it might result in a setback to the government, because of the backlash it might receive.
1. The Chinese are worried about their hold on public opinion
ReplyDelete2. They are using both a propaganda and police offensive
3. He is an American investor. He also has a micro-blog, which is why he was arrested, even though they said it was related to prostitution
4. They arrest people and lie about the reason
5. "Big V" is a verified account, so anyone who has a verified account that can blog or something like that.
6. "more than 500 million registered accounts and about 54 million daily users" are online, telling about China
7. There are so many of them and they want there to be none
8. Spreading lies/rumors, discrediting something or someone
9. Spreading "outrageously false lies" about the Chinese officials
10. I think that, being communist, the Chinese would crack down on anything that doesn't conform with the life that they are setting for the people
11. I don't know about Chinese people, but in America, if someone was told that they would have consequences for doing something right, I think their resolve would grow stronger. That may hold true to the Chinese too.
-Wyatt
1. It threatens their government by spreading both true and false rumors about the government and officials to thousands of people within days.
ReplyDelete2. they are arresting the big V bloggers
3. He was a Big V blogger who posts information about the government that they don't want getting out. He was arrested for sleeping with a prostitute but he was really arrested for his blogging.
4. They are making legal guidelines for bloggers and threatening to arrest those who do not follow them
5. They are the verified bloggers in china with the most followers/fans
6. There are tons of people using Sina Weiblo blog to spread rumors of their government
7. by blowing small events or problems way out of proportion and getting many people upset and involved
8. They have spread lies and false accusations
9. If ther blog was forwarded over 500 times or viewed over 5,000 times
10. the arab protests because they didn't want their citizens getting any ideas of protesting themselves
11. I think it will stop people from blogger for a short period of time but it is not a long term solution. Eventually people will start to do it again and once one group does it, it will spread back to everyone.
1. the chinese are worried about people saying their opinions and the outpouring of news.
ReplyDelete2. the are starting to arrest people.
3. he was an american chinese investor and was arrested for being accused for having sex with a prostitute.
4. by stopping the blog.
5. It is chinas microblog site.
7. because they are saying their opinions about china and other things.
8. the spread their outpouring of news and opinions, plenty of which chastise or ridicule officials. And the Communist Party has turned against them.
9. by harassing the communist party, officials, and politics.
10. when Charles Xue was arrested, the explosion of Weibo, the controversy with the arabs.
11. i dont think it will work because they are still gonna keep doing the same thing. arresting the people isn't gonna change how they think and react to things.
1. Because they are scared that the general public will get an opinion.
ReplyDelete2. They are shutting down blogs and arresting people.
3. He is an American/Chinese man who blogs under a pseudonym and writes about the government. He was arrested for having sex with a prostitute.
4. They are doing so by deleting peoples blogs and arresting those who speak out against the government.
5. The Big V is a name for people with influential voices on the internet in China
6. People who are using it want to talk about the government, and so many people are using it because it is easier to do than other websites.
7. They have said they were using sex scandals and other things to get bloggers arrested, and by exposing the officials they now have to find new ways to have people arrested.
9. People who create online rumors or scandals have more of a chance to be arrested.
10. The other uprisings happening around the world caused the Communist party to take action against their own people.
11. I think it will because the people are already fearful of the government.
1. It is causing the arrest of many microbloggers and China is trying to stop the rumors that spread through Big V.
ReplyDelete2. Many microbloggers are being arrested throughout the country.
3. Charles Xue is one of the most famous microbloggers and he was arrested for being caught with a prostitute.
4. They were going to take down the most influential people first.
5. Big V is Sina Weibo, a Chinese forum.
6. Microbloggers use the account and there are 500 million accounts.
7. There are so many subscribers to the top five microbloggers. (50 million each)
8. It has influenced people to think a certain way and it makes China seem like a bad country.
9. They couldn't spread lies about the Chinese government and if they did if it had 5,000 or more reads that would be three years in prison.
10. It was started to break up like minds who could threaten the Communists in China.
11. China has the right idea but I think they are going at it the right way. You can't just throw people into jail for speaking freely.
1. The Chinese are worried about how much hold they still have on the public and what they see and hear.
ReplyDelete2. Many people have been arrested because of all these microblogs in the country.
3. Xue was a huge microblogger in China so they slapped some fake charges on him and said he had sex with a prostitute, so no, he wasn't "really arrested."
4. They are trying to arrest anyone and everyone related to microblogs.
5. "Big V" is a verified account and like blogs about stuff, which the Chinese government hates with a passion, because obviously, they are Communists.
6. There are about 500 million users and over 50 million people logging on every single day.
7. a- because they are everywhere in the country and there are too many to arrest them all
b- they turn little things into country wide discussions just by blogging about the event.
8. It makes China look bad, in a way.
9. 9. Spreading "outrageously false lies" about the China and the country's people.
10. the massive explosion and expansion of Wiebo in the country is the main contributor.
11. I think no, and that it will just make them more angry and defensive and lash out on an even bigger scale than this.
1. because they don't want people to have an opinion or go against the government.
ReplyDelete2. They are going through people's privacy, shutting down the internet or different sites on the internet.
3. He is a really popular blogger, they arrested him because he was accused of having sex with a prostitute
4. by not allowing certain websites to be available... in my opinion they don't want their people to be attached to technology, they don't want them to have a say, they don't want them to go against anything that the government puts into play. they believe this is the best way to handle this situation.
5. Big V has become the generic name for influential voices, not all officially verified, on microblogs, especially on Sina’s site.
6. they are using this blog or site because its a "Big V" everyone wants to be apart
7. Weibo
8. It makes the country look bad
9. The spread of lies about china and their people
10.Weibo is the main contributer
11. No because with them doing this it makes the people even more upset and it makes them want to object their opinions, wether they like it or not
1) The Chinese government is afraid the public may form their own opinions and rebel.
ReplyDelete2) Police are arresting microbloggers. News media has also warned them to watch their words.
3) Charles Xue is a Chinese American who wrote under a blog. He was arrested because he had sex with a prostitute.
4) Officials are trying to get rid of the influential microbloggers who wrote negatively about the government.
5) Big V is the name given to significant bloggers.
6) Weibo is used by many different people. It is a fast and easy way to share information.
7) It can bring attention to an issue that would otherwise be overlooked.
8) Businesses use fake accounts to spread paid-for messages that boost clients or discredit their competition. Others are paid for scrubbing messages damaging to businesses or politicians.
9) A negative message forwarded more than 500 times or read more than 5,000 times could earn offenders up to three years in jail.
10) Uprisings in the Arab world and a train crash that sparked lots of anger caused the crackdown. People were showing warning signs of rebellion.
11) I think it'll work for a little while. Then, people will gather and return.
1. If people are talking/spreading rumors about the government online, it'll get around quick and they would lose people's respect and have less control.
ReplyDelete2.They are warning people to watch what the blog or they could be arrested
3.Charles Xue is a Chinese-American investegator who is suspected to be a popular blogger. He was arrested.
4. They place censors, and arrest the bloggers who have lots of influence.
5. Big V refers to influential bloggers such as Xue Manzi.
6. companies & groups as well as entertainers have use Sina weibo. People use their accounts to spread news and information around.
7. Small problems are being brought to attention. and now the officials have to deal with them.
8.There is fraud & fakery. businesses trying to discredit other businesses , and spread around messages that are damaging.
9. if a slanderous message is sent 500 times or read 5,000 times, one could be put in prison for 3 years
10. Uprisings in the Arab world could spark uprisings in China, so they started the crackdown
11. A agree with the magazine publisher in the article, this could make people quiet for a certain amount of time, but before long, it's gonna start up again, with the same groups or new groups.
1. Chinese government is afraid that the public may form their own opinions and rebel
ReplyDelete2. warned them to watch the blog and also warned them to watch their words
3. charles zue is a chinese american man who was a really popular blogger
4. put out censors and arrested bloggers and
5. name given to influential significant bloggers
6. used to spread news share information to others
7. bring attention to smaller issues
8. made them look as like a bad country
9. spread of lies about china and their people
10. Uprisings in the Arab world and a train crash that sparked lots of anger caused the crackdown
11. I think this will stop for a certain amount of time then start backup again like after 9-11 everyone was so nice to one another then after a week or so people went back to their old ways
1.
ReplyDeleteThe Chinese official are afraid of the Big V because they can spread rumors or news in which make government officials look bad and can hurt their political power
2.
The Chinese are trying to silence the voices of the internet by using police force to arrest/detain bloggers who spread rumors and are not true about government officials.
3.
The most popular microblogger who is an American investor of Chinese origin; the Chinese care about him because he is the most popular blogger and he can expose rumors or news on high placed government officials, he was allegedly arrested for having sex with a prostitute; he was really arrested for being an outspoken commentator.
4.
The officials in China are trying to achieve this goal by giving the bloggers detention for a certain amount of time and go after some of the more popular bloggers in China
5.
Big V is the name given to popular/powerful bloggers in China who speak against or reveal rumors against the government
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The people that are using the Sina Weibo blog are almost everybody in order to spread news/information and it is quick and easy to use
7.
Microbloggers have created headaches for officials by exposing information on small ideas or events that would be missed over or disregarded by others
8.
Microblogs have been used in a negative way by companies using fake accounts and gaining a lot of fans and basically promoting their business illegally
9.
Some of the guidelines for bloggers that could lead to them getting arrested would be it limits a message to 500 forwards and 5,000 readers to read the message and it can result in 3 years of jail time
10.
The events that inspired the government crackdown was trying to limit protest in China from the Arab or Middle East and I think this occurred to try to stop people from going against the government and try to keep peace in the country and prevent a war
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In my opinion I think that it won’t work. I would say this because I don’t think that the punishment is harsh enough for the crimes that the bloggers are committing in a country where Communism is controlling the people.