Weibo gives 1,638 media accounts and 1,322 Chinese government-affiliated accounts the ability to directly flag content as fake news with a customizable notice
Nearly 3,000 ‘credible’ accounts will get the authority to flag posts as fake news without any screening from Weibo. Tweets: @davidpaulk , @sijiaj , and @williamyang120 Tweets: @davidpaulk : Underreported China story: Weibo is giving nearly 3,000 “credible” media and government accounts the power to flag posts as “rumors” and attach their own rebuttals, which Weibo will play no role in screening. http://www.sixthtone.com/... @sijiaj : Weibo gets tired of censoring for the government and asks the government to do it yourselves http://twitter.com/... William Yang / @williamyang120 : This is a move that will allow the CCP to further censor and surveil online activities deemed harmful to its interests. One step closer to a complete modern police state. Well done, @SinaWeibo. http://twitter.com/...