An investigative report highlights how content moderation practices at Sina Weibo enforce strict state censorship and expose exploitative labor conditions, contributing to authoritarian control.

An analysis of how Sina Weibo, as a major Chinese social media platform, is exploited by the Chinese state to shape public opinion, disseminate propaganda, and enforce censorship, contributing to authoritarian control.

An academic study shows that as political control tightens in China, celebrities on Sina Weibo increasingly repost government-approved messages, reinforcing state narratives and potentially narrowing public discourse. This event highlights how Weibo’s platform plays a role in amplifying political propaganda, raising concerns from an anti-fascist perspective.

A study revealed that top celebrities on Sina Weibo frequently repost official government content, suggesting the platform plays a key role in amplifying state propaganda as part of broader political signalling efforts.

Analysis of how Sina Weibo’s platform methods facilitate state surveillance and propaganda, raising concerns of complicity in authoritarian practices in China.