Tuesday, May 29, 2012

China increasingly stringent set of social networking



BEIJING . China seems to be always strictly regulate the behavior of its citizens. Even social networking fever that plague the world is very limited development in China .
Latest , the biggest microblogging service in China that is Weibo introduce legislation limiting the model 's straightforward message that can be published .
Weibo , which has many similarities with Twitter , took this step after the Chinese government criticized the unfounded rumors published by several users .
Some reports say the credit scoring system will also be introduced . The system works by reducing the number of users for each of their offenses . User accounts are often threatened violation removed .

Company owner Weibo , Sina Corp. , said they had more than 300 million registered users .
The user will start with 80 points and they get extra points if you take part in promotional activities , but lose points if you break the rules .
If the number falls below 60 users , a low credit warning will appear in their micro-blogging , and resulted in the removal of the account if the number reaches zero . If they be good for two consecutive months , their numbers will be reset to 80.
" This is a sign that the authorities tried to curb the internet in China , but a group of idealistic people who will still find ways to outsmart the mold , " said Kerry Brown , head of the Asia Program at Chatham House research institute .

Points are constrained

The news was first reported in western media The Next Web , citing a translated version of these regulations. Translation done by a group of volunteers .
" Convention on the community" said the members should not use Weibo to :
- Spreading rumors
- Publicize information is incorrect
- Attack others with personal insults or comments are libelous
- Against the basic principles of the Constitution of China
- Leaking state secrets
Honor - Threatening China
- Promote the sect or superstition
- Bring an illegal protest or mass gatherings
Sina , and the two rivals Baidu and Tencent , are requested to ensure that all members of their original identity register no later than March . But Sina admitted they have not fully comply with the order.

Last month , the Chinese government forced the Sina and Tencent freeze each facility that allows users to comment on their status for three days .
The Government has strongly criticized the false reports circulated through the microblogging site , including news of the murder of the North Korean leader Kim Jong -un , and a military coup to overthrow the Chinese President Hu Jintao .
Social Media China was also forced to filter the publications that contain words related to controversial matters . When the former chairman of the Chongqing Communist Party , Bo Xilai , removed from his position in the Politburo , a number of sites can not exclude search results using the name.

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