Saturday, March 31, 2012

Weibo services 'punished' for Beijing coup rumors, comments temporarily disabled

Weibo services 'punished' for Beijing coup rumors, comments temporarily disabled

For a country who doesn't really do April Fools' Day, you know China means business when it lays the smackdown on its weibo services. Here's the background story: about a week ago there was a rumor on the Chinese web about a military coup on one of the main streets in Beijing, and coincidentally I was in town around the time (for the Windows Phone launch).

Engadget

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gadgetsdaily, Weibo services 'punished' for Beijing coup rumors, comments temporarily disabled