AP’s Report Inaccurate; Chinese Microblogging Sites Very Much Alive after Crackdown (with updates)

This morning, Chinese government’s cracking down on websites and arresting six netizens for spreading the rumor of a military coup in Beijing became a headlining story in many major Chinese and international media. AP and The Washington Post both reported that two microblogging websites Sina Weibo and TencentWeibo were “punished” and comments have been temporarily… [Read more…]