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Misinformation Surrounding Tokyo Olympics Goes Viral on Chinese Social Media Amid Rise of “Attention Economy”

During the Tokyo 2020 Games, China's profit-first self-media industry generated traffic through the sophisticated manipulation of people’s emotions.

China Blocks the Search of Several Crypto-Related Keywords, Intensifying Crackdown

China’s twitter-like social media platform Weibo and search engine Baidu have blocked a series of crypto-related keywords, as the government continues putting pressure on the cryptocurrency market.

Tesla Responds to Braking System Failure Controversy in China Amid Social Media Frenzy

Following days of social media controversy and heated discussions, Tesla China has responded to allegations of issues regarding the Model 3 braking system.

Fruit Merging Game Goes Viral on WeChat, Taking up Screening Time

Fruit-themed WeChat game Merging Watermelon went viral over the weekend and is still trending on microblogging platform Weibo.

Tencent Weibo Exits Arena After a Decade of Battle Against Sina Weibo

Tencent on Sept. 4 announced to officially terminate the service and operation of its microblogging website Tencent Weibo at 11:59 pm on Sept. 28, Beijing local time.

Kuaishou Esports Acquires YTG Honor of Kings Team, Weibo Esports Completes Acquisition of TS Gaming

Chinese social media platform Weibo has acquired Honor of Kings team TS Gaming. Chinese leading short-form video company Kuaishou has acquired Honor of Kings team YTG.

Weibo-owner Sina Gets $41 per Share Bid from CEO-controlled company New Wave

Sina Corp. said on Monday it had received a preliminary non-binding go-private offer of $41 per share in cash from New Wave MMXV Limited.

Weibo Confirms 538 Million User Records Leaked, Listed For Sale on Dark Web

Wei Xingguo (Yun Shu), CTO of Chinese Internet security company Moresec posted on Weibo that millions of Weibo users’ data had been leaked on March 19.

Apple Mistakenly Pays Chinese Developers 7 Times Their Income

On September 4, Chinese iOS software developer under the username @waylybaye shared his story on Weibo, saying that Apple had mistakenly given him a seven-fold pay raise.

Sina Corporation Beats Revenue Expectations in Second Quarter

SINA Corporation, the company backing China’s popular microblogging service Weibo, reported its second quarter earnings results. Net revenue for the quarter was $533.1 million, beating expectations by $10.9 million despite a decline of 1% compared to the same period last year.

Justin Sun To Reschedule Lunch With Warren Buffet For Medical Emergencies

Cryptocurrency platform Tron Foundation, announced on July 23 in a Twitter post that its founder and CEO Justin Sun is postponing the Warren Buffett Lunch and press conferences.

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