Weibo shows user locations to combat 'bad behaviour'
WEIBO, China's equivalent of Twitter, told users on Thursday (Apr 28) it would start to publish their IP locations on their account pages and when they post comments, in a bid to combat "bad behaviou...
Outspoken market analyst's Chinese social media accounts suspended
The Chinese social media accounts of an outspoken Hong Kong-based market strategist were suspended after a series of downbeat commentaries and a slump in mainland equities to 2-year lows on Covid-19 l...
China's Weibo seeks up to US$1.2 billion in first syndicated loan
WEIBO is seeking an up to US$1.2 billion syndicated financing, following other Chinese social media platforms in venturing offshore to raise funds.
China traders in online sneaker market punish NBA after HK comment
ON OCT 4, a Chinese trader noticed a sharp drop in the price of crypto tokens backed by Nike's Air Jordan sneakers on a US-based exchange after the general manager of the NBA's Houston Rockets tweeted...
China's Sina Weibo reverses gay content clean-up after outcry
[BEIJING] China's Sina Weibo on Monday reversed a decision to remove gay content after outcry among gay Chinese who say the company had smeared homosexuality by lumping it with pornography as it tried...
Weibo to ban gay, violent content from platform
[SHANGHAI] China's Sina Weibo will remove gay and violent content, including pictures, cartoons and text posts, during a three-month clean-up campaign, the microblogging platform said.
Chinese grumble about 'emperor' as congress fetes Xi
[BEIJING] Presiident Xi Jinping's bid to rule for life has stunned many people in China. It left retired state-owned newspaper editor Li Datong cursing in a foreign language in a crowded mall.
Chinese trio proving that advertising is cool again
[TAIPEI] It's been almost three years since China's online advertising market looked so robust, according to earnings announcements from three major players.
Sina embroiled in proxy fight as US investor pushes for change
Aristeia Capital is lobbying shareholders to back its two candidates for the company's board in a bid to shake up its business
China's Weibo looks to reward citizen censors with iPhones, tablets
[BEIJING] Chinese social media firm Weibo is looking to recruit citizen censors to help weed out sensitive content on its platform, rewarding those who report the highest numbers of offending posts wi...
