From SI410
Weibo (officially Sina Weibo) is a popular, self-censoring Chinese microblogging website. Established by the Sina Corporation in 2009, in operation, Weibo functions essentially like the Twitter platform. Users are limited to posting 140-character status updates. They may also share photos, videos, or audio clips along with these updates. Posts may be "forwarded", the equivalent of Twitter's "retweeting".
Background
The name derives from the Chinese portmanteau for "microblogging".
Censorship
Ethical Implications
External Links
"The train crash heard around the world" aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2011-1103. "China Censors Occupy Movement" blogs.law.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2011-11-03
