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Weibo’s Most Influential Users Can Now Silence Their Critics

Accepted submission by Anonymous Coward at 2018-09-27 18:43:49
Digital Liberty

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002976/weibos-most-influential-users-can-now-silence-their-critics [sixthtone.com]

Beginning Thursday, Weibo accounts with more than 100,000 followers will have the ability to silence their critics: If you leave a comment on a post from one of these accounts, and that account blocks you, you’ll be banned from commenting for three days.


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