Bethany Allen -- The small army of Chinese government censors, whose ranks are estimated to number 100,000, likely plays a role in this surprising disparity. Posts containing content deemed “politically sensitive” are often deleted, as are many posts containing the names of China’s top leaders, perhaps as a measure to deflect controversy and criticism. Chinese state-run media run top headlines featuring the Chinese president on an almost daily basis, yet “Xi Jinping” only received around 4 million Weibo mentions — compare this to “Jesus,” certainly no regular newspaper headliner in China, which yielded over 18 million mentions. Read more:
http://www.tealeafnation.com/2014/04/infographic-jesus-more-popular-than-mao-on-chinas-twitter/
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