Speaker: Jen Pan, Stanford University
The speaker examines how the Chinese regime controls information online and how the government engages in censorship. The government uses different types of filters to control what content is viewed by the public and what content is removed and unseen. "Internet commentators" are prominent players in media fabrication as they post social media comments as if they are those of the general public, when in reality they are paid comments. Through this strategic distraction, the Chinese government has control of choosing what content to view audience members and checks for algorithms dealing with different issues and managing public opinion.
0:00 Introduction
1:23 China's Massive Propaganda Effort
4:17 Goal of China's 50c Party
6:27 First Systematic Evidence on China's 50c Party
8:52 Zhanggong Internet Propaganda Operations
15:16 Categories and Analyses of 50c Party Posts
16:10 Content of Leaked and Predicted 50c Party Posts
24:13 Survey Validation of 50c Party Membership Predictions
26:14 Validation by the Chinese Government
28:53 Theoretical Implications
