The document summarizes China's digital landscape, social media networks, and censorship. It notes that China has over 1.3 billion people, 550 million internet users, and 300 million 3G/smartphone users. The three largest internet companies in China are Baidu in search, Alibaba in ecommerce, and Tencent in gaming and messaging. Popular social networks in China include Sina Weibo, Renren, and WeChat, but the Great Firewall censors sensitive topics like the Tiananmen Square protests.
29. SINA WEIBO
the main social network: over 300M users
plus
YOUKU + TUDOU
video sharing platform(s)
WEIXIN/WECHAT
Tencent’s mobile messaging & social ntwk app
RENREN
a social network founded in 2005 (over 100M users)
KAIXIN001
another social network with over 100M users
#EyeOnChina