Sunday, August 3, 2014

Sina Weibo Censors "Cable TV Hacked"

At 8:50 pm on August 1, 2014, the following announcement appeared on the official Sina Weibo of the Wenzhou branch of China Cable (中广有线温州分公司):
At this time cable televisions in certain areas of Wenzhou are experiencing abnormal video reception. Currently technical personnel are rushing to make repairs. We appreciate our customers’ understanding.
目前温州市区部分区域有线电视出现收视异常,目前技术人员正在紧急抢修排障,望广大用户理解。
These screenshots were taken on August 2, and show that Sina Weibo was censoring search results for “Cable TV Hacked” (有线电视被黑).


Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaJU1mhiPpU

This screenshot shows that a Sina News story on the incident was deleted the same day it was posted.


These screenshots show several Baidu image search results for “Wenzhou Cable TV Hacked.”




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