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Article: Speaking up or staying silent? Examining the influences of censorship and behavioral contagion on opinion (non-) expression in China

TitleSpeaking up or staying silent? Examining the influences of censorship and behavioral contagion on opinion (non-) expression in China
Authors
KeywordsCensorship
chilling effects
Chinese social media
opinion expression
Issue Date2020
PublisherSage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105720
Citation
New Media & Society, 2020, Epub 2020-09-19 How to Cite?
AbstractDespite being designed to go unnoticed, censorship apparatus would occasionally manifest itself under various circumstances. In this study, we formulate four layers of censorship exposure where individual users can come across censorship. We investigate how different layers of censorship exposure influence users’ opinion expressions. Results show that people tend to stay silent when the censorship in the global environment is intensive, whereas they tend to “rebel” against censorship by voicing their opinions, when they experience censorship themselves or witness censorship occurring to their friends or reference persons. We also find community acts as a critical buffer against the influences of censorship. Outspoken crowd could shield individuals from the fear of punishment and outspoken friends could mitigate individuals’ anger against censorship. In either case, individuals can be liberated from their overconcern with censorship and be empowered to act for themselves.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/293789
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 4.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.118
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dc.contributor.authorZhu, Y-
dc.contributor.authorFu, KW-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-23T08:21:49Z-
dc.date.available2020-11-23T08:21:49Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationNew Media & Society, 2020, Epub 2020-09-19-
dc.identifier.issn1461-4448-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/293789-
dc.description.abstractDespite being designed to go unnoticed, censorship apparatus would occasionally manifest itself under various circumstances. In this study, we formulate four layers of censorship exposure where individual users can come across censorship. We investigate how different layers of censorship exposure influence users’ opinion expressions. Results show that people tend to stay silent when the censorship in the global environment is intensive, whereas they tend to “rebel” against censorship by voicing their opinions, when they experience censorship themselves or witness censorship occurring to their friends or reference persons. We also find community acts as a critical buffer against the influences of censorship. Outspoken crowd could shield individuals from the fear of punishment and outspoken friends could mitigate individuals’ anger against censorship. In either case, individuals can be liberated from their overconcern with censorship and be empowered to act for themselves.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105720-
dc.relation.ispartofNew Media & Society-
dc.rightsAuthor(s), Contribution Title, Journal Title (Journal Volume Number and Issue Number) pp. xx-xx. Copyright © [year] (Copyright Holder). DOI: [DOI number].-
dc.subjectCensorship-
dc.subjectchilling effects-
dc.subjectChinese social media-
dc.subjectopinion expression-
dc.titleSpeaking up or staying silent? Examining the influences of censorship and behavioral contagion on opinion (non-) expression in China-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailFu, KW: kwfu@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityFu, KW=rp00552-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1461444820959016-
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dc.identifier.hkuros319493-
dc.identifier.volumeEpub 2020-09-19-
dc.identifier.spage146144482095901-
dc.identifier.epage146144482095901-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000571130200001-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-

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