The "50 Cent Party" - Army of Internet Trolls
May 21, 2016 23:08:53 GMT 2
Post by Forumero on May 21, 2016 23:08:53 GMT 2
You've probably heard many people say that Chinese language is the language of the future.
I have no doubt that there are so many legitimate reasons for it.
Many people have already started to learn that language. If for nothing else, they'll will be able to use it at least as tourists or even to earn on it, as translators or perhaps they may be willing to join the party (so-called) - "50 Cent Party" a.k.a. "50 Cent Army".
Some researches show that this "army of internet trolls" published annually 488 million fake posts in social networks.
This practice is nothing new. Because the same things exist in almost all countries of the world, even in our beautiful Serbia.
In our country, they (people engaged in the same "business") call themselves "the party bots". I will not mention the name of the political party which is best known in this type of internet advertising, because it is very well known. Moreover, they publicly praise with it.
What do you think about this kind of internet propaganda?
Would you accept such job offer?
*the term party anywhere in the text refers to the term "political party", except where it is otherwise stated.
I have no doubt that there are so many legitimate reasons for it.
Many people have already started to learn that language. If for nothing else, they'll will be able to use it at least as tourists or even to earn on it, as translators or perhaps they may be willing to join the party (so-called) - "50 Cent Party" a.k.a. "50 Cent Army".
The 50 Cent Party, or 50 Cent Army (Chinese: 五毛党 wǔmáo dǎng), are Internet commentators (Chinese: 网络评论员 wǎngluò pínglùn yuán) hired by Chinese propaganda authorities in an attempt to shape public opinion to the benefit of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2]
"50 centers," as they are often called in English, create favorable articles or websites, write blogs, or post comments on bulletin boards or popular social media networks, intended to derail discussions that are unhelpful to the Communist Party, and promote narratives that serve the regime's interests.
(Source: Wikipedia, Link: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party , Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0)
"50 centers," as they are often called in English, create favorable articles or websites, write blogs, or post comments on bulletin boards or popular social media networks, intended to derail discussions that are unhelpful to the Communist Party, and promote narratives that serve the regime's interests.
(Source: Wikipedia, Link: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party , Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0)
Some researches show that this "army of internet trolls" published annually 488 million fake posts in social networks.
This practice is nothing new. Because the same things exist in almost all countries of the world, even in our beautiful Serbia.
In our country, they (people engaged in the same "business") call themselves "the party bots". I will not mention the name of the political party which is best known in this type of internet advertising, because it is very well known. Moreover, they publicly praise with it.
What do you think about this kind of internet propaganda?
Would you accept such job offer?
*the term party anywhere in the text refers to the term "political party", except where it is otherwise stated.
