When government gets involved in social media Government, Liberty, Speech Add comments Mar 312012 “China’s National Internet Information Office has announced that several internet companies, including Sina and Tencent, have been legally punished for permitting the spread of unfounded rumors. Specifically, the report cites unfounded rumors that were spreading like wildfire on Sina Weibo of an attempted coup d’etat happening in Beijing. [Update: All comment viewing and posting is now banned.]“ Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.