Why Are Sad Frogs Invading China’s Streets?
An invasion of people in frog costumes has taken China’s internet by storm—and posed a challenge to urban management
China Reacts to Queen’s Death and Other Trending News
Netizens react to death of Elizabeth II, celebrity arrested for soliciting prositutes, vlogger banned after eating wasp, man trapped in balloon for two days—it’s Viral Week
53 Dead in Building Collapse and Other Trending News
Cooking and cleaning added to school curriculum, Weibo shows users’ locations, Beijing Covid-19 restrictions tighten, Changsha building collapses—it’s Viral Week
China’s “Disappeared” Celebrities of 2021
The biggest Chinese celebs engulfed by scandal so far in 2021
Weibo Gets Heat for ‘Hot Search’
Week-long ban on trending searches and celebrity hashtags the latest casualty in ‘internet clean-up’ crackdown
The Economy of the Internet Celebrity
Understanding the obsession with making and breaking online celebrities