“I know it's sensitive”: Internet censorship, recoding, and the sensitive word culture in China

IF 2.3 2区 文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION
WeiMing Ye , Luming Zhao
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Abstract

This article conceptualizes the Sensitive Word Culture as a new theoretical lens for understanding how Chinese netizens interact with Internet censorship systems. Through the use of 22 in-depth interviews of Chinese Weibo users and netnography as empirical material, eight types of word recoding practices are identified and mapped into two discourse strategies, namely “evading detection” and “expanding interpretability.” Drawing on the concepts of everyday resistance and everyday politics, we analyze the power relations behind these discourse strategies, and also identify the apolitical aspects and scope of the Sensitive Word Culture. One notable finding is that the Sensitive Word Culture is becoming a part of China's digital cultural production, influencing the development of slang and memes. This research offers insights into how censorship from artificial intelligence and human intelligence influences the online discourses on Chinese social media.

“我知道它很敏感”:网络审查、重新编码和中国的敏感词文化
本文将敏感词文化概念化,作为理解中国网民如何与网络审查制度互动的一个新的理论视角。通过对中国微博用户的22次深度访谈和网络图作为实证材料,识别出八种类型的单词记录做法,并将其映射为两种话语策略,即“逃避检测”和“扩大可解释性”,我们分析了这些话语策略背后的权力关系,并确定了敏感词文化的非政治方面和范围。一个值得注意的发现是,敏感词文化正在成为中国数字文化生产的一部分,影响着俚语和模因的发展。这项研究深入了解了人工智能和人工智能的审查制度如何影响中国社交媒体上的网络话语。
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