Micro Blog Regulations: It’s Cat and Mouse Game in Beijing, Says Experts

Micro Blog Regulations: It’s Cat and Mouse Game in Beijing, Says ExpertsRecently, the China Internet Network Information Center has revealed that there is a tremendous increase, roughly 209%, in the number of Chinese micro-blog users where more than 195 million Chinese registered on micro-blog website by the end of June.

While expressing his views on the exposed figures, a Professor at Nanjing University who also analyzes Internet policy, Li Yonggang claimed that the government has an illusion that it is on back foot reading the matter.

On the other hand, an investor from the Beijing who is also serving as an advisor of the Internet Sector in China, Bill Bishop said: "It would be surprising if they kill it or completely neuter it, but I think a likely outcome is a set of incremental tweaks and controls”. Bill Bishop also runs a popular blog.

In addition, sources have also revealed that the Beijing is planning to implement some recently outlined license conditions on micro-blog operators that indeed will decline players to a decent number. Meanwhile, another Internet investor from Beijing has tagged micro blog regulations as a game of cat and mouse.

Among various Chinese micro-blogs, Sina Corp's dominant service, has gained huge popularity as served as a source of celebrity gossip.