Chinese Social Media Landscape [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Allison Stadd on March 8, 2013 10:00 AM
![Chinese Social Media Landscape [INFOGRAPHIC]](http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/files/2013/03/china-300x231.jpg)
So, Twitter is definitely a sensitive subject in China.
As we reported in November 2010, a Chinese bride was arrested – on her wedding day – because of something she retweeted. The Chinese authorities sentenced her to one year of hard labor to “re-educate” her.
Twitter is, in fact, completely banned in the country, as are Facebook, Google+ and YouTube (and many more).
But that doesn’t mean the people of China aren’t still very active on social media.
Here’s a look at the social media landscape in China right now:

(Infographic via China Blueprint Online, top image via Shutterstock)
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