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Boss Zhou came forward and found a very high-level reason. It was natural for Yuan Liang to resign from public office and join Ziweixing.

However, it is not easy to operate.

Yuan Liang is a division-level cadre. If he wants to resign, he must undergo multiple and comprehensive inspections. We cannot allow some corrupt elements to resign from public office and become natural persons after earning enough in their posts, and then go abroad to enjoy their happiness in a few years.

Fortunately, this matter has been confirmed.

Yuan Liang himself cannot be a criminal.

If he really had that much money, he would not dare to resign from public office or come forward to accept organizational verification. Even if you resign and you are so rich, you will not come to Ziweixing to be a worker. Not even the editor-in-chief, just a deputy editor-in-chief.

One of the biggest advantages of working at Ziweixing is that you can seamlessly connect with China and the United States.

Ziweixing and Ziweixing International should learn from each other and often organize business trips to enhance understanding between all parties. Yuan Liang's child went to study in the United States. If he was a public servant, it would be very difficult to go abroad to take care of his children. After joining Ziweixing, he would have more legitimate opportunities.

Zhou Buqi turned around and told He Yang: "Content censorship will definitely become more and more tightened."

He Yang nodded, "There is such a trend."

Zhou Buqi said: "I saw some time ago that two people had a quarrel in an Internet forum, and then the quarrel became more and more intense, and they arranged a fight offline, which caused a very bad social impact. This kind of From the perspective of the Internet, this is just an example. But for some people, it is necessary to stifle all risks that arise and not allow any possibility of affecting social stability."

He Yang sighed, "If this is the case, the interactive nature of social products will be fatally affected."

"There is nothing you can do about it. You have to be mentally prepared."

Zhou Buqi couldn't do anything about it.

The reason why social media is so loved by users all over the world and has become the industry with the highest traffic and popularity in the Internet industry is mainly due to the interactive nature of this industry. Social media provides the possibility of communication between strangers from all over the world.

Of course, not all such exchanges are positive.

Mainly quarreling.

It is easy to form an opposition.

You have this point of view, I have that point of view. More and more people support you, and more and more people support me. If control fails, it may even cause social divisions. If the disagreement is religious, it is even more serious.

However, it is really difficult to manage it effectively.

What to do?

Then we can only ban all topics of oppositional discussion across the board.

This will inevitably lead to a significant reduction in the interactive nature of social media. As a result, many social media have lost their vitality. If you are lucky, you can still struggle to survive, but if you are not lucky, you may die because of it.

He Yang frowned slightly, "I'm afraid this will have a big impact on our business! Products such as Weibo, Toutiao, and Moments, once the discussion is restricted and the activity is reduced, many products that are very popular now will also be lost in the future. There is a crisis.”

"Let's take it one step at a time. If Ziweixing encounters such trouble, the competitors may not even be able to survive." Zhou Buqi also realized the gap between imagination and reality, "I really didn't do much before. Thinking about this, we have to face it now, and it will trigger deep thinking in this regard, not only in China, but also in the United States." He Yang nodded and said: "Well, I heard that many technology giants in the United States are also doing this. Recruiting content moderators on a large scale.”

Zhou Buqi said: "Yes, everyone is aware of the harm of social confrontation that social media can create. And once conflicts arise, the confrontation will only become more acute. Look at the many terrorist attacks that have occurred around the world this year. There is also a phenomenon of 'thug resonance' when gangsters attack people at train stations and are fueled by social media."

He Yang laughed and said: "Thug resonance? Is it the American term for it? The domestic term is 'idiot resonance'."

"Idiot resonance" is a phenomenon of "birds of a feather flock together and people flock together" caused by the recommendation of social media algorithms. It is a kind of social feedback in the information cocoon.

The role of the Internet was originally to allow the frog at the bottom of the well to open his eyes and understand the world beyond the wellhead.

However, thousands of frogs in the well got to know each other, recognized each other, and affirmed each other through the Internet. After long-term communication, they reached a consensus that the world is indeed only as big as the mouth of the well.

A resonance phenomenon will be formed.

Become a large and unified group.

Zhou Buqi said: "This is a major drawback of social media. It is determined by human nature. People only like to watch content they like. Over time, it will lead to a narrow vision, a lack of rational discussion and communication, and the formation of extreme views. . In fact, those who are close to Mo are more and more like this. The pursuit of gender equality is a good thing, but the more extreme this kind of public organization is, the more moderates it has. will become an extremist.”

He Yang sighed: "Yes, social media has brought huge changes to the world, promoted information exchange, and helped bridge the global information gap. This is a good thing. But once it is not used properly, it will easily be further strengthened. Information gaps exist.”

Zhou Buqi said: "You said that there is a resonance of fools in China, which is actually good. In Europe and the United States, there is a resonance of thugs. When those bad guys who do evil things gather together, it is easy to cause very serious social violence. Not only Facebook and Twitter, but Ziweixing International has also hired many content reviewers to properly control the spread of social information."

"Difficult." He Yang shook his head, "The governments of those European and American countries do not have such strong leadership as in China."

Zhou Buqi smiled, "That's right."

He Yang said: "Everything has two sides. If China really controls social media in a one-size-fits-all manner, it may not be a bad thing. It's just that it will have a great impact on our products. The reduction in product popularity and traffic means significant economic losses."

"So I said, the money from social media is unstable, and it will eventually rely on e-commerce. Don't worry too much, I already have a plan."

Zhou Buqi has now formed a theoretical closed loop.

If Ziweixing wants to force its way out of the dilemma of content review, it will inevitably rely on the short video business and weaken the significance of interaction through the attractiveness of information dissemination. Short videos are also a powerful channel for e-commerce transformation.

Because the content review in the United States is not as strict as in China, the understanding of social media is still at the 1.0 stage, and it is still focusing on strengthening the "interactive" attribute of the comment area.

Short videos are different.

This is the 2.0 version of the social era. Information is interactive and communication is interactive, which bypasses the restrictions of the weakening of the comment area.

"If you have a plan, everything will be easy." He Yang was a little gloating. "If we follow this theory, Europe and the United States may be in trouble in a few years. Domestic content review can be very strict, and the oppositional emotions in society can be strongly controlled. It is difficult in Europe and the United States. If the content review is not in place, various opposing groups may appear, and each group will resonate with each other, causing all-round social chaos."