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<p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="views">views</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="deceit">deceit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demagoguery">demagoguery</span> ... </p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="awakening">awakening</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cottage">cottage</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>. </p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="columnists">columnists</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="notices">notices</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tout">tout</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="services">services</span>. </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="extol">extol</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="rage">rage</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="indignant">indignant</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="imposters">imposters</span>. </p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="averages">averages</span> 50,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($7,315). <span word="One">One</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="boasted">boasted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> "<span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="team">team</span>", <span word="with">with</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> 100,000 <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="forums">forums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> 200,000-400,000 <span word="visits">visits</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span>. </p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="posting">posting</span> <span word="is">is</span> 50 <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="posting">posting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> 40 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="to">to</span> 80 <span word="posts">posts</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="copied">copied</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pasted">pasted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span>-<span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="customization">customization</span>. </p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>, <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span>". <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> 7,000 <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="users">users</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="disclosure">disclosure</span>. </p>
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