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Understanding CCP's WuMao Cyber Troop aka 50 Cent Army aka 50 Cent Party

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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wumao

Etymology[edit]​

The pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 五毛 (wǔmáo), a clipping of 五毛黨／五毛党 (wǔmáodǎng), lit. "the 5 dime party", in reference to their pay of 1/2 yuan RMB per online post.

Pronunciation[edit]​

Noun[edit]​

wumao (plural wumao or wumaos)

  1. An Internet user who is paid by the authorities of the People's Republic of China to spread propaganda and disinformation on their behalf.
  2. (derogatory) Anyone who is supportive of China or the Communist Party of China, whether paid or not.

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Revealed: the digital army making hundreds of millions of social media posts singing praises of the Communist Party​


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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/pol...-digital-army-making-hundreds-millions-social

US researchers carry out first deep analysis of China’s government-backed internet warriors known as the ‘50-cent gang’

It’s an open secret that China employs a veritable army of internet commentators to sing the government’s praises and attack its critics, but researchers at Harvard University in the United States say they not only have evidence this is the case, but also what Beijing’s motive is.
The team headed by Dr Gary King, one of America’s most distinguished political scientists, carried out what they describe as “the first large-scale empirical analysis” of online comments by the notorious “50-cent gang” (wumao dang) – so called in the popular but mistaken belief that this is the amount they are paid for each online post made in defence of the government.
 
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