Alleged YouTube #censorship of Chinese expression Wu Mao (五毛) which is said to be the name for "CCP propaganda division". And it is blocked.
But then I find this - can anyone with *actual* knowledge of Chinese confirm?
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%BA%94%E6%AF%9B/24163406
Wu Mao
Fifty cents, a buzzword on the Internet, mostly refers to posting a post in the forum for money. The reason why it is called the five cents is because the earliest posters, in addition to the base salary, pay a salary of fifty cents per post.
@kravietz
There are certainly paid CCP propaganda. But there is no official confirmation of its existence.
I don't know what you want to confirm tho. The wiki entry on Baidu Baike? It is a terrible source for info.
This is precisely why I asked "can anyone with *actual* knowledge of Chinese confirm".
@kravietz
Fair enough. Ppl can only piece together info from leaked docs, screenshots, and rumours that Wu Mao exists. IIRC they are indeed named 50 cents for being payed that much for each post.
Rumours have it that they are serving their time in prison and hoping to get commutation. Other evidence pointed at contractors that sway public opinions, like those Twitter banned last year.
