50 Cent Party, also called 50 Cent Army, is the name for paid astroturfing bloggers operating since 2005 from People's Republic of China, whose role is posting comments favorable towards the government policies to skew the public opinion on various Internet message boards. They are named by the 50 Chinese cents, or 5 mao, they are paid per such post, though many operatives are volunteers; other names are red vests, red vanguard and the Five Mao Party.

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  • 50 Cent Party, also called 50 Cent Army, is the name for paid astroturfing bloggers operating since 2005 from People's Republic of China, whose role is posting comments favorable towards the government policies to skew the public opinion on various Internet message boards. They are named by the 50 Chinese cents, or 5 mao, they are paid per such post, though many operatives are volunteers; other names are red vests, red vanguard and the Five Mao Party. Conservative estimates say the 50 Cents Army employs tens of thousands of bloggers, some estimates say as many as 280,000–300,000. Their activities were described by Chinese President Hu Jintao as "a new pattern of public-opinion guidance". They operate primarily in Chinese, but English language posts appear as well. Their effect is most felt at the domestic Chinese-language websites, bulletin board systems, and chatrooms. Their role is to steer the discussion away from anti-party articulations, politically sensitive or "unacceptable" content and advance the party line of the Communist Party of China. It has been argued that it is not so much censorship but a public relations tactic. According to the Indian Daily News and Analysis, "to this day, anyone who posts a blatantly propagandist pro-Communist Party message online is dismissed by increasingly cynical Chinese Netizens as belonging to the Wu Mao Dang (50 Cents Party)."
  • 网络评论员，即网评员或网民所指的五毛党，是中国大陆特有的一种指称，一般指受中国行政机关雇佣或指导，以网络发表评论为全职或兼职的人员。通常他们以普通网人的身份，发表与中国政府观点一致或相仿的内容，或采取其他网络传播策略，来试图达到影响网络舆论的目的。 「五毛党」是对网评员的蔑称，意在讥讽他们发一篇网络评论能赚5毛钱。
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  • 50 Cent Party, also called 50 Cent Army, is the name for paid astroturfing bloggers operating since 2005 from People's Republic of China, whose role is posting comments favorable towards the government policies to skew the public opinion on various Internet message boards. They are named by the 50 Chinese cents, or 5 mao, they are paid per such post, though many operatives are volunteers; other names are red vests, red vanguard and the Five Mao Party.
  • 网络评论员，即网评员或网民所指的五毛党，是中国大陆特有的一种指称，一般指受中国行政机关雇佣或指导，以网络发表评论为全职或兼职的人员。通常他们以普通网人的身份，发表与中国政府观点一致或相仿的内容，或采取其他网络传播策略，来试图达到影响网络舆论的目的。 「五毛党」是对网评员的蔑称，意在讥讽他们发一篇网络评论能赚5毛钱。
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  • 50 Cent Party
  • 网络评论员
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