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Chapter 3164 Resonance
Boss Zhou stepped forward and found a very high-sounding reason, so it became natural for Yuan Liang to resign from his public office and join Ziweixing.

However, it is not easy to operate.

Yuan Liang is a department-level cadre. If he wants to resign, he must go through multiple and comprehensive inspections. We can't let some corrupt officials make enough money in their posts, then resign from their public office and become natural persons, and then go abroad to enjoy life 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 his public office and would not dare to show up to accept the organization's investigation. Even if he resigned, he would not come to Ziweixing to be an employee, not even the editor-in-chief, but just a deputy editor-in-chief.

One of the biggest benefits of working at Ziweixing is that it allows for seamless connection between China and the United States.

Ziweixing and Ziweixing International should learn from each other and draw on each other's experience. They often organize group trips to enhance mutual understanding. Yuan Liang's child went to study in the United States. If he was a public official, it would be very difficult for him to go abroad to see his child. Joining Ziweixing would give him more legitimate opportunities.

Zhou Buqi turned around and said to He Yang: "Content censorship will definitely become more and more stringent."

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

Zhou Buqi said: "Some time ago, I saw that two people started arguing in an Internet forum, and then the argument became more and more intense, and they arranged to fight offline, which caused a very bad social impact. From the perspective of the Internet, this kind of thing is just an isolated case. But for some people, all risks that arise must be suppressed, and no possibility of affecting social stability is allowed to exist."

He Yang sighed, "If this is the case, the interactive properties of social products will suffer a fatal blow."

"There's nothing we can do about it. We need to be mentally prepared."

Zhou Buqi could do nothing about it.

The reason why social media is so popular among users all over the world and has become the industry with the highest traffic and the most popularity in the Internet industry is mainly due to its interactive nature. Social media provides the possibility for communication between strangers from all over the world.

Of course, not all such exchanges are positive.

Mainly quarrels.

It is easy to form a conflict.

You have this view, I have that view. More and more people support you, and more and more people support me. If control fails, it may even cause social division. If it is a religious disagreement, it will be even more serious.

However, it is very difficult to manage it effectively.

What should I do?
Then we can only take a one-size-fits-all approach and ban any topics of opposing discussion.

This will inevitably lead to a significant reduction in the interactive properties of social media, and many social media will lose their vitality as a result. If they are lucky, they may still struggle to survive, but if they are unlucky, they may die.

He Yang frowned slightly. "I'm afraid this will have a huge impact on our business! Weibo, Toutiao, and Moments, once discussions are restricted and activity decreases, many of these currently popular products will face crises in the future."

"Let's take it one step at a time. If Ziweixing encounters such troubles, its competitors may not even be able to survive." Zhou Buqi also realized the gap between imagination and reality. "I really didn't think about this before. Now that I really have to face it, I will think deeply about it. It's 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 recruiting content reviewers on a large scale."

Zhou Buqi said: "Yes, everyone has realized the harmfulness of social conflicts that social media can create. Once conflicts arise, they will only become more and more acute. Look at the many terrorist attacks that have occurred around the world this year, as well as the thugs who hacked people at the train station. Social media has fueled the flames behind them. There is a phenomenon of 'mob resonance'."

He Yang laughed and said, "Thug resonance? That's what they call it in the US, right? In China, it's called 'fool resonance'."

"Fool resonance" is a phenomenon of "birds of a feather flock together" caused by the recommendation of social media algorithms. It is a social feedback of the information cocoon.

The original purpose of the Internet was to allow the frog in the well to broaden his horizons and get to know the world outside the well.

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 wellhead.

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 that they like. Over time, this will lead to a narrow vision, lack of rational discussion and communication, and the formation of extreme views. In fact, the bad company will be black. Feminism in Europe and the United States is increasingly showing this trend. Pursuing gender equality is a good thing, but the more extreme this kind of public organization is, the more voice it has. After a long period of contact, moderates will also become extremes."

He Yang sighed, "Yes, social media has brought tremendous changes to the world, promoted information exchange, and helped to bridge the global information gap. This is a good thing. But if it is not used properly, it will easily further strengthen the existence of information gaps."

Zhou Buqi said, "You said that there is a resonance of fools in China, which is actually a good thing. In Europe and the United States, there is a resonance of mobs. When those bad people 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 a lot of content reviewers to properly control the spread of social information."

"It's difficult." He Yang shook his head. "The governments of European and American countries don't have such strong leadership as ours."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "That's true."

He Yang said: "Everything has two sides. If China really implements a one-size-fits-all approach to social media control, it may not be a bad thing. It will just have a big impact on our products. The reduced popularity and traffic of our products will mean significant economic losses."

"So I say, the money from social media is not stable, and we will eventually have to 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 break out of the dilemma of content censorship, it must 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 content censorship in the United States is not as strict as in China, the understanding of social media is still at the 1.0 stage, and they are still focusing on strengthening the "interactive" attributes of the comment area.

Short videos are different.

This is the 2.0 version of the social era, where information is interaction and dissemination is interaction, which circumvents the weakened limitations of the comment area.

"If you have a plan, then 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 censorship can be very strict, and the oppositional emotions in society can be effectively controlled. It will be difficult in Europe and the United States. If the content censorship is not in place, various opposing groups may emerge, and each group will resonate with each other, causing all-round social chaos."