> The researchers said they found no evidence that people were paid for the posts, adding the work was probably part of the employees’ job responsibilities.
Probably? How on earth do they reach this conclusion? Is this science?
> Although those who post comments are often rumored to be ordinary citizens, the researchers were surprised to find that nearly all the posts were written by workers at government agencies including tax and human resource departments, and at courts.
I'm surprised that the article paints a picture of factories where masses of chinese slave workers are producing cheap comments.
It's also very unlikely that they will have these kinds of sweatshops located at tax departments and courts.
Another simple explanation: As of 2009, 10 million people were civil servants within the Chinese government, and maybe, just maybe they are also sometimes bored at work and post cat pictures on the internet.
Probably? How on earth do they reach this conclusion? Is this science?
> Although those who post comments are often rumored to be ordinary citizens, the researchers were surprised to find that nearly all the posts were written by workers at government agencies including tax and human resource departments, and at courts.
I'm surprised that the article paints a picture of factories where masses of chinese slave workers are producing cheap comments.
It's also very unlikely that they will have these kinds of sweatshops located at tax departments and courts.
Another simple explanation: As of 2009, 10 million people were civil servants within the Chinese government, and maybe, just maybe they are also sometimes bored at work and post cat pictures on the internet.
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