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Party Trolls: Meet China's answer to the internet

Two million government employees will take to Weibo and other services in an effort to drown out dissenting voices with party-approved propaganda.

A woman views the Chinese social media website Weibo at a cafe in Beijing on Apr. 2, 2012. In an effort to minimize the influence of dissenting voices on the microblogging site, the Chinese government will employ millions of workers to post pro-party messages.

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