Censorship’s Effect on Incidental Exposure to Information: Evidence From Wikipedia
Abstract
Introduction
Overall Impact of Wikipedia Censorship in China
Homepage Effects on Page Views
Type of page | Average decrease | Number of pages |
---|---|---|
Links from homepage | −45.07 | 45 |
Links of links | −2.06 | 7,388 |
Links of links of links | −0.58 | 115,353 |
No links from homepage | −0.29 | 249,422 |
Could These Effects Be Due to Crawlers?
Decomposing Incidental and Proactive Views by Page
Topical Differences in Proactive Versus Incidental Consumption
Conclusion
Declaration of Conflicting Interests
Funding
ORCID iD
Footnotes
Appendix
Label | Translated highest probability words | Estimated mainland views/hour | Estimated proportion browsing |
---|---|---|---|
Video games | Games, games, series, launch, player, platform, translation | 1,744 | .08 |
Animation and comics | Works, animation, publishing, comics, Japanese, girls, serial | 2,943 | .09 |
Japanese celebrities | Born, female, born, real name, male, Japanese, av | 2,866 | .10 |
TV shows | Show, TV, host, host, radio, wireless TV, production | 2,255 | .10 |
TV series | Starring, TV series, airing, story, premiere, English | 2,655 | .10 |
Movies | Movie, release, English, starring, director, film | 2,826 | .11 |
Animated movies | Hero, animation, series, English, Disney, sci-fi, comics | 1,321 | .11 |
Korean pop | Korea, Korean, members, debut, combination, group | 3,392 | .12 |
Chinese TV shows | Broadcast, play, TV, show, TV station, first | 1,798 | .12 |
Wikipedia entries | Utc, entry, article, wiki, Wikipedia, hope, message | 2,839 | .13 |
Chinese novels | Series, character, story, protagonist, novel, appearance | 2,336 | .13 |
Software programs | Software, programs, systems, design, files, languages, users | 2,072 | .13 |
Computer systems | System, program, technology, computer, windows, can, function | 2,792 | .14 |
Music | Music, singer, song, album, record, release, popular | 3,103 | .15 |
Actors and actresses | Actor, performance, movie, best, protagonist, play, nomination | 2,989 | .16 |
Information technology | System, information, technology, data, network, standard, computer | 2,278 | .19 |
Hong Kong actors and actresses | Hong Kong, English, special, age, miss, executive | 2,943 | .19 |
Math | Display style, function, representation, can, equation, space, math | 2,250 | .20 |
Weapons | Weapon, tank, millimeter, pacific, design, production, launch | 1,486 | .20 |
Japan | Japan, Japanese, Tokyo, Meiji, one, Hokkaido | 3,194 | .21 |
Music, movie, and TV awards | Film, actor, get, music, album, release, director | 2,612 | .21 |
Business and stock market | Company, limited, group, shares, established, affiliated, listed | 2,668 | .22 |
Diseases | Disease, possible, patient, infection, virus, cause, symptoms | 2,700 | .23 |
Animals | Animals, creatures, discoveries, oceans, scientific names, them, species | 2,258 | .24 |
Consumer products | Brand, product, market, industry, technology, automotive, global | 1,778 | .24 |
U.S. and U.K. | America, English, UK, first, age, one, become | 2,614 | .24 |
Soccer | Football, champion, Spain, professional, team, effective, Brazilian | 3,008 | .24 |
Biology | Biology, cells, genes, proteins, effects, food | 1,937 | .24 |
Locations in Hong Kong and Macau | Located, Macau, architecture, Hong Kong, center, park, hotel | 2,151 | .25 |
Transportation | Station, highway, road, system, located, railway, km | 1,639 | .26 |
Logic | Different, can, usually, generally, called, for example, therefore | 7,260 | .27 |
Aviation | Aviation, airport, airplane, airborne, built, code | 2,142 | .27 |
Categories | Including, other, part, of which, all, and, in addition to | 3,183 | .27 |
Taiwan | Taiwan, Republic of China, Taipei, North City, located in Kaohsiung City | 2,966 | .27 |
Physics | Physics, particle, theory, energy, action, can, direction | 2,046 | .27 |
Public transit | Service, public, offer, bus, traffic, tunnel, route | 915 | .28 |
Written languages | Use, English, representation, letters, text, Chinese, representative | 2,624 | .28 |
General words | Mainly, one, taken from, currently, initially, to date, named | 387 | .28 |
General words II | Yes, different, called, this, due, some, because | 5,661 | .28 |
Chemistry | Reaction, material, chemistry, element, molecule, compound, atom | 2,735 | .28 |
U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada | United States, English, United Kingdom, Canada, Royal, Australia, London | 2,604 | .29 |
Tragic events and crimes | Event, occurrence, court, death, cause, police, crime | 2,303 | .29 |
Plants | Plant, scientific name, animal, distribution, species, region, forest | 2,388 | .29 |
Military | Navy, liberation army, troops, missiles, military, army, combat | 2,101 | .29 |
Space and astronomy | Earth, planet, space, universe, rocket, galaxy, star | 1,520 | .30 |
Country statistics and domain names | World, country, Europe, international, Singapore, region, global | 2,903 | .30 |
Banks | Group, corporate, international, service, market, product, bank | 2,204 | .30 |
Taiwan politics | Republic of China, politics, figures, middle school, current, member, born in | 2,656 | .31 |
Culture and society | Culture, history, development, influence, modern, society, tradition | 3,310 | .31 |
Dialects | India, nationality, language, pinyin, official, dialect | 2,554 | .32 |
Research | Research, science, theory, method, field, analysis, presentation | 2,150 | .32 |
Labor and the economy | Bank, management, work, government, institution, economy, business | 2,495 | .33 |
English novels | Famous, works, writer, novel, one, character, art | 2,870 | .33 |
Education and university | Education, university, school, college, ranking, research, Sweden | 1,788 | .33 |
History of the military | —, war, second, first, military, battle, troops | 2,775 | .33 |
International sports | Football, NBA, championship, league, club, match, athlete | 2,200 | .34 |
East Asia | China, Vietnam, North Korea, one, region, ancient | 2,041 | .34 |
Organization of societies | Society, ism, sports, activity, believes, organization, law | 2,461 | .34 |
Materials | Use, can, cause, speed, increase, glass, form | 2,051 | .34 |
Regions statistics | City, located, population, region, capital, center, place | 3,998 | .35 |
Ancient history | Century, history, period, Egypt, times, BC, ancient | 2,617 | .36 |
Religion | Religion, Buddhism, Christianity, Faith, Catholicism, One, Christ | 2,373 | .36 |
European history | Italy, dynasty, empire, king, monarch, Rome, German | 2,352 | .38 |
China scenic areas | China, Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Scenic Area, Taiwan | 3,199 | .38 |
Democracy | Government, politics, freedom, democracy, policy, institution, revolution | 3,623 | .38 |
Highways and high speed railway | Railway, high speed, kilometers, traffic, highway, train, subway | 1,862 | .39 |
Japanese history | Age, period, emperor, after, later, father, son | 3,293 | .39 |
French geography | Population, French, French, area, square kilometers, Paris, de | 2,488 | .39 |
Economic development | Economy, development, country, production, region, trade, world | 2,567 | .39 |
Soviet history | State, federation, Russia, Soviet, president, organization, government | 2,986 | .40 |
Government and legal system of China | People, China, Republic, government, administration, Republic of China | 3,106 | .40 |
World military history | War, Germany, period, end, start, happen, become | 3,065 | .41 |
Education, professors, and students | University, college, school, student, engineering, education, professor | 1,816 | .41 |
Ming and Qing dynasty history | Qing Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Mongolia, Emperor, thirteen, minister, Qing Dynasty | 2,875 | .42 |
Chinese Communist Party | Central, CCP, committee, Communist Party, representative, chairman | 2,718 | .42 |
Geography | Located, area, kilometers, area, north, south, square kilometers | 3,209 | .43 |
Tang Dynasty history | Emperor, incumbent, Tang Dynasty, Queen, Princess, period, monarch | 4,881 | .48 |
International heritage and cultural sites | City, center, architecture, located, culture, history, one | 3,017 | .48 |
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