Sina Weibo in China. Sina Weibo is a service website launched by sina.com to provide microblogging services. Users can send messages and multimedia messaging service through the website and the App, and they also can upload pictures and videos to the public for instant sharing. Users can directly add comments, pictures, and videos under in the comment section. Sina Weibo is a platform based on user relationships to share information, to disseminate information, and to get information. Sina Weibo invited a huge number of stars and celebrities to join the microblogging at the beginning. But now, it also invites many media workers,
Sina Weibo to make their posts appear in one's own timeline, re-post with "//@UserName" similar to Twitter's retweet function "RT @UserName", select posts for one's favorites list, and verify the account if the user is a celebrity. URLs are automatically shortened using the domain name t.cn like Twitter's t.co. Official and third-party applications make users able to access Sina Weibo from other websites or platforms. In January 2016, Sina Weibo decided to remove the 140-character limit for any original posts, and the users were thereby allowed to post with up to 2000 characters, while the 140-character limit was still applicable to re-posts