【新唐人2012年4月30日訊】在美國上市的「新浪公司」近期發佈2011年財務報告，新浪在風險提示中向投資者表示，中共政府對互聯網的監管及新聞信息審查，可能嚴重影響微博的運營能力。甚至可能導致微博終結。專家指出，這種擔憂不是杞人憂天。如果中國出現大的動盪，中共有可能關閉微博。
4月28號上午，「新浪」在官方網站和美國證券交易委員會（SEC）網站同時發佈了2011年財報，財報中強調「微博」這一新興「社交媒體」，給「新浪」估值帶來巨大提升，但財報坦言，「新浪微博」暫時還沒有找到合適的「貨幣化」營利模式，並對政府過度的監管表示擔憂。
今年3月31號到4月2號，「新浪」、「騰訊」等四大微博網站因所謂「傳播謠言」，被要求暫停「評論」功能。對於政府的網絡審查，「新浪」表示，「可能因此擔責或不得不放棄以此內容盈利」，而「如果未來政府決定限制通過微博傳播信息，微博將受到損害甚至被迫關閉」，那麼，這將對網站的流量、商業模式的盈利能力及品牌估值產生負面影響。
財報還提到「實名認證」工作並沒有完成。去年12月16號北京市規定，微博網站應在3個月內對用戶進行規範，否則將不能使用微博全部功能。財報表示，過於激進的強制認證，將導致微博流量的降低及用戶活躍度下降，這一情況實際上已經出現，有部分已獲得認證的用戶還被記錄並限制發言。「新浪」還擔憂實名認證的「進度不力」或招致重大懲罰。
原「雅虎中國」總經理的謝文表示，中共當局的網絡監管和審查，注定互聯網公司存在盈利風險。
原「雅虎中國」總經理謝文： 「誰都知道是個大風險，公司自己完全控制不了。 這種（風險）對互聯網始終都有，只不過微博的服務形式使得問題更加突出。」
儘管微博這種新興社交媒體已經深入中國人的生活，但專家認為，當局讓微博一夜之間消失也不是不可能的事情。
互聯網實驗室共同創辦人王俊秀：「 有可能，有可能，還是有可能。所以微博它永遠寫著一個測試版。你發現沒有？他不是一個完整的產品對外的，所謂測試版就是我可以隨時關。」
文化評論家葉匡政：「當這種來自民眾的抗爭的力量越來越明顯的時候，政府無法控制的時候，那個時候也很難說，政府會把微博關閉掉。當他感到有足夠威脅度的時候，他是任何事都可能做出來的。比如某個地方出現很大混亂，新浪微博被關閉的可能性很大。」
「獨立中文筆會」網委協調人野渡則炮轟新浪缺乏企業倫理道德，跟當局同流合污。但對於中國互聯網公司在夾縫中求生的艱難處境，野渡也表示同情和理解。
獨立中文筆會網委協調人野渡：「現在他在這個環境下，更多的看到是對政府部門進行公關手段，也就是俗稱的官商勾結。因為在目前這個體制下，企業如果不和政府部門進行一定程度的公關的話，幾乎是不可能生存的。這也是為甚麼一般國內企業沒有倫理道德準則很重要的原因。」
新浪財報顯示，「新浪微博」註冊用戶已經突破3億大關，用戶每日發博量超過1億條。
採訪編輯/秦雪 後製/鐘元
Internet censorship raises investment risks on Chinese IT
companies, especially on micro-blogging services
The SINA Corporation recently announced it’s 2011 financial
report .
In the report, SINA suggested to the investors that there are
risks from the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) censorship on the Internet and news messages,
which could possibly impair or even terminate
it’s business on micro-blogging services.
Experts believed that such worries were not groundless which
might become true if a massive disturbance occurs in China.
In the morning of April 28th, SINA Corporation filed it’s 2011
annual financial report.
It posted them on both it’s official website and the website of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The report underlined it’s business on micro-blogging service,
which as a newly developing media had boosted SINA’s value.
However, the report also acknowledged that SINA had yet to
find a proper profit mode for micro-blogging service,
and had great concerns on the excessive censorship
from the CCP.
Between March 31st and April 2nd, the largest four micro-blog
sites in China including sina.com and qq.com,
were mandated to suspend commenting
on micro-blog messages by the CCP.
On the official policy of Internet censorship, SINA’s report
claimed that,
“the company might incur unexpected responsibilities because
of this and have to give up in making profiting from micro-blogs”.
The report also said that, “Any more restrictions on micro-blog
messages in the future would impair or terminate services”.
The report also revealed that the real-name system on micro-
blog sites had not been completed yet.
On December 16th, 2011, the CCP put a new regulation into
practice, requiring all micro-blog sites to restrict their users
over the next three months from using all the functions if
they were not registered under their real identities.
Former Yahoo China’s president, Xie Wen said CCP monitoring
and censoring the Internet raised issues for IT companies.
They could no longer make any profits.
(Former Yahoo China’s president Xie Wen) says: ” Everyone
knows it’s a huge risk completely beyond anyone’s control.
Such risk lies on all the Internet services but it’s especially
significant for micro-blogs.”
Although micro-blogs as a new type of social media have
become an important part of Chinese life,
experts still believe that the
CCP can still make an overnight prohibition on it.
(Co-founder of the Chinalab.com, Wang Junxiu) says:”
It’s possible, still possible to happen.
Therefore micro-blog sites always claim that they are still in
Beta (test) version.
Did you notice that? It’s still not a complete product so that
it can be closed at any time.”
(Cultural commentator Ye Kuangzheng) says: ”If the civil
opposition become more significant beyond CCP control, then it’s hard to tell.
The authority might close all the micro-blog sites.
After all the CCP will do anything when it feels threatened.
For example, if some massive disturbance breaks out,
it’s very possible that the Sina micro-blogs would be closed.”
Internet coordinator of the Independent Chinese PEN Center,
Ye Du criticized SINA for its lack of business ethics in
cooperating with the CCP rules.
At the same time, he also showed sympathy for IT companies
in China who had to struggle in a very difficult environment.
(Independent Chinese PEN Center member, Ye Du) says:”
Under the current conditions,
we mostly see companies try to establish good relations
with the CCP which is usually “official-business collusion”.
This is because the companies cannot survive the regime
without staying close to the CCP agencies.
That’s why you won’t find common business ethics followed
most Chinese corporations.”
According to SINA’s financial report, the registered users of
its micro-blog site have exceed 300 million posting more than 100 million messages daily.