microblogging
noun
mi·cro·blog·ging
ˈmī-krō-ˌblȯ-giŋ 
-ˌblä-
: blogging done with severe space or size constraints typically by posting frequent brief messages about personal activities
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China had half a billion internet users, who could still criticize the government on the microblogging platform Sina Weibo.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
BlueSky is a microblogging platform that grew in popularity as an alternative to X after Elon Musk bought the latter and changed its algorithm and moderation policies such that fewer actions are taken in response to hateful content.
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
What People Are Saying Zhang's interview made waves on Chinese social media, becoming one of the most-trending topics on the microblogging platform Weibo.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere, researchers Susan C. Herring and Jing Ge found that emoji used on Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblogging site, seemed to obey certain basic grammatical rules.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
BlueSky is a microblogging platform that grew in popularity as an alternative to X after Elon Musk bought the latter and changed its algorithm and moderation policies such that fewer actions are taken in response to hateful content.
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
What People Are Saying Zhang's interview made waves on Chinese social media, becoming one of the most-trending topics on the microblogging platform Weibo.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere, researchers Susan C. Herring and Jing Ge found that emoji used on Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblogging site, seemed to obey certain basic grammatical rules.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
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“Microblogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microblogging. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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microblogging
noun
mi·cro·blog·ging
ˈmī-krō-ˌblȯ-giŋ
-ˌblä-
: blogging done with severe space or size constraints typically by posting frequent brief messages about personal activities
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