Human Flesh Search Engine

A research blog dedicated to the Human Flesh Search Engine (人肉搜索), a contemporary Chinese internet phenomenon in which netizens use the internet and web forums to target notorious online personalities to discern their real identity. The purpose of this blog is to keep up to date with new instances and advancements of the search engine at work, as well as collate my past and ongoing research into the subject matter.

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What is Human Flesh Search?

Human Flesh Search (HFS) is a recent, unique phenomenon on the Chinese internet. Comprising thousands of forum, entertainment, and social media websites and mobilizing the overwhelming number of Chinese internet users, HFS is able to quickly find obscure information and identify seemingly anonymous internet personalities. Through clever investigative work, online vigilantes hunt down an individual's identity with the goal of bringing about "justice" - often getting the individual fired, shamed, or simply punished. Those exposed through the search engine lose all anonymity, with personal information displayed to people all over the world. On the other hand, those who seek and reveal this information have the luxury to hide behind aliases. As the internet in China continues to expand and become accessible to a wider net of the Chinese population, it is argued that the power of HFS will need to be reined in.

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Blog Archive

  • ▼  2015 (1)
    • ▼  July (1)
      • Accidental Fame and the Chinese HFSE
  • ►  2014 (3)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  January (2)
  • ►  2013 (9)
    • ►  December (1)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  July (2)
    • ►  February (1)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ►  2012 (47)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (9)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (4)
    • ►  May (11)
    • ►  April (9)
    • ►  January (5)
  • ►  2011 (2)
    • ►  December (2)

Contact

If you would like to contact me for any reason, or have come across a relevant article or piece of research on the subject matter, please feel free to e-mail me.

Email: vincentcapone@gmail.com

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