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Zhang, Hongyu; McKenzie, Grant<\/p>

Polarized geoprivacy attitudes on Chinese social media: Evidence from Weibo<\/a> Journal Article<\/span> <\/p>

In: <\/span>Digital Geography and Society, <\/span>vol. 10, <\/span>pp. 100170, <\/span>2026<\/span>.<\/p>

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@article{Zhang2026,
\r\ntitle = {Polarized geoprivacy attitudes on Chinese social media: Evidence from Weibo},
\r\nauthor = {Hongyu Zhang and Grant McKenzie},
\r\ndoi = {10.1016\/j.diggeo.2026.100170},
\r\nyear  = {2026},
\r\ndate = {2026-04-14},
\r\njournal = {Digital Geography and Society},
\r\nvolume = {10},
\r\npages = {100170},
\r\nabstract = {This study aims to investigate the spatial-temporal patterns and major themes in Weibo users' discussions surrounding the platform's feature that automatically adds a user's internet protocol-based location to microblog posts and comments. By analyzing user interactions, this research seeks to uncover how the feature is perceived, what key opinions emerge, and who is most affected. We analyze users' reactions to this implementation based on 59,051 microblogs and 113,175 comments about IP location disclosure collected from March to May 2022 on Weibo.com. Spatial and temporal patterns in the data were first identified. Deep reading was then guided by the output of a Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) topic model to extract implicit topics from the discourse. Results indicate that both supporters and opponents of the involuntary location disclosure participated in the discussion, with females more involved than males. Propositions of geoprivacy concerns were also summarized according to the related literature and the online discourse. The ambivalent attitudes of some users revealed the dynamic geoprivacy concerns in the communitarian state. The findings of this study will aid policymakers in understanding public opinions about involuntary location disclosure and help digital platforms implement privacy-aware designs in contemporary China.},
\r\nkeywords = {},
\r\npubstate = {published},
\r\ntppubtype = {article}
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This study aims to investigate the spatial-temporal patterns and major themes in Weibo users' discussions surrounding the platform's feature that automatically adds a user's internet protocol-based location to microblog posts and comments. By analyzing user interactions, this research seeks to uncover how the feature is perceived, what key opinions emerge, and who is most affected. We analyze users' reactions to this implementation based on 59,051 microblogs and 113,175 comments about IP location disclosure collected from March to May 2022 on Weibo.com. Spatial and temporal patterns in the data were first identified. Deep reading was then guided by the output of a Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) topic model to extract implicit topics from the discourse. Results indicate that both supporters and opponents of the involuntary location disclosure participated in the discussion, with females more involved than males. Propositions of geoprivacy concerns were also summarized according to the related literature and the online discourse. The ambivalent attitudes of some users revealed the dynamic geoprivacy concerns in the communitarian state. The findings of this study will aid policymakers in understanding public opinions about involuntary location disclosure and help digital platforms implement privacy-aware designs in contemporary China.<\/div>
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