{"id":9692,"date":"2026-08-05T21:57:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/jase\/?post_type=tkuisotope&p=9692"},"modified":"2026-08-06T23:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:16:34","slug":"jase-202611-34-022","status":"publish","type":"tkuisotope","link":"\/jase\/?tkuisotope=jase-202611-34-022","title":{"rendered":"Platform Power and User Resistance: Navigating Agency in China\u2019s Data-Driven Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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<\/i> 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/i> Volume 34<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Yanjun Fang1<\/sup> and Xiaomin Yin2<\/sup><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1<\/sup>Business school, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2<\/sup>Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, Zhejiang, China<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Received: April 01, 2026
Accepted: April 29, 2026
Publication Date: August 05, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This study examines user behavior within China\u2019s state-aligned digital platforms, including Weibo, Zhihu, and WeChat, highlighting the dynamic negotiation of agency under surveillance and algorithmic control. Using digital ethnography with 40 participants, findings show resistance as subtle and adaptive rather than overt. Over 75% practiced self-censorship to retain access, 65% used memes and coded language to critique authority,
and 60% adopted redeployment strategies such as platform switching or restricted sharing. Results reveal platform control as both constraint and necessity, with user agency expressed through tactical, context-aware, and emotionally driven everyday digital practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords: Platform Governance, User Resistance, Algorithmic Governance, Digital Surveillance, User Agency<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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