50 Cent Party
TERM FOR INTERNET COMMENTATORS WHO ARE PAID TO SWAY PUBLIC OPINION FOR THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
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The 50 Cent Party, also known as the 50 Cent Army or ( ), are Internet commentators who are hired by the authorities of the People's Republic of China to manipulate public opinion and disseminate disinformation to the benefit of the governing Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was created during the early phases of the Internet's rollout to the wider public in China.