1. China's hundreds of millions of web users use microblogs more and more to criticise the state or vent anger.
    China's hundreds of millions of web users increasingly use microblogs to criticise the state or vent anger.
  2. Recent research suggested Chinese censors are very busy targeting social media.
    Recent research suggested Chinese censors are actively targeting social media.
  3. Postings deemed to be politically incorrect are deleted on a regular basis.
    Postings deemed to be politically incorrect are routinely deleted
  4. In China, internet penetration has grown on a huge scale in the last decade - from 4.6% in 2002 to 42.1% in 2012.
    In China, internet penetration has grown massively in the last decade - from 4.6% in 2002 to 42.1% in 2012.
  5. It is evident that microblogging plays an important role in the discourse surrounding current events in China.
    Clearly, microblogging plays an important role in the discourse surrounding current events in China.
  6. There are some fairly sophisticated programmers who build their censorship tooling and they have a number of staff who use those tools.
    6) There are some relatively sophisticated programmers who build their censorship tooling and they have a number of staff who use those tools