He says that he was arrested after spreading word about a crime that allegedly involved local officials. He tweeted an SOS via his mobile phone after he was arrested last July, and his case quickly attracted both domestic and international attention, which helped secure his release a little over two weeks later.
推特也在保护公民个人时发挥了作用。博客写手彼得·郭称是推特将他救出了监狱。他说他在散布据称牵涉到当地官员犯罪的消息后被捕。他在去年 7 月被捕后用自己的手机在推特上发送了紧急求助信号，他的案子很快吸引了国内国际的关注，而这也帮助他在被捕两个多星期后获释。