ብዙ የመረብ ዜጎች (netizens) አመጾቹ የተቀነባበሩት QQ በተባሉ ቡድኖች ሲሆን ዌቦ በተባለ እና ማሕበራዊ አውታር ሳይሆን ‹‹የግል›› መረጃ መለዋወጫ ነው፡፡
Many netizens pointed out that the protests were coordinated via QQ groups, which are more "private" than other social media platforms such as Weibo.