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In the context of multiple governments considering the implementation of this policy, it is essential to assess its impact. We examine the impact of IP location openness on posters\u2019 behavior and patterns based on the empirical data of Sina Weibo, and analyze the heterogeneous impact on users of different genders. Regression discontinuity and short-run panel data regression results show that IP location openness reduces the frequency of users\u2019 social media participation behavior; specifically, the frequency of reposting microblogs and posting geo-tagged microblogs is remarkably diminished, while the frequency of posting photos is not discernibly changed. Long-run panel data regression results indicate that the overall inhibitory effect on the frequency of social media participation behavior disappears, and it only has a negative effect on posting geo-tagged microblogs. The results of heterogeneity analysis suggest that the short-run negative impact of IP location openness on female users\u2019 social media participation behavior is more remarkable than that of male users.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/info16121107","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,15]],"date-time":"2025-12-15T15:15:08Z","timestamp":1765811708000},"page":"1107","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Will IP Location Openness Affect Posts?\u2014An Empirical Examination from Sina Weibo"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0801-6173","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhong","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Economics, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510520, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Weili","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Economics, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510520, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xinxian","family":"Pan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Economics, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510520, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Weihong","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Economics, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510520, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"690","article-title":"Understanding Location Disclosure Behaviour via Social Networks Sites: A Perspective of Communication Privacy Management Theory","volume":"18","author":"Chen","year":"2020","journal-title":"Comput. 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