Based on news coverage of ”hot issues,” the influence of online public opinion should not be underestimated; however, scholars have divergent views regarding the Internet as a public sphere. These debates primarily use the Habermasian public sphere model, evaluating online speech performance according to a set of normative standards.To understand the limitations of such works applied to the internet, this study examined the assumption of Habermas's normative model and suggested replacing it with the Fraserian model of multiple public spheres. From a power struggle perspective, this research focused on the shift from a static configuration of the Internet as a public sphere to the impact of the Internet on public spheres, and explored the democratic implications of online public spheres and participation.