China
China’s Weibo bans Sony’s account
Censoring a big brand.
Members
China’s Weibo bans more accounts for Covid policy criticism
At least 1,000 accounts.
Police in China enable “alarms” in CCTV to track protesters
New privacy concerns.
Members
China bans online deep fakes, posting content that goes against socialist values
New censorship regulation.
Protests and hunger strike take place at Apple’s HQ, after the company’s censorship in China and more
Apple is getting more attention for helping the Chinese Communist Party censor critics.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is questioned after company limited popular protest tool in China
Lawmakers want answers.
Citizens in China delete chat history after people are contacted by police over protest support
Citizens are paranoid they’re being watched. And they’re probably right to be.
Ron DeSantis: Apple nuking Twitter from the App Store would “merit a response from the United States Congress”
“That would be a huge, huge mistake, and it would be a really raw exercise of monopolistic power.”
Police in China stop citizens at random, forcing them to delete protest photos, Western apps
New tactics to suppress dissent.
Apple turned off a private communication tool in China just before major protests broke out
Protesters were using Apple’s AirDrop feature to directly share uncensored messages. Apple turned it off.