China
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.
China Cracks Down on Internet Discourse as Biggest Protests Since Tiananmen Square Break Out
Protesters are calling for an end to lockdown and the resignation of Xi Jinping.
WeChat Censors Dissent After Covid Restriction Protests Break Out at iPhone Factory
Viral posts are disappearing.
FBI Director Christopher Wray Sounds an Alarm About TikTok
Potentially allowing the Chinese Communist Party to collect data.
Banned WeChat Users Are Forced to Write Handwritten Note to Get Their Accounts Back
People banned from WeChat are blocked from participating in major parts of Chinese life.
IMF’s Deputy Managing Director Bo Li Lauds CBDC’s Ability to Control What People Buy
Central control of what people are allowed to buy and who is allowed to spend.
Apple Music Censors Song After Protest in China
Despite the fact the track came out in 2017.
India to Test a Central Bank Digital Currency
The next country to propose the idea of more central control.
China’s “TikTok” Blocks the Cantonese Language
China is trying to force users to use Mandarin.