Topic: Tencent
Tencent, a major Chinese tech company, is deeply intertwined with state censorship and surveillance practices. Its platforms, including WeChat, actively enforce government directives to suppress dissent and control information, often deleting content and restricting user accounts. This raises significant concerns for free expression and privacy, as Tencent prioritizes compliance with state demands over individual rights.
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Gaming Giant Riot Expands the Rules to Police Player Behavior Everywhere
Riot Games expands its ToS, enabling bans for vague “off-platform conduct,” raising concerns over censorship in Valorant and League of…
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China’s Tencent and Visa Have Partnered To Introduce Palm Recognition Payment Technology in Singapore
Tencent and Visa’s palm recognition pilot highlights the rising trend of biometric payments, where convenience meets heightened surveillance concerns.
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Chinese search engines censor “Chinese Spy Balloon,” only show state-controlled sources
Controlling narratives.
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Apple’s censorship for China is starting to leak into Hong Kong
Evidence suggests the Big Tech giant is expanding its blacklist to Hong Kong.
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China tells tech giants to hire more censors – to combat rising dissent
Ramping up its already-heavy censorship.
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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.
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Palm print payments are rolling out in China and the US
Slow rollout of invasive tech led by WeChat in China and Amazon in the US.
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Beijing citizens criticize Covid surveillance devices
Collecting data every five minutes.
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China issues censorship orders to media and social platforms after NBA star Enes Kanter posted Free Tibet video
TV broadcasts cut to black. Social platforms used algorithms to censor content.
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China’s WeChat deletes comments of Evergrande saga victims
Protest groups are shut down.
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China’s WeChat deletes “LGBT groups”
Users woke up to find the groups gone.