China is known for locking horns with Western companies, celebrities, and icons if they dare to oppose the ideologies of the ruling Party. From celebrities like Keanu Reeves to U.S. multinationals and tech giants like Yahoo and Google, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) does not spare anybody who raises their voice against its ideas. However, ...
Not too long ago, China was ranked among the technologically backward countries, for sure. However, cut to 2021 and the picture is totally different. It seems China may now be leading the world in digitization. It is now among the thriving digital economies of the world with almost 1 billion web users and its e-commerce ...
After President Trump signed an executive order that would effectively ban WeChat use in America starting in September, there has been criticism from some quarters as to whether such a move is necessary. WeChat is not only a security risk to America in the sense that it can provide Beijing access to the personal data ...
“This WeChat account has been suspected of spreading malicious rumors and has been temporarily blocked…” is the message BBC reporter Stephen McDonell received earlier this year, after posting photos of a live event on his WeChat account. No commentary. Just a few shots of Hongkongers commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre — a ...
Fearful of losing its market in China, the NBA has adopted a policy not to officially say anything political that might be against Beijing’s interests. The organization is implementing these practices in the U.S., essentially censoring Americans on the issue of Hong Kong and other human rights violations of the Chinese government. Supporting Hong Kong ...
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been using an online surveillance program to track private messages of users on apps like WeChat and QQ, a data leak shows. The leak was discovered by Victor Gevers, a security researcher who works for the non-profit GDI foundation that campaigns for a free Internet. Tracking social networks Gevers ...
When news of Tencent’s US$150 million investment in Reddit spread over the Internet, users of the website were furious. They were afraid that the Chinese company would bring in a new set of censorship policies on their beloved platform on behest of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Interestingly, Reddit itself is banned in China. Chinese ...
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