Chinese influencers spread propaganda on all types of social media. Vica Li describes herself as a “life blogger” and “food lover” who focuses on teaching her 1.4 million Instagram followers about China so they may travel the country with ease. “Through my lens, I will take you around China, take you into Vica’s life!” she ...
The gruesome massacre that took place at Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022, left everyone shocked. The shooting that left several adults and children dead was quite devastating. However, those who lost their loved ones have no choice but to grasp the changed reality and move on with life. However, one business owner tried to ...
The hugely popular South Korean drama series Squid Game shown on Netflix led to the popularity of dalgona candy or “ppopgi.” The series depicting contestants mired in debt traps and socioeconomic disparity became very popular. However, the craze surrounding the dalgona candy was entirely unexpected. Some people believe that this was not entirely unexpected because ...
With over 2 billion downloads and over 680 million users per month, TikTok, formerly known as Musical.ly, is one of the best-known video sharing and content creating platforms. The security of our online data has come very much to the fore. Children may not be fully aware of all the security and safety implications surrounding ...
Chinese app TikTok is under the radar of various governments as they ponder whether to allow it to operate in their countries. The app has been seen as a security threat due to its close ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Experts have pointed out that the company could transfer the personal data of ...
On August 6, President Trump passed an Executive Order banning U.S. transactions with ByteDance, the Chinese corporation that owns TikTok. The ban will come into effect 45 days from the issue of the order. In retaliation, TikTok recently filed a lawsuit against the executive order in a California court, naming the U.S. Department of Commerce, ...
Google recently deleted over 2,500 YouTube channels that were spreading disinformation through the platform. The channels have links to Beijing and were removed between April and June this year as part of the company’s investigation into influence operations being conducted by the Chinese regime. Combating Chinese propaganda on YouTube According to Google, the YouTube channels ...
ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, engaged in censoring anti-China content in Indonesia between 2018 and mid-2020 according to media reports. The exposé comes amid growing American concern about the presence of Chinese apps in the U.S. ByteDance censoring content ByteDance bought the Indonesian news aggregator BaBe in 2018 following a brief ban of ...
Citing national security concerns, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) on August 6, 2020, to prohibit any U.S. company or person from transacting with ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok and messaging app WeChat. The executive orders take effect within 45 days, after which the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, will further ...
A few weeks ago, the Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps on the grounds that they were a threat to national security. The initial ban was triggered by a border conflict that took place between the two nations. Now, New Delhi has banned 47 more apps, which are all variations or clones of the previously ...
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