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 ...
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 ...
Beijing’s censorship on the coronavirus outbreak is not only limited to China but has also expanded into other countries like the U.S. Whether by removing online posts or threatening people who speak the truth about the coronavirus, the Chinese communist government is doing everything it can to crush any criticism raised against it. Silencing critics ...
“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 ...
Chinese social media is hooked on a new craze — payment for praise. Basically, users pay strangers a fixed fee for complimenting them or their loved ones. Many believe that the trend is a way for Chinese citizens to cope with the harshness of their lives. Payment for praise Payment models for the “payment for ...
WeChat boasts about having more than a billion users on its platform, but like all other online media operating in China, it is subject to strict regulations by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A research initiative at The University of Hong Kong, WeChatSCOPE, did a study of the most censored topics on WeChat last year. ...
The University of California, Davis, has issued an email to some of its students, warning them not to use social media apps like WhatsApp and WeChat while traveling to China. The students have also been asked not to make any “unfavorable political statements” during their stay. Warning to students not to use WhatsApp and WeChat ...
Mainland China’s social media platform WeChat recently circulated a post entitled “Who is China’s real friend and who is the real enemy?” China’s real friends Wechat post consisted of questions and answers to actual historical events. The answers are contrary to how the Chinese state news media portrays China’s relationship to Russia and the United ...
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