Twitter is blocked in China, but its state news agency is buying promoted tweets
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#2Between this, and mainland Chinese protesting while living/studying abroad whereas they wouldn't have the right to do so at home, the irony is palpable.
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#3many sites are blocked too, but the government agents can access them freely all the time, ironic
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#4"Greed is good!"
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#6"Greed is good!"
Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.
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#7Twitter just posted this statement: https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/informati...
And a new policy banning all state-controlled media from advertising: https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/advertisi...
I think this is an interesting example of recent discussions about the disproportionate influence of social media companies on information. Obviously, it doesn't seem right for a government to manipulate public conversation. But it's also worrisome that a single company has the power to shut down an entire government trying to spread its ideas. In this instance it's well justified, but it feels a little scary that the flow of information is policed by a couple private individuals with very little oversight. I don't have any particular opinions here on what might need to change, if anything - just thinking out loud.
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#8Many celebrities have also come out against the protests, such as Jackie Chan. I wonder if they were bought out or threatened by the government in order to do that.
Re: Twitter is blocked in China, but its state news agency is buying promoted tweets
#9Many celebrities have also come out against the protests, such as Jackie Chan. I wonder if they were bought out or threatened by the government in order to do that.
No threats are necessary if he still has family or business in China
Re: Twitter is blocked in China, but its state news agency is buying promoted tweets
#10many sites are blocked too, but the government agents can access them freely all the time, ironic
Also ironic is China's elite reaping the benefits of democracy while oppressing their own people.