Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong

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Post by pulisse » Mon, Oct 07, 2019, 4:24 PM UTC

Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong
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Re: Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong

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Post by mey » Mon, Oct 07, 2019, 4:37 PM UTC

It's easy to forget the freedom I enjoy and expect in the United States. Again brings to light the question, how much do you actually own your device?

Since I assume there is no recourse for these users on a censorship level, is there such a thing as a class action lawsuit for removing a feature in Hong Kong?

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Post by milankragujevic » Mon, Oct 07, 2019, 4:38 PM UTC

Hmmm. Would I get banned by the GFW for these two characters? 0x1F1F9 0x1F1FC...? (🇹🇼)

Re: Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong

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Post by milankragujevic » Mon, Oct 07, 2019, 4:39 PM UTC

mey wrote: post #2

It's easy to forget the freedom I enjoy and expect in the United States. Again brings to light the question, how much do you actually own your device? Since I assume there is no recourse for these users on a censorship level, is there such a thing as a class action lawsuit for removing a feature in Hong Kong?

Even if there was (I don't know, am not a HK lawyer), you would probably have a few problems if you complained about THAT exact feature being removed. Of course, this is just speculation on my part.

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Mon, Oct 07, 2019, 4:41 PM UTC

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Post by degenerate » Mon, Oct 07, 2019, 4:41 PM UTC

The degree that China goes to censor things reminds me of kindergarten. Pull the shades down, and kids won't want to go outside? Is it simply a reminder to their people of who's in charge, at this level of pettiness?

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Post by seph-reed » Mon, Oct 07, 2019, 4:42 PM UTC

Maybe I'm being naive, but it seems like a better response would be to add a bunch of other "not real country" flags. Flags from ancient civilizations, or countries that no longer exist. Then they wouldn't be taking a stand as the people responsible for defining what is and is not a country.

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Post by georgeecollins » Mon, Oct 07, 2019, 4:42 PM UTC

I don't know if things are different now, but when I went to school in HK a long time ago, most Chinese people in Hong Kong I talked to felt Taiwan should be part of China.

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Post by typeformer » Mon, Oct 07, 2019, 4:43 PM UTC

This is fffffffkkkkkdddd

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Post by johnzim » Mon, Oct 07, 2019, 4:44 PM UTC

georgeecollins wrote: post #8

I don't know if things are different now, but when I went to school in HK a long time ago, most Chinese people in Hong Kong I talked to felt Taiwan should be part of China.

1 Country 2 Systems has been shown to be a scam so things have changed. I can't speak for people of my generation but the kids are alright.