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TikTok to Withdraw From Hong Kong as Tech Giants Halt Data Requests

New York Times
July 7, 2020

Google, Facebook and Twitter said on Monday that they would temporarily stop processing Hong Kong government requests for user data as the companies reviewed a sweeping national security law[1] that…

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Facebook Temporarily Stops Hong Kong Data Requests

New York Times
July 6, 2020

Facebook said on Monday that it would temporarily stop processing Hong Kong government requests for user data as the company reviews a sweeping national security law[1] that has chilled political…

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Zoom Blocks Activist After Tiananmen Vigil

New York Times
June 11, 2020

Zoom, the video-chat app that leapt to fame during the coronavirus outbreak, briefly blocked the account of a Chinese human-rights leader who used the platform to organize a commemoration of…

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Behind China’s Twitter Campaign, a Murky Supporting Chorus

New York Times
June 8, 2020

As the Trump administration lashes out at China over a range of grievances, Beijing’s top diplomats and representatives are using the president’s favorite online megaphone — Twitter — to slap…

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U.S. Delivers Another Blow to Huawei With New Tech Restrictions

New York Times
May 15, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration issued new rules Friday that will bar Huawei and its suppliers from using American technology and software, a significant escalation in its battle with the…

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China’s ‘OK Boomer’: Generations Clash Over the Nation’s Future

New York Times
May 14, 2020

China’s version of the “OK boomer”[1] clash began when a famous middle-age actor praised the younger generation as if the country’s teenagers and 20-somethings were heaven-sent gifts. “All those people…

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Facebook-Backed Libra Cryptocurrency Project Is Scaled Back

New York Times
April 16, 2020

OAKLAND, Calif. — When Facebook unveiled its Libra cryptocurrency project[1] last June, the social networking company described it as a futuristic global money that could serve as the foundation for…

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How Tech’s Lobbyists Are Using the Pandemic to Make Gains

New York Times
April 3, 2020

WASHINGTON — Last month, lobbying groups representing advertising giants like Google and Facebook asked California’s attorney general to wait to enforce the state’s new online privacy rules given the coronavirus…

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The Coder and the Dictator

New York Times
March 20, 2020

Just after midnight one Tuesday in early 2018, the vice president of Venezuela commandeered the nation’s TV airwaves. Looking composed despite the hour, in a blue suit and red tie,…

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Facebook, Google and Twitter Rebel Against Pakistan’s Censorship Rules

New York Times
February 27, 2020

MUMBAI, India — When Pakistan’s government unveiled some of the world’s most sweeping rules on internet censorship this month, global internet companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter were expected to…

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Politics and Government

Zoom Blocks Activist After Tiananmen Vigil

U.S. Delivers Another Blow to Huawei With New Tech Restrictions

China’s ‘OK Boomer’: Generations Clash Over the Nation’s Future

The Coder and the Dictator

Game Plan Consulting

Sports in a Pandemic Don’t All Stink

Amazon Asks Employees to Delete TikTok Over Security Risks

A new way to train AI systems could keep them safer from hackers