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Matt Schrader

@tombschrader
8 posts
2020-06-13
In this sense, Zoom's statement (👇) is just toeing the same line as almost every major American tech company that does business in China. https://twitter.com/...
2020-06-13 View on X
Bloomberg

Zoom says it deactivated accounts of US-based activists due to China's demands, won't allow such requests to impact users outside mainland China “going forward”

- Company shut down video meetings to remember Tiananmen Square  — Zoom's in the middle of a free speech and censorship clash

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2020-03-06
Still something to keep an eye on. Apple's efforts in this space appear unusually determined: https://www.theinformation.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2020-03-06 View on X
The Information

Investigation details Apple's struggles to create a device manufacturing supply chain in India

Several years ago, employees at Apple investigated whether components for the iPhone could be made in India.  The results weren't encouraging.  —  While the employees found some co...

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2019-10-20
Good article about tiktok's exploding popularity among high schoolers. When they get older and start turning to expressing themselves politically, they'll be expressing themselves on a platform run by a company beholden to the CCP. https://twitter.com/...
2019-10-20 View on X
New York Times

How TikTok is making inroads into US schools, as students create TikTok clubs to riff on the latest memes, and shoot videos on Newton's Laws for extra credit

Teens love the app, and now it's getting the stamp of approval with teacher-approved clubs.  Did school just get ... fun? Tweets: @taylorlorenz , @carolinemoss , @niubi , @jamiew ,...

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2019-10-05
So TikTok has banned ‘political’ ads on its platform. Leaving aside what's ‘political’—as well as concerns that TikTok may be censoring plain-old non-advertorial content—this is concerning because it represents the de facto spread of CCP-defined norms https://newsroom.tiktok.com/ ...
2019-10-05 View on X
TechCrunch

TikTok says it is banning political ads because they don't fit with its “positive, refreshing environment”

as well as concerns that TikTok may be censoring plain-old non-advertorial content—this is concerning because it represents the de facto spread of CCP-defined norms https://newsroo...

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2019-09-16
If the platform is denying HK protesters a voice-which looks likely-then it's denying them visibility to celebrities and other important people jumping on TikTok who might boost their cause. It's also denying them a way to reach out to other people their age from around the world
2019-09-16 View on X
Washington Post

The dearth of TikTok videos on Hong Kong protests offers a glimpse of how China could shape the perception of real-world events by US and global audiences

Hong Kong unrest features prominently on most social media, but not on TikTok  —  A search for “#hongkong” on Twitter reveals … Tweets: @reedalbergotti , @mattdpearce , @craigsilve...

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And if that doesn't seem important, think about all the causes these days—from gun control to climate change—where people under 20 are making a difference, in part because of their ability to connect across geographic lines with new forms of social media.
2019-09-16 View on X
Washington Post

The dearth of TikTok videos on Hong Kong protests offers a glimpse of how China could shape the perception of real-world events by US and global audiences

Hong Kong unrest features prominently on most social media, but not on TikTok  —  A search for “#hongkong” on Twitter reveals … Tweets: @reedalbergotti , @mattdpearce , @craigsilve...

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Second, TikTok isn't on most people's radar screen right now because it's most popular with people under 18. Since that group doesn't vote, it's not an important political platform. But that will almost certainly change!
2019-09-16 View on X
Washington Post

The dearth of TikTok videos on Hong Kong protests offers a glimpse of how China could shape the perception of real-world events by US and global audiences

Hong Kong unrest features prominently on most social media, but not on TikTok  —  A search for “#hongkong” on Twitter reveals … Tweets: @reedalbergotti , @mattdpearce , @craigsilve...

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First, TikTok wouldn't provide any executives to talk on the record about how it does political censorship outside the PRC, despite statements by company executives confirming that it *does* censor such content, and a concerning lack of content related to the HK protests
2019-09-16 View on X
Washington Post

The dearth of TikTok videos on Hong Kong protests offers a glimpse of how China could shape the perception of real-world events by US and global audiences

Hong Kong unrest features prominently on most social media, but not on TikTok  —  A search for “#hongkong” on Twitter reveals … Tweets: @reedalbergotti , @mattdpearce , @craigsilve...

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