#SocialMedia #Privacy #UserData
Pompeo Praises Google, Facebook and Twitter for Refusing to Surrender User Data to Hong Kong Government
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed thanks to Google, Facebook and Twitter for refusing to surrender user data to the Hong Kong government. He has also encouraged other companies to do the same.
At a White House press conference, Pompeo criticised Beijing for its inconsistency, "Beijing said that for 50 years they’d give the people of Hong Kong 'a high degree of autonomy.' And you all have seen what’s happened after only 23 years – empty promises made to the people of Hong Kong and to the world."
Many mainstream social media platforms, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram and WhatsApp have recently expressed that they will stop processing requests from the Hong Kong government for user information disclosure, after Beijing's forceful implementation of the National Security Law.
Source: Stand News #Jul8
#Twitter #FaceBook #Google #Pompeo
Pompeo Praises Google, Facebook and Twitter for Refusing to Surrender User Data to Hong Kong Government
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed thanks to Google, Facebook and Twitter for refusing to surrender user data to the Hong Kong government. He has also encouraged other companies to do the same.
At a White House press conference, Pompeo criticised Beijing for its inconsistency, "Beijing said that for 50 years they’d give the people of Hong Kong 'a high degree of autonomy.' And you all have seen what’s happened after only 23 years – empty promises made to the people of Hong Kong and to the world."
Many mainstream social media platforms, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram and WhatsApp have recently expressed that they will stop processing requests from the Hong Kong government for user information disclosure, after Beijing's forceful implementation of the National Security Law.
Source: Stand News #Jul8
#Twitter #FaceBook #Google #Pompeo
#Newspaper
In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins
//The technological Cold War between China and the United States is playing out on various fronts around the world. The trade war ensnared Chinese tech giants like #Huawei and ZTE while American companies complain of industrial policies that favor Chinese businesses. Digital controls in China have also kept companies like Google and Facebook from operating in mainland China.
//Hong Kong emerges as the front line in a global fight between the United States and China over censorship following the introduction of a draconian new security law that mandates police censorship, surveillance and can be applied to online speech across the world.
//Caught in the middle are the city’s seven million residents, online records of political debate which may now be illegal and the world’s largest internet companies which host and guard that data.
//Many big companies including #Facebook, #Google #Twitter, #Zoom, and #LinkedIn have already stated that they would temporarily stop complying with requests for user data from the Hong Kong authorities, which has amounted to over 7000 in the second half of 2019 because of protests. The police have also made numerous requests to have Google remove sensitive posts, to which Google said no.
//The Hong Kong government has responded by emphasizing the penalty for non-compliance. Based on the law, the Hong Kong authorities can dictate the way people around the world talk about the city’s politics, and employees of companies that failed to hand over user data could be arrested.
//Several local apps associated with the protest movement have already shut down. People have begun to delete their social media accounts, switched to using encrypted chat apps like Signal, and embraced coded online speech that flourishes on the heavily monitored internet of China.
//Companies, meanwhile, have the option of shifting data away from Hong Kong but it is by no means an easy task. Moving all employees out of the city would insulate firms from arrests, but it may not be feasible.
//The looming legal fights could determine whether the city falls behind China’s digital Iron Curtain or becomes a hybrid where online speech and communications are selectively policed.
The Cold War between the US and //China continues on the other hand as the US moves to ban Chinese apps that are seen as potential threats to national security.
Full Article: The New York Times
https://nyti.ms/32WaXuP
Further reading:
“Zero logs” VPN exposes millions of logs including user passwords, claims data is anonymous
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/ufo-vpn-data-exposure/
#coldwar #internetsecurity #censorship
In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins
//The technological Cold War between China and the United States is playing out on various fronts around the world. The trade war ensnared Chinese tech giants like #Huawei and ZTE while American companies complain of industrial policies that favor Chinese businesses. Digital controls in China have also kept companies like Google and Facebook from operating in mainland China.
//Hong Kong emerges as the front line in a global fight between the United States and China over censorship following the introduction of a draconian new security law that mandates police censorship, surveillance and can be applied to online speech across the world.
//Caught in the middle are the city’s seven million residents, online records of political debate which may now be illegal and the world’s largest internet companies which host and guard that data.
//Many big companies including #Facebook, #Google #Twitter, #Zoom, and #LinkedIn have already stated that they would temporarily stop complying with requests for user data from the Hong Kong authorities, which has amounted to over 7000 in the second half of 2019 because of protests. The police have also made numerous requests to have Google remove sensitive posts, to which Google said no.
//The Hong Kong government has responded by emphasizing the penalty for non-compliance. Based on the law, the Hong Kong authorities can dictate the way people around the world talk about the city’s politics, and employees of companies that failed to hand over user data could be arrested.
//Several local apps associated with the protest movement have already shut down. People have begun to delete their social media accounts, switched to using encrypted chat apps like Signal, and embraced coded online speech that flourishes on the heavily monitored internet of China.
//Companies, meanwhile, have the option of shifting data away from Hong Kong but it is by no means an easy task. Moving all employees out of the city would insulate firms from arrests, but it may not be feasible.
//The looming legal fights could determine whether the city falls behind China’s digital Iron Curtain or becomes a hybrid where online speech and communications are selectively policed.
The Cold War between the US and //China continues on the other hand as the US moves to ban Chinese apps that are seen as potential threats to national security.
Full Article: The New York Times
https://nyti.ms/32WaXuP
Further reading:
“Zero logs” VPN exposes millions of logs including user passwords, claims data is anonymous
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/ufo-vpn-data-exposure/
#coldwar #internetsecurity #censorship
NY Times
In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins (Published 2020)
As the city grapples with new restrictions on online speech, American tech giants are on the front line of a clash between China and the United States over the internet’s future.
#Newspaper
South Korea’s Naver relocates Hong Kong data centre to Singapore
//Naver — a Google rival that dominates the South Korean market for web services and owns a majority of Japan-based WhatsApp competitor Line — confirmed it was relocating its data back-up centre from Hong Kong to an expanded site in Singapore.
//The move is the first by a major foreign tech group to formally retreat from the territory in response to China’s new national security laws
//Its exit comes amid widespread concern among foreign groups that they will be forced to hand over private user data to Hong Kong authorities as well as face censorship by the Chinese Communist party. Similar fears have stopped many US tech companies from operating within China for years.
//#Facebook, #Google and #Microsoft were among companies that this month temporarily blocked Hong Kong’s government from accessing user data as they assessed the implications of the new law. The US tech groups, most of which have data centres in Hong Kong, are locked in negotiations over a proposal to give regulators in the territory access to customer banking records.
//The decision by Seoul-based #Naver highlights the potential that other companies and investors could similarly shift operations and assets to Singapore, as Hong Kong loses its lustre as the region’s leading low-tax financial centre and a key tech and trade hub as Beijing tightens control.
Full article: FT, (21-Jul)
Further reading:
As National Security Law Descends upon Hong Kong, VPN Service TunnelBear Removes Hong Kong Servers, ProtonVPN Lists Hong Kong as “High-Risk Country”
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23722
In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23731
#Singapore #NationalSecurityLaw #Relocation #TechGroup
South Korea’s Naver relocates Hong Kong data centre to Singapore
//Naver — a Google rival that dominates the South Korean market for web services and owns a majority of Japan-based WhatsApp competitor Line — confirmed it was relocating its data back-up centre from Hong Kong to an expanded site in Singapore.
//The move is the first by a major foreign tech group to formally retreat from the territory in response to China’s new national security laws
//Its exit comes amid widespread concern among foreign groups that they will be forced to hand over private user data to Hong Kong authorities as well as face censorship by the Chinese Communist party. Similar fears have stopped many US tech companies from operating within China for years.
//#Facebook, #Google and #Microsoft were among companies that this month temporarily blocked Hong Kong’s government from accessing user data as they assessed the implications of the new law. The US tech groups, most of which have data centres in Hong Kong, are locked in negotiations over a proposal to give regulators in the territory access to customer banking records.
//The decision by Seoul-based #Naver highlights the potential that other companies and investors could similarly shift operations and assets to Singapore, as Hong Kong loses its lustre as the region’s leading low-tax financial centre and a key tech and trade hub as Beijing tightens control.
Full article: FT, (21-Jul)
Further reading:
As National Security Law Descends upon Hong Kong, VPN Service TunnelBear Removes Hong Kong Servers, ProtonVPN Lists Hong Kong as “High-Risk Country”
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23722
In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23731
#Singapore #NationalSecurityLaw #Relocation #TechGroup
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South Korea’s Naver relocates Hong Kong data centre to Singapore
First major foreign tech group to confirm exit from Chinese territory amid privacy concerns
#Censorship
#WHO Facebook Page Censors #TaiwanCanHelp Comments
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist #JoshuaWong wrote on his Facebook page:
"I intended to comment #TaiwanCanHelp on WHO's Facebook to support Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Assembly. However, my comment was censored and I am not allowed to post the text.
#Facebook spokeperson stated that page owners can manage their comments including censoring keywords to prevent it from appearing in the comment section.
It is believed that the page owner activated this function and banned keywords related to "Taiwan Can Help", making it impossible for people to comment.
Why does WHO have to set Taiwan as a sensitive keyword? Does it have the same effect of "Voldemort" in the Harry Potter series?
I believe the WHO has to explain this."
[Editor's Note: Netizens including those who wrote in Thai and Mongolian experienced the same problem.]
Source: Joshua Wong; WHO Facebook Page #Nov12
https://www.facebook.com/200976479994868/posts/3500463153379501/
#WHO Facebook Page Censors #TaiwanCanHelp Comments
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist #JoshuaWong wrote on his Facebook page:
"I intended to comment #TaiwanCanHelp on WHO's Facebook to support Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Assembly. However, my comment was censored and I am not allowed to post the text.
#Facebook spokeperson stated that page owners can manage their comments including censoring keywords to prevent it from appearing in the comment section.
It is believed that the page owner activated this function and banned keywords related to "Taiwan Can Help", making it impossible for people to comment.
Why does WHO have to set Taiwan as a sensitive keyword? Does it have the same effect of "Voldemort" in the Harry Potter series?
I believe the WHO has to explain this."
[Editor's Note: Netizens including those who wrote in Thai and Mongolian experienced the same problem.]
Source: Joshua Wong; WHO Facebook Page #Nov12
https://www.facebook.com/200976479994868/posts/3500463153379501/
WHO Facebook Suspected of Banning Comments About Taiwan
The World Health Organisation posted a COVID-19 vaccine Q&A video on Facebook on Nov 12. The former secretary general of Demosistō, Joshua Wong, attempted to comment "Taiwan can help" on the video, but had his comment removed. Joshua believed that the WHO Facebook page's administrators had set a ban on comments mentioning Taiwan. He compared the ban to Lord Voldemort as a taboo in Harry Potter.
Joshua Wong said the WHO published a live video about COVID-19 vaccines at mid-night, Nov 12 HKT. He planned to write #TaiwanCanHelp to express his support on Taiwan joining the WHO meeting. However, the page limited his comment showing an exclamation mark in a red frame disallowing the comment.
Source: Stand News #Nov12
#Taiwan #WHO #JoshuaWong #Facebook
https://bit.ly/38VO90X
The World Health Organisation posted a COVID-19 vaccine Q&A video on Facebook on Nov 12. The former secretary general of Demosistō, Joshua Wong, attempted to comment "Taiwan can help" on the video, but had his comment removed. Joshua believed that the WHO Facebook page's administrators had set a ban on comments mentioning Taiwan. He compared the ban to Lord Voldemort as a taboo in Harry Potter.
Joshua Wong said the WHO published a live video about COVID-19 vaccines at mid-night, Nov 12 HKT. He planned to write #TaiwanCanHelp to express his support on Taiwan joining the WHO meeting. However, the page limited his comment showing an exclamation mark in a red frame disallowing the comment.
Source: Stand News #Nov12
#Taiwan #WHO #JoshuaWong #Facebook
https://bit.ly/38VO90X
Facebook confirms data-sharing agreements with Chinese firms
Facebook confirmed to have data-sharing partnership with Chinese firms including Huawei, a company US intelligence previously flagged as a security threat.
The agreements gave the Chinese firms some access to users' data to help them build Facebook "experiences" on their smartphones.
The New York Times reported that Facebook had given at least 60 device-makers access to users' data and their Facebook friends without obtaining explicit consent and that in some cases the details were stored on the firms' own servers.
A report by the committee asked whether the firms were too close to China's Communist Party and its military. It also suggested their products and services could pose a long-term security threat to the US.
Source: BBC #Jun06
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44379593?fbclid=IwAR1pz0PUZpD_MKewFO-ueUimKqZ6I6Ihz3g_DLiUQVTvOX9-KsnBPuoKKzA
#Facebook #DataSharing #FacebookChina
Facebook confirmed to have data-sharing partnership with Chinese firms including Huawei, a company US intelligence previously flagged as a security threat.
The agreements gave the Chinese firms some access to users' data to help them build Facebook "experiences" on their smartphones.
The New York Times reported that Facebook had given at least 60 device-makers access to users' data and their Facebook friends without obtaining explicit consent and that in some cases the details were stored on the firms' own servers.
A report by the committee asked whether the firms were too close to China's Communist Party and its military. It also suggested their products and services could pose a long-term security threat to the US.
Source: BBC #Jun06
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44379593?fbclid=IwAR1pz0PUZpD_MKewFO-ueUimKqZ6I6Ihz3g_DLiUQVTvOX9-KsnBPuoKKzA
#Facebook #DataSharing #FacebookChina
After Chinese-funded factory was arson, the Myanmar military and police enter and kill at least 39 people
Anti-China sentiment has risen in Myanmar. After a Chinese factory was attacked, police and military were sent to demonstrators’ settlement in Hlaing Tharyar district on Sunday, 14 Mar, 2021., killing at least 22 people in the poor industrial suburb.
Moreover, at least 16 demonstrators were killed in the bloody suppression in other regions and one police died in the confrontation, pushing up the death toll to 39 in one day and making it the bloodiest day since the military coup on February 1, 2021.
Burmese people are dissatisfying China for not condemning the military takeover, suspecting Beijing’s acquiescence in, or even connivance with the military coup. Days of military crackdowns have caused people to vent their anger on local Chinese companies.
There were Chinese-funded clothing factories being set on fire in Hlaing Tharyar, the China Embassy also claimed there were on duty officials being beaten, some Chinese-funded hotels were getting attacked. There was no organisation admitted the responsibility yet. The protest leader Ei Thinzar Maung said on Facebook, “If you want to do business in Myanmar stably, then respect Myanmar people.”
After some Chinese-funded companies being attacked, the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar announced a statement urging the military government to take actions, “China urges Myanmar to take further effective measures to stop all acts of violence, punish the perpetrators in accordance with the law and ensure the safety of life and property of Chinese companies and personnel in Myanmar.” But the statement did not mention anything about police brutality and military suppression. The Facebook page of the embassy got lots of negative comments in Burmese from netizens.
Source: The Stand News #Mar15
https://bit.ly/3mb5TKF
#Myanmar #Protest #Demonstrators #Freedom #MilitaryCoup #PoliceBrutality #AntiChina #Facebook #China #Beijing
Anti-China sentiment has risen in Myanmar. After a Chinese factory was attacked, police and military were sent to demonstrators’ settlement in Hlaing Tharyar district on Sunday, 14 Mar, 2021., killing at least 22 people in the poor industrial suburb.
Moreover, at least 16 demonstrators were killed in the bloody suppression in other regions and one police died in the confrontation, pushing up the death toll to 39 in one day and making it the bloodiest day since the military coup on February 1, 2021.
Burmese people are dissatisfying China for not condemning the military takeover, suspecting Beijing’s acquiescence in, or even connivance with the military coup. Days of military crackdowns have caused people to vent their anger on local Chinese companies.
There were Chinese-funded clothing factories being set on fire in Hlaing Tharyar, the China Embassy also claimed there were on duty officials being beaten, some Chinese-funded hotels were getting attacked. There was no organisation admitted the responsibility yet. The protest leader Ei Thinzar Maung said on Facebook, “If you want to do business in Myanmar stably, then respect Myanmar people.”
After some Chinese-funded companies being attacked, the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar announced a statement urging the military government to take actions, “China urges Myanmar to take further effective measures to stop all acts of violence, punish the perpetrators in accordance with the law and ensure the safety of life and property of Chinese companies and personnel in Myanmar.” But the statement did not mention anything about police brutality and military suppression. The Facebook page of the embassy got lots of negative comments in Burmese from netizens.
Source: The Stand News #Mar15
https://bit.ly/3mb5TKF
#Myanmar #Protest #Demonstrators #Freedom #MilitaryCoup #PoliceBrutality #AntiChina #Facebook #China #Beijing
#Facebook: #ChineseHackers Attempt to Breach #Uyghurs Communication Devices for #Surveillance
Source: Stand News #Mar25
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#Facebook: #ChineseHackers Attempt to Breach #Uyghurs Communication Devices for #Surveillance
Facebook reported that groups of Chinese hackers tried to set up fake accounts on Facebook in order to get in contact with Uyghurs overseas. After gaining their trust, they send their victims malicious links disguised as Uyghur news sites or online stores, in an attempt to install spyware on their phones for surveillance.
The report on the hacking activities was published on March 24, 2021 in which Facebook did not directly link the incident to the Chinese government, but said that the activity "had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation". The hacking groups involved, known in the cybersecurity industry as Earth Empusa and Evil Eye, have also been involved in other surveillance activities in the past.
The hackers mainly target Uyghur human rights activists, journalists, and dissidents from Xinjiang. Most of them currently live in Turkey, Kazakhstan, the United States, Syria, Australia and Canada.
Source: Stand News #Mar25
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/facebook-中國駭客試圖入侵維吾爾族通訊工具進行監視/
#Uyghurs #Cybersecurity #ChineseHackers #MassSurveillance #BigData
Facebook reported that groups of Chinese hackers tried to set up fake accounts on Facebook in order to get in contact with Uyghurs overseas. After gaining their trust, they send their victims malicious links disguised as Uyghur news sites or online stores, in an attempt to install spyware on their phones for surveillance.
The report on the hacking activities was published on March 24, 2021 in which Facebook did not directly link the incident to the Chinese government, but said that the activity "had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation". The hacking groups involved, known in the cybersecurity industry as Earth Empusa and Evil Eye, have also been involved in other surveillance activities in the past.
The hackers mainly target Uyghur human rights activists, journalists, and dissidents from Xinjiang. Most of them currently live in Turkey, Kazakhstan, the United States, Syria, Australia and Canada.
Source: Stand News #Mar25
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/facebook-中國駭客試圖入侵維吾爾族通訊工具進行監視/
#Uyghurs #Cybersecurity #ChineseHackers #MassSurveillance #BigData
Peter Thiel criticizes Google and Apple for being too close to China
Tech investor Peter Thiel criticized big U.S. technology companies for being too close to China at a Tuesday appearance at a virtual event held by the Richard Nixon Foundation.
Thiel, who co-founded PayPal and sits on Facebook’s board after making an early investment, is an outspoken voice in the technology investment world is known for contrarian opinions and conservative leanings. He’s backed defense contractors like Palantir and publicly supported former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign for president.
On Wednesday, the Nixon session focused on China, and he was joined by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien.
Source: CNBC #Apr07
#PeterThiel #Google #Apple #China #PayPal #Facebook
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/07/peter-thiel-criticizes-google-and-apple-for-being-too-close-to-china-.html
Tech investor Peter Thiel criticized big U.S. technology companies for being too close to China at a Tuesday appearance at a virtual event held by the Richard Nixon Foundation.
Thiel, who co-founded PayPal and sits on Facebook’s board after making an early investment, is an outspoken voice in the technology investment world is known for contrarian opinions and conservative leanings. He’s backed defense contractors like Palantir and publicly supported former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign for president.
On Wednesday, the Nixon session focused on China, and he was joined by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien.
Source: CNBC #Apr07
#PeterThiel #Google #Apple #China #PayPal #Facebook
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/07/peter-thiel-criticizes-google-and-apple-for-being-too-close-to-china-.html
Facebook Staff Fret Over China’s Ads Portraying Happy Muslims in Xinjiang
Facebook Inc. is blocked in China, but Beijing is a big user of the platform to spread its political views to hundreds of millions of people overseas, sometimes via advertisements.
Now, some Facebook staff are raising concerns on internal message boards and in other employee discussions that the company is being used as a conduit for state propaganda, highlighting sponsored posts from Chinese organizations that purport to show Muslim ethnic minority Uyghurs thriving in China’s Xinjiang region, according to people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. and some European governments say Beijing is committing genocide against the Uyghurs, citing a campaign that includes political indoctrination, mass internment and forced sterilizations.
Source: WSJ #Apr02
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-staff-fret-over-chinas-ads-portraying-happy-muslims-in-xinjiang-11617366096
#Facebook #China #Xinjiang #Propaganda #Uyghur
Facebook Inc. is blocked in China, but Beijing is a big user of the platform to spread its political views to hundreds of millions of people overseas, sometimes via advertisements.
Now, some Facebook staff are raising concerns on internal message boards and in other employee discussions that the company is being used as a conduit for state propaganda, highlighting sponsored posts from Chinese organizations that purport to show Muslim ethnic minority Uyghurs thriving in China’s Xinjiang region, according to people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. and some European governments say Beijing is committing genocide against the Uyghurs, citing a campaign that includes political indoctrination, mass internment and forced sterilizations.
Source: WSJ #Apr02
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-staff-fret-over-chinas-ads-portraying-happy-muslims-in-xinjiang-11617366096
#Facebook #China #Xinjiang #Propaganda #Uyghur
#WhiteTerror #CyberBully
#ChineseNetizens Criticize Popular #ThaiDrama "#GirlFromNowhere" for showing flag of #HongKong and #Taiwan on its #Facebook page
Source: Stand News #May19
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#ChineseNetizens Criticize Popular #ThaiDrama "#GirlFromNowhere" for showing flag of #HongKong and #Taiwan on its #Facebook page
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#WhiteTerror #CyberBully
#ChineseNetizens Criticize Popular #ThaiDrama "#GirlFromNowhere" for showing flags of #HongKong and #Taiwan on its #Facebook page
"Girl from Nowhere", a popular Thai drama, has just ended its second season on #Netflix recently. A photo was posted on the series’ official Facebook channel thanking the support from its audiences around Asia.
However, the act has infuriated Chinese netizens. The Chinese netizens criticized the series for showing the flags of Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The series on its Facebook page posted on May 17, 2021 a “Thank you” note in 7 different languages to celebrate its popularity around Asia.
The flag of Hong Kong and the flag of Taiwan were put beside the Chinese characters “多謝” and “谢谢” respectively. Chinese netizens accused the photo of "insulting China" and claimed to boycott the series. They also condemned the photo for listing Hong Kong and Taiwan as "two separate countries".
Thai netizens refuted by saying “China doesn't even have Netflix, why you gotta be so angry”.
Source: Stand News #May19
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/%E6%B3%B0%E5%8A%87%E8%87%B4%E8%AC%9D%E6%B5%B7%E5%A0%B1%E7%8F%BE%E9%9D%92%E5%A4%A9%E7%99%BD%E6%97%A5%E7%B4%85%E6%97%97-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%8D%80%E6%97%97-%E5%BC%95%E4%B8%AD%E6%B3%B0%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%BD%B5%E6%88%B0/
#Mobbing #MilkTeaAlliance
#ChineseNetizens Criticize Popular #ThaiDrama "#GirlFromNowhere" for showing flags of #HongKong and #Taiwan on its #Facebook page
"Girl from Nowhere", a popular Thai drama, has just ended its second season on #Netflix recently. A photo was posted on the series’ official Facebook channel thanking the support from its audiences around Asia.
However, the act has infuriated Chinese netizens. The Chinese netizens criticized the series for showing the flags of Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The series on its Facebook page posted on May 17, 2021 a “Thank you” note in 7 different languages to celebrate its popularity around Asia.
The flag of Hong Kong and the flag of Taiwan were put beside the Chinese characters “多謝” and “谢谢” respectively. Chinese netizens accused the photo of "insulting China" and claimed to boycott the series. They also condemned the photo for listing Hong Kong and Taiwan as "two separate countries".
Thai netizens refuted by saying “China doesn't even have Netflix, why you gotta be so angry”.
Source: Stand News #May19
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/%E6%B3%B0%E5%8A%87%E8%87%B4%E8%AC%9D%E6%B5%B7%E5%A0%B1%E7%8F%BE%E9%9D%92%E5%A4%A9%E7%99%BD%E6%97%A5%E7%B4%85%E6%97%97-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%8D%80%E6%97%97-%E5%BC%95%E4%B8%AD%E6%B3%B0%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%BD%B5%E6%88%B0/
#Mobbing #MilkTeaAlliance