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Tencent: Suspension or permanent bans on WeChat accounts that spread rumours about the coronavirus outbreak
On Jan 25, Wechat Security Centre released an “Announcement on the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia related rumours.” The public notice said the new Wuhan coronavirus was spreading in the country and raised extensive concern in the society. Simultaneously, various rumours and stories were spreading online, continuously inciting fear and causing panic. According to the Ninth Amendment to China’s Criminal Law, "Fabricating false reports of danger, epidemic, disasters or security alerts and transmitting them through information networks or other media, or clearly knowing that information is false information described above and intentionally transmitting it through the information networks or other media, seriously disturbing the social order, is sentenced by up to three years imprisonment, short-term detention or controlled release; where serious consequences are caused, the sentence is between three and seven years imprisonment."
WeChat will resolutely and continuously fight against the dissemination of false information. We have deployed third party specialists to eradicate posts of hearsay on our platforms. In accordance with the Agreement on Software License and Service of Tencent Weixin and the Standards of Weixin Account Usage, the offending accounts of these posts would be penalised by temporarily limiting account functions or permanent bans depending on the severity of the violation.
Wechat will establish a specialised task force for novel coronavirous-related rumours, and step up its authority. We will verify news sources and posts as well as refute unfounded assertions in real time. At the same time, we welcome users to report related rumours. Users should obtain updated information from trusted news sources, official disease control centres, medical centres, and the like. Reliable information on the epidemic can be found on official provincial and municipal websites. Do not trust rumours and become panicked. Please be vigilant. Identify rumours intelligently so that such falsehoods stop with you.
Source: Sina News China
https://bit.ly/36vC4e5
#ChineseCharacteristics #Wechat #CoronavirusOutbreak #Tencent
On Jan 25, Wechat Security Centre released an “Announcement on the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia related rumours.” The public notice said the new Wuhan coronavirus was spreading in the country and raised extensive concern in the society. Simultaneously, various rumours and stories were spreading online, continuously inciting fear and causing panic. According to the Ninth Amendment to China’s Criminal Law, "Fabricating false reports of danger, epidemic, disasters or security alerts and transmitting them through information networks or other media, or clearly knowing that information is false information described above and intentionally transmitting it through the information networks or other media, seriously disturbing the social order, is sentenced by up to three years imprisonment, short-term detention or controlled release; where serious consequences are caused, the sentence is between three and seven years imprisonment."
WeChat will resolutely and continuously fight against the dissemination of false information. We have deployed third party specialists to eradicate posts of hearsay on our platforms. In accordance with the Agreement on Software License and Service of Tencent Weixin and the Standards of Weixin Account Usage, the offending accounts of these posts would be penalised by temporarily limiting account functions or permanent bans depending on the severity of the violation.
Wechat will establish a specialised task force for novel coronavirous-related rumours, and step up its authority. We will verify news sources and posts as well as refute unfounded assertions in real time. At the same time, we welcome users to report related rumours. Users should obtain updated information from trusted news sources, official disease control centres, medical centres, and the like. Reliable information on the epidemic can be found on official provincial and municipal websites. Do not trust rumours and become panicked. Please be vigilant. Identify rumours intelligently so that such falsehoods stop with you.
Source: Sina News China
https://bit.ly/36vC4e5
#ChineseCharacteristics #Wechat #CoronavirusOutbreak #Tencent
news.sina.cn
微信：对散布疫情谣言的账号进行限期或永久封禁
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#TokyoOlympics #Opening
Japanese Netizens' Different Reception of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the PRC
During the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 23, 2021, the national team of Taiwan was arranged to march in the stadium in an order that follows the alphabetical sequence of "Ta". It means the organizer identifies Taiwan in the name of "Taiwan", instead of the name "Chinese Taipei", imposed by the People's Republic of China (#PRC).
Although the official announcement was still made according to the denomination "Chinese Taipei", the host of the Japanese national TV channnel #NHK used the name "Taiwan".
Moreover, on the platform Niconico where many Japanese netizens streamed the ceremony, enthusiatic reactions appeared with entrancd of Team Taiwan and Team Hong Kong.
Many netizens typed in phrases like "Taiwan Taiwan", "An Independent Country", "Fight on, Taiwan", "Love Taiwan" when seeing Tean Taiwan marched in. Netizens also cheered for the Team Hong Kong: "Fight on Hong Kong", "Hongkongers Persist" and "Fight for freedom"
This contrasts with the reactions the Japanese netizens had towards the PRC team. The netizens critique China's human rights violations and political prosecutions in the past and present. Words like "Tiananmen", "Covid", "massacre" popped up.
It was also reported that China's #Tencent suspended the live streaming after the said NHK host called out "Taiwan". In the end, the Chinese streaming platform failed to show the entrance of Team PRC due to its censorship of the official Japanese host.
Source: Apple Daily, Taiwan; Newstalk; Niconico, Japan #Jul24
https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2021-07-24/609393
https://bit.ly/3xXGSrc
Japanese Netizens' Different Reception of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the PRC
During the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 23, 2021, the national team of Taiwan was arranged to march in the stadium in an order that follows the alphabetical sequence of "Ta". It means the organizer identifies Taiwan in the name of "Taiwan", instead of the name "Chinese Taipei", imposed by the People's Republic of China (#PRC).
Although the official announcement was still made according to the denomination "Chinese Taipei", the host of the Japanese national TV channnel #NHK used the name "Taiwan".
Moreover, on the platform Niconico where many Japanese netizens streamed the ceremony, enthusiatic reactions appeared with entrancd of Team Taiwan and Team Hong Kong.
Many netizens typed in phrases like "Taiwan Taiwan", "An Independent Country", "Fight on, Taiwan", "Love Taiwan" when seeing Tean Taiwan marched in. Netizens also cheered for the Team Hong Kong: "Fight on Hong Kong", "Hongkongers Persist" and "Fight for freedom"
This contrasts with the reactions the Japanese netizens had towards the PRC team. The netizens critique China's human rights violations and political prosecutions in the past and present. Words like "Tiananmen", "Covid", "massacre" popped up.
It was also reported that China's #Tencent suspended the live streaming after the said NHK host called out "Taiwan". In the end, the Chinese streaming platform failed to show the entrance of Team PRC due to its censorship of the official Japanese host.
Source: Apple Daily, Taiwan; Newstalk; Niconico, Japan #Jul24
https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2021-07-24/609393
https://bit.ly/3xXGSrc
新頭殼 Newtalk
東奧開幕直播｢辱華｣!中國進場遭日網友嗆：諸惡的根源、病毒發源地
東京奧運23日開幕式讓中國小粉紅氣得跳腳，不只日本《NHK》主播介紹「台灣進場」，南韓《MBC》主播也說「台灣選手進場」，「中華台北」更換成了「台灣」。另外，提供網友以「彈幕」形式留言在影片上的影音網站「Niconico」直播台灣進場時一片讚聲，但當中國進場時，馬上成了怨聲載道的「大型辱華現場」，反
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Cyberspace Administration of China: Already Held 30 Large IT Companies' Algorithm Technologies
Cyber Administration of China (#CAC) indicated on #Aug12 that 30 top IT companies have submitted part of their algorithm details, such as how to collect personal data and how to set up individual recommendation content.
Companies includes #Tencent, #TikTok under #ByteDance, #MeiTuen, #iFeng, #Weibo, #Youku, #Kuaishou, #Baidu, #Sina, #Xiaomi, #WeChat, and #Tmall and #Taobao under #Alibaba.
#Bloomberg report stated that China can have full grasp of every move done by the citizens on the internet, and even all purchase detail and personal information can be seen clearly via the relevant enterprises and applications.
The CAC passed the regulations on algorithm recommendation in March this year, requiring all enterprises to reveal the algorithm used in every application.
Nominally, they can solve the issue of data misuse and enhance cyber security. But once when the authority obtained algorithm technology, they can take further control over web activity and carry out political propaganda.
They even can take "National Security" as an excuse, to obtain citizens' and companies' information.
Source: PC Market #Aug17
https://www.pcmarket.com.hk/china-netcom-algorithm-technology-of-30-technology-giants-has-been-mastered/?fbclid=IwAR3nrfecOdr8bYlAdIkaE3S783sF8pEprBrq_7Jg46s3lLXzzi1Pv8aSX0k
#CyberAdministrationofChina #surveillance #NationalSecurity #Webtracking #AlgorithmTechnology
Cyber Administration of China (#CAC) indicated on #Aug12 that 30 top IT companies have submitted part of their algorithm details, such as how to collect personal data and how to set up individual recommendation content.
Companies includes #Tencent, #TikTok under #ByteDance, #MeiTuen, #iFeng, #Weibo, #Youku, #Kuaishou, #Baidu, #Sina, #Xiaomi, #WeChat, and #Tmall and #Taobao under #Alibaba.
#Bloomberg report stated that China can have full grasp of every move done by the citizens on the internet, and even all purchase detail and personal information can be seen clearly via the relevant enterprises and applications.
The CAC passed the regulations on algorithm recommendation in March this year, requiring all enterprises to reveal the algorithm used in every application.
Nominally, they can solve the issue of data misuse and enhance cyber security. But once when the authority obtained algorithm technology, they can take further control over web activity and carry out political propaganda.
They even can take "National Security" as an excuse, to obtain citizens' and companies' information.
Source: PC Market #Aug17
https://www.pcmarket.com.hk/china-netcom-algorithm-technology-of-30-technology-giants-has-been-mastered/?fbclid=IwAR3nrfecOdr8bYlAdIkaE3S783sF8pEprBrq_7Jg46s3lLXzzi1Pv8aSX0k
#CyberAdministrationofChina #surveillance #NationalSecurity #Webtracking #AlgorithmTechnology
PCM
騰訊、淘寶、抖音、小米無一倖免 中國網信辦 : 已掌握 30 間科技巨企的演算法技術
根據中國網信辦 (國家互聯網信息辦公室) 12 日表示，包括騰訊、阿里巴巴、字節跳動、美團等 30 間科技巨頭已提交部分應用程式的演算法詳細資訊，包括如何收集個人數據及制定個人推薦內容的技術...