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Facebook Said A Chinese Company Compromised Users With Malware And Then Ran Ads Using Their Accounts
The defendants allegedly used the accounts to run ads that often misused the images of celebrities to sell “counterfeit goods and diet pills.”
Students And Police Were At War On A Campus Under Siege. The Sewers Were The Only Escape.
After months of protests in Hong Kong, universities became the site of dramatic battles that saw students armed with Molotov cocktails dodging rubber bullets fired by the police. How did we get here?
Meet The Chinese Diplomat Who Got Promoted For Trolling The US On Twitter
The biggest country in the world is tired of being “badmouthed.”
The American Internet Sucks. The Alternative Is China.
In a fragmenting world, will governments choose ruthless digital order over chaotic digital freedom?
Mike Bloomberg Won't Attend His Company's China Summit As His Possible Campaign Gets Serious
A key Bloomberg Media event will go on without the mayor, as the campaign gets serious.
A BBC Division Made Glowing Sponsored Content For Huawei, And BBC News Reporters Are Horrified
One BBC News journalist who viewed the material said: “I nearly threw up.”
Amazon, Apple, And Google Are Distributing Products From Companies Building China's Surveillance State
Three Chinese companies helped build a security state in China’s Xinjiang region to repress millions of Uighur Muslims. Amazon, eBay, Apple, and Google are still selling their products and distributing their apps.
The Landmarks You Choose Will Reveal Where You Should Travel Next
Big Ben or Eiffel Tower?
Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China
We thought trade would bring Western values to China. Instead, it brought Chinese values to Apple.
The Free Beacon Fired A Top Reporter For A “Financial Transaction” With Someone He Frequently Covered
The conservative news site has attached a disclaimer to stories Bill Gertz wrote about a controversial Chinese billionaire.
Apple Has Removed A Mapping App That Let Protesters In Hong Kong Track Police
"This app violates our guidelines and local laws, and we have removed it from the App Store."
NBA Fans Supporting Hong Kong Protests Are Getting Kicked Out Of Games And Their Signs Confiscated
"I don't see how it was any more or less disruptive than an average NBA fan holding up a sign and screaming at the players and those people don't get kicked out."
The US Just Blacklisted China’s Most Valuable Facial Recognition Startups Over Human Rights Abuses
“These entities have been implicated in human rights violations and abuses ... against Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups."
This Is What China Looked Like 70 Years Ago
In 1949, Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People's Republic of China, ushering in 70 years of massive social and political upheaval under communist rule.
Someone Is Doxing Hong Kong Protesters And Journalists — And China Wants Them To Keep Going
Days after an activist was doxed, thugs brutally attacked him outside his home. The site with information on him and more than 100 others is being spread by Chinese state media.
Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Trying Hard To Get The US’s Attention
Pro-democracy protesters and police clashed in yet another violent standoff Sunday, as some demonstrators hope that the US will take notice of their cries for assistance.
The Government "Strongly Encouraged" Controversial Chinese Cultural Institutes To Consider Registering As Foreign Agents Ahead Of The Election. They Refused.
“It is an offence not to register if you are required to do so.”
Apple Has Confirmed Uighurs Were Targeted In Wide-Ranging Phone Hacking Scheme
In a blog post, Apple also pushed back on claims made by Google researchers and claimed the attack was more limited than first thought.
These Photos Show The Violent, Chaotic Scenes As Hong Kong Protesters March For A 13th Straight Weekend
Demonstrators defied officials and again swarmed Hong Kong's streets, setting fires and clashing with police.
Trump Ordered US Companies To Leave China And Come Back “Home.” They Aren't.
US manufacturers may be leaving China — but they're going to places like Vietnam.
Thousands Of Accounts Linked To The Chinese Government Have Been Kicked Off Of Social Media
The decision to pull the accounts comes after BuzzFeed News and other outlets reported that Chinese state-run media outlets were running ads about Hong Kong on Facebook and Twitter.
Have You Seen These Ads About Hong Kong's Protests? China Certainly Hopes You Have.
As the Hong Kong protests continue, Chinese state media outlets are hoping paid ads on Facebook and Twitter will shift the narrative online.
Hong Kong Protesters Are Worried About Facial Recognition Technology. But There Are Many Other Ways They're Being Watched.
“We don’t know what this government can do. We don’t know what these police can do."
This Hong Kong Pop Star Told Protesters To Stay Strong Against Chinese Scare Tactics
“If we scare ourselves that easily, it’s going to be so easy for the police to break us apart. We have to stand strong and stand together,” Denise Ho told BuzzFeed News.
A Muslim Man Who Had Faced Deportation To China From Qatar Is Now Headed To The US
Activists launched a massive online campaign to prevent Ablikim Yusuf from being forced to return to China, where he faced possible detention in secretive internment camps.
Tourists Headed To The US Are Being Warned To Watch Out For Random Shootings
Uruguay cautioned travelers to the US to avoid "theme parks, shopping centers, artistic festivals, religious activities, gastronomic fairs and any kind of cultural or sporting events."
A Muslim Man Is Stuck In An Airport As He Tries To Avoid Being Deported To China
Activists are rallying to prevent a Uighur man in Qatar from being sent back to China, where he could be sent to an internment camp
19 Staggeringly Cool Sights From Around The World That'll Make You Go, "Is That Real?!""
You'll be like, "Get me to the airport. Now!"
Exclusive: Google Banned Major Chinese App Developer CooTek From The Play Store And Its Ad Platforms
CooTek apps continued to bombard users with disruptive ads even after the company said it had stopped.
A Google VP Told The US Senate The Company Has “Terminated” The Chinese Search App Dragonfly
But Karan Bhatia did not explicitly rule out working on tools for China in the future.
A Chinese Diplomat Got Called Racist For Tweeting About DC While Defending Muslim Internment Camps
The deputy chief of mission in China’s embassy in Pakistan then pivoted to dunking on racism in the US and fighting with a former US national security adviser before deleting the tweets.
China Is Trying To Spy On Pakistan’s Uighurs
A group funded by the local Chinese Embassy is collecting data on Pakistan’s Uighurs, worrying the community. The embassy claims it’s never heard of the group.
An American Reporter Was Denied A Visa To China. She Said It’s Because She Criticized The Communist Party.
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, a Washington, DC–based freelance journalist, applied for a journalist visa with AFP last year. AFP was told to find another journalist.
中国・四川省でM6の地震、12人死亡125人負傷 緊迫の現地はいま（写真）
崩落した建物の中に取り残された人々をレスキュー隊が救助するなど、現地では緊迫した状況が続いているという。
US Lawmakers Want An Examination Of The US Money Funding Surveillance Tech In China
Following a report from BuzzFeed News, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Tom Suozzi want to scrutinize the ties between US institutional investors and two successful Chinese facial recognition companies, SenseTime and Megvii.
Answer Some Questions And We'll Reveal Where You Should Go On Vacation Next
Start packing your bags!
This Woman Is Running To Save The Love Of Her Life
Zheng Churan’s husband disappeared four years after she was arrested for protesting sexual harassment on public transportation.
As Stores Scramble To Deal With China Tariffs, Their Competitors Expect To Benefit
Shoppers on the prowl for a deal at discount retailers may not see a big impact on their wallets as new taxes on Chinese imports take effect.
あの日、若者たちが広場を埋め尽くした。そして… 天安門事件を知る13枚の写真
民主化を求める若者らは、激しい弾圧を受けた。
US Universities And Retirees Are Funding The Technology Behind China’s Surveillance State
Millions of dollars from US university endowments, foundations, and retirement plans have helped fund two billion-dollar Chinese facial recognition startups: SenseTime and Megvii. The Chinese government is using their technologies to surveil and profile its own citizens.
Forget The Trade War. TikTok Is China’s Most Important Export Right Now.
Silicon Valley may have begun the era of social media, but its future could be in China.
There’s A Growing “Boycott Apple” Movement In China Because Of The US Trade War
There’s been a flurry of anti-Apple and anti-US messages posted on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, following new US–China tensions over Huawei.
This Movie Made $700 Million In China And It's On Netflix Now, So I Watched And Here's How It Is
The second highest-grossing non-English film EVER!
Here’s How China Uses An App To Repress Muslims
For the first time, the app used by police in China to collect huge amounts of people’s personal information has been reverse engineered.
Exclusive: Google Is Banning A Play Store Developer With More Than Half A Billion App Installs
The Do Global ban comes after BuzzFeed News revealed it was committing ad fraud and violating other Google policies.
16 Out Of This World Pictures From An Actual Mars Training Facility
Located in the arid isolation of the Gobi Desert, the C-Space Project Mars simulation base offers visitors a taste of what it's like to travel to the red planet.
A Post About China's "996" Workweek Went Viral On GitHub. Now Microsoft Employees Want To Protect It From Censorship.
A viral GitHub project that discusses the grueling demands on Chinese tech workers could be a target for state censorship.
