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JULY 1, 2020

India and China are in a conflict over a disputed border in the Himalayas that recently resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers. People in Hong Kong are self-censoring in anticipation of Beijing’s new national security laws, which outlaw activities related to “separatism, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference” in Hong Kong.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Zhang wrote: “In the three years I’ve spent at Facebook, I’ve found multiple blatant attempts by foreign national governments to abuse our platform on vast scales to mislead their own citizenry, and caused international news on multiple occasions,” wrote Zhang, who declined to talk to BuzzFeed News. Georgia Wells, Aaron Tilley and John D.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The move gives ByteDance more time to get approval from authorities in the US and China for a pending deal with Oracle and Walmart. President Trump earlier this month gave the deal his preliminary blessing as a way to address his administration’s national security concerns. I still think the Telepath founders have a lot of good ideas.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Trending up : Facebook removed networks of accounts run from China that promoted and criticized both President Trump and Joe Biden. The company is prompting every person in the United States to register to vote Tuesday, which was National Voter Registration Day. Jessica Guynn / USA Today ). Governing. ?

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

Today felt like an unusual lull in the intersection of our many unfolding national and global crises, and so I thought I’d take the opportunity to write about something different — a subject that, despite all my best efforts, I keep getting crushingly wrong. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

We remain opposed to any deal that would allow China-based or controlled entities to retain, control or modify the code or algorithms that operate any U.S.-based Oracle’s bid for TikTok doesn’t solve the Trump administration’s national security concerns. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

In June, the West African nation filed an application in US federal court seeking information from Facebook that would help it hold Myanmar accountable at the International Court of Justice. Apple is facing its toughest environment in China in years amid the decline of US-China relations. Matthew Smith / Time ).

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

Of even greater concern, though, is the speed and scale at which the attack unfolded — and the national security concerns it raises, which are profound. The National Weather Service in Lincoln, IL, for example, had just tweeted a tornado warning before suddenly going dark. And at press time, we don’t know. Mary Hui / Quartz ).

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2020

But the rules don’t apply when those lies are spread on a national scale. Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows said the administration is also looking at WeChat “and other apps that have the potential for national security exposure.” In a year’s time we’ll have something to say, whether it’s gonna be, “it’s amazing!” Governing. ?

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Yesterday I included a link to a story in Time about a request from the Gambian government to help investigate the genocide in Myanmar , where the United Nations has said Facebook contributed to the incitement of violence. Iris Deng, Yujie Xue in Shenzhen and Josh Ye / South China Morning Post ). Tim Wu / The New York Times ).

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The Verge

JUNE 11, 2020

In this year’s Verge Tech Survey , a national poll found that 72 percent of respondents believe Facebook has too much power, and 56 percent said the government should break up tech companies if they control too much of the economy. And in some crucial areas, public opinion does not appear to be on the company’s side. Virus tracker.

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JULY 14, 2020

Because it’s going to be worse – we’re going to have to give China billions of dollars for the privilege of having TikTok operate on US soil.”. As recently as April, Zoom was caught rerouting external video calls through China , a behavior far more serious than anything we’ve seen from TikTok. What sort of data?

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

TikTok and WeChat are being lumped together in the Trump’s administration’s attempt to crack down on national security threats from China. Apple didn’t commit to stop processing requests for user data from Hong Kong authorities in the wake of a national security law imposed by Beijing. David McCabe / The New York Times ).

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

I’m also worried that with our nation so divided and election results potentially taking days or even weeks to be finalized, there could be an increased risk of civil unrest across the country.”. China emphasized its power in the TikTok sale, saying it has the right to approve or block the sale of technology abroad.

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JULY 22, 2020

The policy is part of a package of bipartisan amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, which the Senate is expected to vote on later this week. National security concerns about TikTok, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, have picked up steam amid fears that U.S. Sanger, Nicholas Fandos and Julian E. Industry. ?

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

China has also launched cyberattacks against “high-profile individuals” linked to Joe Biden’s campaign, while Iranian actors have targeted people associated with President Trump’s campaign. Anyway, TikTok’s transparency center is great — a truly forward-leaning effort from a young company. Trending up : Google is giving more than $8.5

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AUGUST 18, 2020

The trade war with China shows no signs of ending — or even de-escalating — this year. in 2018, “might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” Mr. Trump wrote in an executive order issued at 7:45 p.m. And yet — how likely does it seem to you that ByteDance will ultimately have that option?

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MAY 29, 2020

Trending up : Google partnered with The National Alliance on Mental Illness to help people struggling with anxiety during the coronavirus crisis. ByteDance is shifting TikTok ’s power out of China amid ongoing regulatory scrutiny. The real policy, as ever, is what you enforce. Yingzhi Yang, Echo Wang and Alexandra Alper / Reuters).

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MAY 20, 2020

Reuters reported that one email said Texans “‘are put at risk’ by the company, ‘whose executives clearly display anti-conservative and anti-Republican bias, subtly controlling what Americans see when they search for information about national political issues.’”. Instead it all just bleeds together into partisan noise.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

The phenomenon was on full display at this week’s Republican National Convention. US companies operating in China say Trump’s WeChat ban could hurt their ability to effectively communicate with staff and local authorities. Perhaps one of the companies now circling it can replicate them eventually.

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JULY 28, 2020

China is moving quickly to launch a similar idea in the coming months,” he warned. “If Later that year, he said that it was important not to let China set the rules for the internet in the rest of the world, arguing that the country’s values aren’t democratic. If America doesn’t innovate, our financial leadership is not guaranteed.”

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JULY 21, 2020

Finally, if you break us up, a giant technology company from China will likely emerge as the world’s dominant social network, creating a beachhead for the expansion of Chinese soft power — and, along with it, censorship and authoritarianism. As for China? The so-called “ Splinternet ” is a long time in coming.

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