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Not just Zoom; China has effective means to pressure. > In 2019, LinkedIn blocked Zhou's account from being visible in China, telling him in a message it was b
by threatofrain 6y ago
Not just Zoom; China has effective means to pressure.
> In 2019, LinkedIn blocked Zhou's account from being visible in China, telling him in a message it was because of "specific content on your profile." LinkedIn restored his account after media attention.
- _emacsomancer_ 6y agoBut, in a way, that's not news. It's not like anyone suspected MS of being trustworthy.
- cosmodisk 6y agoBut what this means is that someone from Chinese government gives a call to to MS or LinkedIn management and ask for these things, suggesting that any other option would result in less purchases of their office licenses and etc.