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• awillen 6y ago
  Everything there now just says censored. Now I'm really curious...
• ZenTheMan 6y ago
  This is what was posted: > Business Hall of Bootlickers: > > * Activision Blizzard: [banned player](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dexeva/blizzard_banned_and_took_player_off_air_after_his/ https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dexeva/blizzard_...) for supporting Hong Kong democracy protest. Confiscated all his winnings. Fired his interviewers > * Apple: [censors Taiwan flag emoji](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dex1j0/apple_bows_to_china_by_censoring_taiwan_flag_emoji/ https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dex1j0/apple_bow...) in iOS in Hong Kong > * Apple (partial entry): [censored Hong Kong protest map](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-hk-protest-map/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-hk-protest-map...) from App Store. Relented after backlash, now letting app into App Store. > * Vans: [censors pro-HK democracy design](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dekxtu/vans_shoes_face_boycott_calls_after_company/ https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dekxtu/vans_shoe...) in its shoe design competition > * NBA (partial entry): [rebuked](https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nba-statement-english-chinese-66104687 https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nba-statement-englis...) Rockets manager for his pro-HK tweet, saying NBA was "extremely disappointed with Morey's inappropriate comment." Backpedalled after backlash, now saying they support Morey's freedom of speech. > * Disney / ESPN: [forbids](https://deadspin.com/internal-memo-espn-forbids-discussion-of-chinese-polit-1838881032 https://deadspin.com/internal-memo-espn-forbids-discussion-o...) mention of Chinese politics when discussing Rockets manager's pro-HK tweet. ESPN hosts castigated Morey & speculated about his sincerity, but they will not talk about what caused the tweet: China's encroachment on HK > * Viacom / Paramount: [censors Taiwan flag](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/tom-cruises-top-gun-jacket-shows-how-key-china-is-to-film-industry.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/tom-cruises-top-gun-jacket-s...) from the jacket worn by Tom Cruise in the new "Top Gun" movie > * Disney / Marvel: [censored Tibetan monk](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/tibet-supporters-protest-marvel-s-dr-strange-over-changed-character-n677706 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/tibet-supporters-...) from "Doctor Strange" and turned him into a white woman. Movie screenwriter: "if you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people who think that that’s bullshit". > * ASICS, Calvin Klein, Coach, Fresh, Givenchy, Pocari Sweat, Valentino, Versace, Swarovski: details [here](https://www.whatsonweibo.com/these-are-the-foreign-brands-apologizing-to-china-amid-hong-kong-tensions/ https://www.whatsonweibo.com/these-are-the-foreign-brands-ap...) > * Marriott: apologized to China & [changed "Taiwan" to "Taiwan, China"](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2160030/taiwan-hotel-cuts-ties-marriott-protest-caving-beijing https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/21...) after China threw a hissy fit > * Nike: [removed](https://fadeawayworld.net/2019/10/08/nike-removes-all-houston-rockets-related-products-from-their-china-webstore/ https://fadeawayworld.net/2019/10/08/nike-removes-all-housto...) all Houston Rockets products from their China webstore > * Activision Blizzard: [cut livestream](https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dfaz21/american_university_hearthstone_team_holds_up/ https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dfaz21/american_u...) when American University team held up pro-HK sign. > * Apple: [handed over](https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/18/17587304/apple-icloud-china-user-data-state-run-telecom-privacy-security https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/18/17587304/apple-icloud-chi...) iCloud data & encryption keys to China > * Riot Games: [censors](https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/comments/dfcjqa/riot_games_owned_100_by_tencent_chinese/ https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/comments/dfcjqa/riot...) the words "Hong Kong", forcing casters to refer to team "Hong Kong Attitude" as "HKA". > * Cathay Pacific: [fired](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/28/cathay-pacific-denounced-for-firing-hong-kong-staff-on-china-orders https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/28/cathay-pacific...) employees for FB posts supporting HK protests. > * Apple: [minimized](https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/6/20853393/apple-iphone-ios-exploits-statement-security-google-false-impressions https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/6/20853393/apple-iphone-ios-...) the seriousness of iOS exploits that enabled China to track Uyghurs, when 1M+ of them are rounded up by China in concentration camps > * Google: [censored](https://lihkg.com/thread/1639291/page/1 https://lihkg.com/thread/1639291/page/1) pro-HK game "[The Revolution of Our Times](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=story.hk.hkmovement&hl=en_US)" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=story.hk.hkmov... from Google Play because it was about a "sensitive event". > * Gap: [apologized to China](https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/15/news/companies/gap-tshirt-map-of-china/index.html https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/15/news/companies/gap-tshirt-m...) for selling T-shirts IN CANADA that didn't include Taiwan as part of China > * Tiffany: [removed](https://news.yahoo.com/tiffany-removes-advert-over-hong-kong-controversy-093418861.html https://news.yahoo.com/tiffany-removes-advert-over-hong-kong...) tweet showing model covering 1 eye after China accused it of supporting HK > * Marriott: [fired](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2128124/marriott-sacks-employee-who-liked-twitter-post-tibet-independence https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2128124/marr...) employee who liked tweet from Tibetan group > * Mercedes: [apologized](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/07/mercedes-apologises-china-quoting-dalai-lama/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/07/mercedes-apologi...) for quoting Dalai Lama on Instagram > * American, Delta, United: [deleted](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed...) mention of Taiwan as a country from websites > * Audi: [apologized](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#audi-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed...) for using "incorrect map" of China that left off Taiwan > * Muji: [destroyed](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#muji-2 https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed...) store catalogs that contain "incorrect" map of China > * Zara: [apologized](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#zara-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed...) for listing Taiwan as country > * Medtronic: [apologized](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#medtronic-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed...) for publishing "illegal content" that listed "Republic of China (Taiwan)" as country > * Ray-Ban: [changed](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#ray-ban-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed...) "Taiwan" & "Hongkong" to "China Taiwan" & "China Hongkong" > * Qantas, Air France, Air Canada, British Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Japan Airlines, ANA: [changed](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#international-airlines-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed...) "Taiwan" to "Taiwan China" on websites > * TikTok: [censor](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-how-tiktok-censors-videos-that-do-not-please-beijing https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-...) videos that mention Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, Falun Gong > * Sheraton: [banned](https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3791266 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3791266) Taiwan National Day event. China called event ["illegal & a crime against international law"](https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/kinas-ambassad-pressade-hotell-att-inte-lata-taiwan-representanter-fira-sin-nationaldag-/ https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/kinas-ambassad-pressade-hot...) > * Disney: [shrank/removed](https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-china-poster-controversy-john-boyega-1201653494/ https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-china-poster-co...) non-white characters from Chinese poster of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” > * Philadelphia Sixers: [ejected](https://6abc.com/sports/sixers-fan-supporting-hong-kong-ejected-from-preseason-game/5604293/ https://6abc.com/sports/sixers-fan-supporting-hong-kong-ejec...) fans for supporting HK > * Princeton: [doesn't talk about](https://quillette.com/2019/07/22/when-the-lion-wakes-the-global-threat-of-the-chinese-communist-party/ https://quillette.com/2019/07/22/when-the-lion-wakes-the-glo...) the 3 Ts: Tibet, Tiananmen, Taiwan > * Leica: released ad on Tiananmen protest. [Apologized & distanced itself](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3006817/leica-camera-backs-away-promotional-video-depicting-tiananmen https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3006817/lei...) from ad > * Reddit: took $150M from Tencent. Removed threads like [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dfc6qi/disneyowned_espn_forbids_discussion_of_chinese/ https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dfc6qi/disneyown...) > * Rockhampton, Queensland: [censored](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-09/childrens-cow-statue-design-altered-taiwan-flag-painted-over-qld/9739574 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-09/childrens-cow-statue-...) Taiwan flag in student art project > * Cisco: [helped build](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/04/ciscos-latest-attempt-dodge-responsibility-facilitating-human-rights-abuses-export https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/04/ciscos-latest-attempt-...) the Great Firewall including module to persecute Falun Gong > * MGM: [changed](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2237717/amp/Red-Dawn-remake-swapped-Chinese-flags-insignia-North-Korean-ones-fear-losing-billion-dollar-box-office.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2237717/amp/Red-Daw...) Red Dawn's villain from China to N Korea to placate China > * Global Blue: [fired](http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1161789.shtml http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1161789.shtml) staff for calling Taiwan a country > * L'Oréal / Lancôme: [canceled](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36457450 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36457450) concert of HK artist Denise Ho for her pro-democracy activism > > After decades of opening up Western market to China while turning a blind eye to rampant Chinese IP thefts, forced tech transfers, & protectionism, we are looking at widespread control of Western firms by China. Firms that are not under outright Chinese control still kowtow to China out of fear of China's retaliation. > > This is a very incomplete list of what we're seeing publicly. Imagine how bad it is behind closed doors. > > REVERSE ENTRIES: > > * Matt Stone & Trey Parker: South Park "Band in China" > * Red Bull: [released](http://sendvid.com/q6xdrgrn http://sendvid.com/q6xdrgrn) video supporting protests for freedom & liberty > * Ubisoft: listened to fans, [said no](https://www.windowscentral.com/rainbow-six-siege-drops-china-censorship-reverts-aesthetic-changes https://www.windowscentral.com/rainbow-six-siege-drops-china...) to China after initially saying they would [tone down](https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/3/18058884/rainbow-six-siege-censored-china-pc-ps4-xbox-one-ubisoft https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/3/18058884/rainbow-six-siege...) game content to be China-compliant. > * Prague: [cancel](https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/10/07/prague-moves-to-cancel-partnership-agreement-with-beijing/ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/10/07/prague-moves-to-cance...) partnership with Beijing over 1-China principle > * Immutable: [offer to repay](https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/sydney-startup-under-fire-online-for-supporting-pro-hong-kong-protest-gamer-20191009-p52z2g.html https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/sydney-startup-und...) banned gamer's winnings that was confiscated by Blizzard, got cyber attacked as a result
• ZenTheMan 6y ago
  > Comment was removed (why?), this loads it eventually: > https://snew.notabug.io/r/worldnews/comments/h7ghoc/zoom_say.. https://snew.notabug.io/r/worldnews/comments/h7ghoc/zoom_say.... This is what was posted: (some hyperlinks missing) Fuck reddit and it's censoring. Business Hall of Bootlickers: Reddit: took $150M from Tencent. Removed threads like this Activision Blizzard: banned player for supporting Hong Kong democracy protest. Confiscated all his winnings. Fired his interviewers Apple: censors Taiwan flag emoji in iOS in Hong Kong Apple (partial entry): censored Hong Kong protest map from App Store. Relented after backlash, now letting app into App Store. Vans: censors pro-HK democracy design in its shoe design competition NBA (partial entry): rebuked Rockets manager for his pro-HK tweet, saying NBA was "extremely disappointed with Morey's inappropriate comment." Backpedalled after backlash, now saying they support Morey's freedom of speech. Disney / ESPN: forbids mention of Chinese politics when discussing Rockets manager's pro-HK tweet. ESPN hosts castigated Morey & speculated about his sincerity, but they will not talk about what caused the tweet: China's encroachment on HK Viacom / Paramount: censors Taiwan flag from the jacket worn by Tom Cruise in the new "Top Gun" movie Disney / Marvel: censored Tibetan monk from "Doctor Strange" and turned him into a white woman. Movie screenwriter: "if you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people who think that that’s bullshit". ASICS, Calvin Klein, Coach, Fresh, Givenchy, Pocari Sweat, Valentino, Versace, Swarovski: details here Marriott: apologized to China & changed "Taiwan" to "Taiwan, China" after China threw a hissy fit Nike: removed all Houston Rockets products from their China webstore Activision Blizzard: cut livestream when American University team held up pro-HK sign. Apple: handed over iCloud data & encryption keys to China Riot Games: censors the words "Hong Kong", forcing casters to refer to team "Hong Kong Attitude" as "HKA". Cathay Pacific: fired employees for FB posts supporting HK protests. Apple: minimized the seriousness of iOS exploits that enabled China to track Uyghurs, when 1M+ of them are rounded up by China in concentration camps Google: censored pro-HK game "The Revolution of Our Times" from Google Play because it was about a "sensitive event". Gap: apologized to China for selling T-shirts IN CANADA that didn't include Taiwan as part of China Tiffany: removed tweet showing model covering 1 eye after China accused it of supporting HK Marriott: fired employee who liked tweet from Tibetan group Mercedes: apologized for quoting Dalai Lama on Instagram American, Delta, United: deleted mention of Taiwan as a country from websites Audi: apologized for using "incorrect map" of China that left off Taiwan Muji: destroyed store catalogs that contain "incorrect" map of China Zara: apologized for listing Taiwan as country Medtronic: apologized for publishing "illegal content" that listed "Republic of China (Taiwan)" as country Ray-Ban: changed "Taiwan" & "Hongkong" to "China Taiwan" & "China Hongkong" Qantas, Air France, Air Canada, British Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Japan Airlines, ANA: changed "Taiwan" to "Taiwan China" on websites TikTok: censor videos that mention Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, Falun Gong Sheraton: banned Taiwan National Day event. China called event "illegal & a crime against international law" Disney: shrank/removed non-white characters from Chinese poster of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Philadelphia Sixers: ejected fans for supporting HK Princeton: doesn't talk about the 3 Ts: Tibet, Tiananmen, Taiwan Leica: released ad on Tiananmen protest. Apologized & distanced itself from ad Rockhampton, Queensland: censored Taiwan flag in student art project Cisco: helped build the Great Firewall including module to persecute Falun Gong MGM: changed Red Dawn's villain from China to N Korea to placate China Global Blue: fired staff for calling Taiwan a country L'Oréal / Lancôme: canceled concert of HK artist Denise Ho for her pro-democracy activism After decades of opening up Western market to China while turning a blind eye to rampant Chinese IP thefts, forced tech transfers, & protectionism, we are looking at widespread control of Western firms by China. Firms that are not under outright Chinese control still kowtow to China out of fear of China's retaliation. REVERSE ENTRIES: Matt Stone & Trey Parker: South Park "Band in China" Red Bull: released video supporting protests for freedom & liberty Ubisoft: listened to fans, said no to China after initially saying they would tone down game content to be China-compliant. Prague: cancel partnership with Beijing over 1-China principle Immutable: offer to repay banned gamer's winnings that was confiscated by Blizzard, got cyber attacked as a result