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But to do business in China, LinkedIn censored the posts made by its millions of Chinese users in accordance with Chinese laws, something that other American co
by ilamont 5y ago
But to do business in China, LinkedIn censored the posts made by its millions of Chinese users in accordance with Chinese laws, something that other American companies were often reluctant or unable to do.
Not just Chinese users in China. Chinese and non-Chinese users outside of China, including journalists (https://www.axios.com/linkedin-unanswered-questions-china-censorship-56b75495-230c-4dc2-9a29-6a35e2f8cec0.html https://www.axios.com/linkedin-unanswered-questions-china-ce...) and others.
LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft, which has its own questionable record when it comes to scrubbing content all over the world to appease the CCP. Remember tank man images missing from Bing, caused by "accidental human error"?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27395635 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27395635
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57367100 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57367100
- mytailorisrich 5y ago> Chinese and non-Chinese users outside of China, including journalists My understanding is that they blocked profiles and content from being viewed in China.
- ilamont 5y agoWSJ reporter has more details ... being replaced with a job board. https://twitter.com/lizalinwsj/status/1448685055174340609 https://twitter.com/lizalinwsj/status/1448685055174340609 Same thread may explain "tank man" issue: "Then in May, Microsoft was the only foreign firm among 105 apps called out by China's internet regulator for "improper data collection," with both LinkedIn and Bing named on the list. Linkedin wasn't able to escape China's increased scrutiny on its internet players."