Dystopian Nightmare

2020-08-03 16:26:01 https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/08/the-truth-is-paywalled-but-the-lies-are-free/ Open / Comment

2020-07-21 19:14:56 https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/07/16/the-fbi-is-secretly-using-a-2-billion-company-for-global-travel-surveillance--the-us-could-do-the-same-to-track-covid-19/ Open / Comment

2020-06-17 14:08:35 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/nobel-peace-prize-what-barack-obamas-role-in-the-kunduz-bombing-means-for-the-world-s-most-a6689126.html Open / Comment

2020-06-12 18:29:13 https://theintercept.com/2020/06/11/facebook-workplace-unionize/ Open / Comment

2020-06-12 16:45:00 er 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) 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) 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) game content to be China-compliant.
Prague: [cancel](https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/10/07/prague-moves-to-cancel-partnership-agreement-with-beijing/) 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) banned gamer's winnings that was confiscated by Blizzard, got cyber attacked as a result Open / Comment

2020-06-12 16:45:00 [removed](https://news.yahoo.com/tiffany-removes-advert-over-hong-kong-controversy-093418861.html) 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) employee who liked tweet from Tibetan group
Mercedes: [apologized](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/07/mercedes-apologises-china-quoting-dalai-lama/) for quoting Dalai Lama on Instagram
American, Delta, United: [deleted](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7) 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) 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) 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) for listing Taiwan as country
Medtronic: [apologized](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#medtronic-5) 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) "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) "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) videos that mention Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, Falun Gong
Sheraton: [banned](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-/)
Disney: [shrank/removed](https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-china-poster-controversy-john-boyega-1201653494/) 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/) 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/) 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) 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/)
Rockhampton, Queensland: [censored](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-09/childrens-cow-statue-design-altered-taiwan-flag-painted-over-qld/9739574) 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) the Great Firewall including module to persecute Falun Gong
MGM: [changed](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2237717/Red-Dawn-remake-swapped-Chinese-flags-insignia-North-Korean-ones-fear-losing-billion-dollar-box-office.html) Red Dawn's villain from China to N Korea to placate China
Global Blue: [fired](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) concert of HK artist Denise Ho for her pro-democracy activism > > Aft Open / Comment

2020-06-12 16:45:00 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/) 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/) in iOS in Hong Kong
Apple (partial entry): [censored Hong Kong 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/) in its shoe design competition
NBA (partial entry): [rebuked](https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nba-statement-english-chinese-66104687) 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) 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) 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) 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/)
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) 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/) 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/) 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) iCloud data & encryption keys to China
Riot Games: [censors](https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/comments/dfcjqa/riot_games_owned_100_by_tencent_chinese/) 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) 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) 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) pro-HK game "[The Revolution of Our Times](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=story.hk.hkmovement&hl=en_US)" 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) for selling T-shirts IN CANADA that didn't include Taiwan as part of China
Tiffany: Open / Comment

2020-06-06 13:32:59 French MP Éric Ciotti proposed bill that outlaws taking or sharing photographs of police brutality.
https://redd.it/gv75hy
@r_latestagecapitalism Open / Comment

2020-06-01 10:11:29 https://bgr.com/2020/05/30/minnesota-protest-contact-tracing-used-to-track-demonstrators/ Open / Comment

2020-06-01 10:07:57 https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/29/21273191/trump-twitter-social-media-censorship-executive-order-analysis-bias Open / Comment