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How Scott Morrison Lost Control of His WeChat Account
A Chinese electronics company said it had bought the WeChat account legitimately, but some Australian officials said it was hijacked, and urged a boycott. Source
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China Called Finance Apps the Best Thing Since the Compass. No Longer.
Beijing’s tech crackdown could imperil the innovation that brought modern finance to underserved people — but also led to concerns about reckless lending and borrowing. Source
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Biden Revokes and Replaces Trump Order That Banned TikTok
TikTok’s woes subsided with Mr. Trump’s election defeat. Though the company is still under scrutiny with the Biden administration’s new executive order, analysts say the dramatic ups and downs for the company will significantly dwindle. […]
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As Trump Clashes With Big Tech, China’s Censored Internet Takes His Side
After Twitter and Facebook kicked President Trump off their platforms, and his supporters began comparing his social media muzzling to Chinese censorship, the president won support from an unexpected source: China. “Legally he’s still the […]
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Here Are the 8 Chinese Apps Trump Banned
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order prohibiting transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Alipay, the payment platform owned by Ant Group, and WeChat Pay, which is owned by Tencent. The […]
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How China Censored Covid-19
This article is copublished with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom. In the early hours of Feb. 7, China’s powerful internet censors experienced an unfamiliar and deeply unsettling sensation. They felt they were losing control. The […]
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Trump Administration Gives TikTok More Time to Reach Deal
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration gave TikTok’s Chinese owner more time to reach a deal to sell the app, after demanding that it divest its interest in the social media service over national security concerns. […]