The Hong Kong Protests
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Twitter and Facebook crack down on accounts linked to Chinese campaign against Hong Kong
Company also suspends thousands of accounts as it reports ‘state-backed information operation’
Kari Paul in San Francisco
Tue 20 Aug 2019 04.03 BST
First published on Mon 19 Aug 2019 20.02 BST
Twitter has removed nearly 1,000 accounts and suspended thousands of others tied to a campaign by the Chinese government against protesters in Hong Kong, the company announced on Monday.
Twitter disclosed a “significant state-backed information operation” originating from within the People’s Republic of China (PRC) targeting the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. It removed 936 accounts and suspended approximately 200,000 accounts its investigation found were illegitimate.
“Covert, manipulative behaviors have no place on our service – they violate the fundamental principles on which our company is built,” Twitter said in a statement.
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The company released an archive of offending tweets and accounts, many of which accused protesters of violence and being sponsored by western governments. “We don’t want you radical people in Hong Kong,” one deleted tweet said.
In addition, Twitter said it was banning all advertising from state-controlled news media entities. “Any affected accounts will be free to continue to use Twitter to engage in public conversation, just not our advertising products,” it said, adding that the ban would not apply to entities that are taxpayer-funded but independent.
There has been significant unrest in Hong Kong over a now-suspended bill that would have allowed suspects to be extradited to mainland China for trial in Communist party-controlled courts. The demonstrations have since swelled into wider calls for democracy.
The protests, which began in June, have presented one of the biggest challenges for the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, since he came to power in 2012.
The company also announced it would not accept money from any “state-controlled news media entities” in the future, including organizations such as China Daily. The new advertising rules do not apply to tax-funded state media organizations like BBC, PBS, NPR, or CBC.
Company also suspends thousands of accounts as it reports ‘state-backed information operation’
Kari Paul in San Francisco
Tue 20 Aug 2019 04.03 BST
First published on Mon 19 Aug 2019 20.02 BST
Twitter has removed nearly 1,000 accounts and suspended thousands of others tied to a campaign by the Chinese government against protesters in Hong Kong, the company announced on Monday.
Twitter disclosed a “significant state-backed information operation” originating from within the People’s Republic of China (PRC) targeting the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. It removed 936 accounts and suspended approximately 200,000 accounts its investigation found were illegitimate.
“Covert, manipulative behaviors have no place on our service – they violate the fundamental principles on which our company is built,” Twitter said in a statement.
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The company released an archive of offending tweets and accounts, many of which accused protesters of violence and being sponsored by western governments. “We don’t want you radical people in Hong Kong,” one deleted tweet said.
In addition, Twitter said it was banning all advertising from state-controlled news media entities. “Any affected accounts will be free to continue to use Twitter to engage in public conversation, just not our advertising products,” it said, adding that the ban would not apply to entities that are taxpayer-funded but independent.
There has been significant unrest in Hong Kong over a now-suspended bill that would have allowed suspects to be extradited to mainland China for trial in Communist party-controlled courts. The demonstrations have since swelled into wider calls for democracy.
The protests, which began in June, have presented one of the biggest challenges for the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, since he came to power in 2012.
The company also announced it would not accept money from any “state-controlled news media entities” in the future, including organizations such as China Daily. The new advertising rules do not apply to tax-funded state media organizations like BBC, PBS, NPR, or CBC.
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Ya, takes lots of balls to back a party you're a member of lol. This takes balls:
MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong speaks out in support of Hong Kong people amid anti-government protests
https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/ar ... eople-amid
He’s not affiliated with any party just has views that HK and Taiwan (his wife is Taiwanese) don’t like. Just because he sides with China doesn’t mean he’s a commy. He’s also said America is the most corrupt country in the world.Cricket99 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:26 pmYa, takes lots of balls to back a party you're a member of lol. This takes balls:
MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong speaks out in support of Hong Kong people amid anti-government protests
https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/ar ... eople-amid
He’s been saying for years that Chinese needs to tighten up security.
You know his real name means “Born in HK”.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
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Except Twitter is fake too.. you can't trust any of those major sites..kungfufighter wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:58 pmTwitter and Facebook crack down on accounts linked to Chinese campaign against Hong Kong
Company also suspends thousands of accounts as it reports ‘state-backed information operation’
Kari Paul in San Francisco
Tue 20 Aug 2019 04.03 BST
First published on Mon 19 Aug 2019 20.02 BST
Twitter has removed nearly 1,000 accounts and suspended thousands of others tied to a campaign by the Chinese government against protesters in Hong Kong, the company announced on Monday.
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The trouble with trying to turn Hong Kong’s young people into ‘patriotic youth’Of the 1,015 respondents surveyed during July 17 to 20, 53 per cent saw themselves as “Hongkongers” while only 11 per cent saw themselves as “Chinese”. Another 12 per cent identified themselves as “Chinese in Hong Kong” while 23 per cent saw themselves as “Hongkongers in China”.
Stop the blame game – it is not the protesters causing Hong Kong’s economic declineThe poverty rate is 20 per cent, which is a staggering figure for a supposedly wealthy society whose GDP per capita exceeds US$45,000. There are 200,000 destitute people living in the infamous “cage homes” because they have no other option.
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Maybe time to relocate?kungfufighter wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:58 pm“Covert, manipulative behaviors have no place on our service – they violate the fundamental principles on which our company is built,” Twitter said in a statement.
ירי ילדים והפצצת אזרחים דורש אומץ, כמו גם הטרדה מינית של עובדי ההוראה.
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Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
Those kids were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing
There were flunky China men from flunky Chinatown
They were chopping them up
They were chopping them down
It's an ancient Chinese art
And everybody knew their part
From a feigning to a slip
And a kickin' from the hip
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kids were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing
There was funky Billie Chin and little Sammy Chong
He said, here comes the big boss, let's get it on!!!
We took the bow and made a stand
Started swaying with the hand
A sudden motion made me skip
Now we're into a brand new trip
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kids were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they did it with expert timing
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh, ha!
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh, ha!
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh-ha!
Keep on, keep on, keep on
Sure enough
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
Those kids were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing
There were flunky China men from flunky Chinatown
They were chopping them up
They were chopping them down
It's an ancient Chinese art
And everybody knew their part
From a feigning to a slip
And a kickin' from the hip
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kids were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing
There was funky Billie Chin and little Sammy Chong
He said, here comes the big boss, let's get it on!!!
We took the bow and made a stand
Started swaying with the hand
A sudden motion made me skip
Now we're into a brand new trip
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kids were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they did it with expert timing
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh, ha!
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh, ha!
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh-ha!
Keep on, keep on, keep on
Sure enough
Last edited by kungfufighter on Thu Aug 22, 2019 4:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Precisely. Point no 3.newnewnewbie wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:54 amStop the blame game – it is not the protesters causing Hong Kong’s economic decline[/url]
They have five demands:
the complete withdrawal of the now-suspended extradition bill;
the setting up of an independent body to investigate police violence;
a halt to the characterisation of protests as “riots”;
an amnesty for those arrested;
and a resumption of political reform to allow the free election of Hong Kong’s leader and legislature and the resignation of Carrie Lam, the current leader.
It's about time Lam was on the lam.
There was a solidarity sit-in yesterday at the subway station where Chinese government paid thugs attacked a group of peaceful protestors and commuters. The police, in full riot gear and nowhere to be seen last time, attacked it this time:
Protesters shone laser pointers at about 100 riot police armed with shields and guns, before the officers started charging towards them. Demonstrators placed bins and plastic traffic barriers on the road as barricades but the police swiftly removed them. As the police charged, protesters shouted: “Triads! Triads!”
Demonstrators then retreated to the metro station, pursued by large numbers of riot police. The police stopped outside the station as protesters used a fire hose to spray water and left oil and detergent on the floor to prevent the police from entering.
Makeshift barricades were then set up by protesters inside the station using bins, magazine stands and other objects, while walls, ceilings and ticket machines were hit rhythmically with umbrellas and other items.
At one point the atmosphere turned tense as police raised a blue flag to warn protesters that they were engaged in an illegal meeting and the officers could use force.
The standoff continued for nearly an hour, with protesters throwing objects at the police including plastic bottles, umbrellas and even yellow rubber ducks.
The black-clad demonstrators squirted fire extinguishers to create smoke as they retreated. Many shouted slogans frequently used in the recent anti-extradition protests, including “reclaim Hong Kong, revolution of our time! and Give back the eye! The police backed off shortly after 11pm and protesters began to leave.
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^ How will the loonie left and the MSM respond? "Hong Kong protesters are all racist, bigoted, alt-right Trump Supporters!!! So it's okay to physically attack them." - most likely.
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Hey hey, my my
Hong Kong can never die
It's better to burn out
Than fade away
Hey hey, my my.
Chris Patten, the former governor of Hong Kong, referenced the poem in his last address before Hong Kong was handed over to Chinese rule in 1997. “He was worried not that Beijing would take away Hong Kong’s freedoms or autonomy, but that Hong Kong people would give them up,”
A Day in the Life of a Hong Konger
The Guardian had a reporter follow a demonstrator on last weekend's illegal march from Victoria Park.:
By 5pm, the crowd has reached a wider road and started to spread out. People walk unhurriedly. An older couple has a speaker, playing Do You Hear the People Sing? – the unofficial anthem of the protests. A nearby couple walks with their two small children.
Wong points out the police headquarters, often a target of the protesters. As the crowd walks by, they shout: “The police know the law and break the law!”
A man on an overpass unfurls a banner that reads: “I want democracy.” The first character falls off, changing the meaning slightly to “Need democracy.”
Out of the blue and into the black
You pay for this, but they give you that
And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black.
Hong Kong can never die
It's better to burn out
Than fade away
Hey hey, my my.
A line from a poem by Jack London, the American novelist and activist:“I would rather be ashes than dust”
Chris Patten, the former governor of Hong Kong, referenced the poem in his last address before Hong Kong was handed over to Chinese rule in 1997. “He was worried not that Beijing would take away Hong Kong’s freedoms or autonomy, but that Hong Kong people would give them up,”
A Day in the Life of a Hong Konger
The Guardian had a reporter follow a demonstrator on last weekend's illegal march from Victoria Park.:
“The sense of the end of the world is coming sooner. In the past we thought 2047 was the deadline, but the de facto deadline is actually this year,” he says.Someone shouts out:"Hong Kong people!” The crowd shouts back: “Add oil!”
which translates roughly as “Go Hong Kong people!”
By 5pm, the crowd has reached a wider road and started to spread out. People walk unhurriedly. An older couple has a speaker, playing Do You Hear the People Sing? – the unofficial anthem of the protests. A nearby couple walks with their two small children.
Wong points out the police headquarters, often a target of the protesters. As the crowd walks by, they shout: “The police know the law and break the law!”
A man on an overpass unfurls a banner that reads: “I want democracy.” The first character falls off, changing the meaning slightly to “Need democracy.”
Out of the blue and into the black
You pay for this, but they give you that
And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black.
Up the workers!
Jack London also described the Chinese writing system as 'monstrous,' stated that Chinese and other Asiatics are a ruthlessly pragmatic and industrious people who lack souls, and promoted the alarmist and racist theory of the 'Yellow peril' to the 'Aryan' nations. I don't see how bringing him up is appropriate to this conversation.
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I think you must be the only one outside the Chinese government that don't see them as an immense threat to democracy. I don't believe in using colourist terms.Harold wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:52 amJack London also described the Chinese writing system as 'monstrous,' stated that Chinese and other Asiatics are a ruthlessly pragmatic and industrious people who lack souls, and promoted the alarmist and racist theory of the 'Yellow peril' to the 'Aryan' nations. I don't see how bringing him up is appropriate to this conversation.
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