I wrote about how China’s national civil service postings can still bluntly require only male candidates after all these years. Thanks to Sixth Tone for translating my story. sixthtone.com/news/1006477/c…

THREAD: Last week, China’s Cabinet announced that, for the first time, fees will be charged for “excessive” freedom of information requests, potentially meaning huge out-of-pocket expenses for lawyers and others who rely heavily on public information from the Chinese government.

"We need a new social covenant: a commitment to empower people to squeeze all the possible value out of tech, rather than the other way around." wired.com/story/want-a-m… via WIRED

She's not the first employee in China's tech industry who was supposedly overworked to death, and she probably won't be the last if such *working culture* continues to exist and be encouraged in these companies.

Scraper, analyzer and data for the article here: chinamediaproject.org/2021/01/18/chi…

Correct link... github.com/bctclc/CHINA-S…

"...it’s worth asking why a platform ostensibly dedicated to and built atop individual human expression seems so committed to replacing human creativity altogether." #Douyin

Also gives us some insight to China's online content moderation strategy: relying on keywords...

Sixth Tone turns five! Which of our stories impressed you most? Please let us know of any comments or suggestions that could help us improve. #SixthToneAtFive

After this “manga waist challenge,” Weibo now wants to promote "manga legs" - basically long and slim legs. Really tired of these needless beauty standards...

Same Weibo account at almost the same time: no posts when I access it via web page and completely normal when I access it on Weibo intl. app. #ParallelUniverses

China recently passed its Personal Information Protection Law, which will take effect November 1 and put legal restrictions on the collection of user data. Sixth Tone takes a look at how the country's top apps are beginning to adjust to some of the new requirements.

“我们知道他们在说谎，他们也知道自己是说谎，他们也知道我们知道他们在说谎，我们也知道他们知道我们知道他们说谎，但是他们依然在说谎。” #每日一语

Makes a lot of sense in today's online environment

So far, so true hhh

I don't understand.

Update on Widely Viewed Content Analysis from the @Integrity_Inst. We've made all our raw data public. We've added an appendix evaluating IRA content using our same method. IRA content practices match some of the most popular content in the report. 1/ integrityinstitute.org/widely-viewed-…

Deep dive into the exact meaning of words is a rare virtue in today's world.

"Publications like The Insider are caught between state censorship and hostile platform dynamics." Also the polarized and hypocritical political dynamics behind the platform dynamics. restofworld.org/2024/exporter-…