Posted on 11/02/2017 8:31:24 PM PDT by RohanKapoor
Facebook general counsel Colin Stretch admitted to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday that his company had taken down the account of Chinese dissident Guo Wengui, who lives in the US, on the strength of a report filed to the tech giant by the Chinese government.
Guo, a billionaire living in New York City who is a harsh critic of the Chinese government, published on Facebook sometimes outlandish tales of deep corruption among family members of top Communist Party officials, the New York Times wrote a month ago, as it reported that Guos account had been taken down.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) asked the pointed question: [Guos] Facebook account was blocked, and Facebook has informed us that he violated terms of service. I think he published personal identifying information about individuals and that violated the terms of service. I understand that argument. My question, what I want to be clear is was there any pressure from the Chinese government to block his account?
Stretch, initially, appeared to mislead Rubio in his answer: No, senator, we reviewed a report on that account and analyzed it through regular channels using our regular procedures, he said. The blocking was not of the account in its entirety, but I believe was of specific posts that violated our policy.
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If Facebook was around in 1776 theyd have banned George Washington at the request of the British King.
FB, NYTimes... they’re dependent on China’s good will for their profits.
All US advertising-based media is.
100% correct
Oh the agony of living without an FB account!
We got a security warning about just loading the app on our personal computers, 10 years ago. (DOD contractor)
So, I’ve never bothered and never missed it.
I’m on FB....but do NOT use the APP....try to avoid most apps. It has been very useful in getting conservative candidates elected here.
That’s odd - Facebook is already banned in china.
#7. Re “Facebook is already banned in China”. There it’s called “Saving Face”.
And the PLA is beginning to control what we Americans see. It’s doing so with the help of our business, academic and political bosses.
Three weeks ago I was in Laos near the Chinese border. I posted a picture and comment on my Facebook page that was up for about half an hour and then it disappeared.
It involved a picture of a huge Chinese Railway bridge construction project across the Mekong River in Laos. The only comment was to identify the picture.
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