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Facebook Blocked Account Of Exiled Billionaire In NYC After China Complaint
TPM ^ | November 1, 2017 | SAM THIELMAN

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 Guo’s account had been taken down.

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) asked the pointed question: “[Guo’s] 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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at talkingpointsmemo.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: censorship; china; democracy; dissident; facebook; firstamendment; freedom; guowengui; usa; wiv

1 posted on 11/02/2017 8:31:24 PM PDT by RohanKapoor
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To: RohanKapoor

If Facebook was around in 1776 they’d have banned George Washington at the request of the British King.


2 posted on 11/02/2017 8:42:29 PM PDT by littleharbour
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To: RohanKapoor

FB, NYTimes... they’re dependent on China’s good will for their profits.
All US advertising-based media is.


3 posted on 11/02/2017 8:45:46 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: littleharbour

100% correct


4 posted on 11/02/2017 8:50:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: RohanKapoor

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.


5 posted on 11/02/2017 9:14:31 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: G Larry

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.


6 posted on 11/02/2017 9:18:55 PM PDT by goodnesswins (There are only TWO Races. The Decent Race, and the Indecent Race. (Frankl))
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To: RohanKapoor

That’s odd - Facebook is already banned in china.


7 posted on 11/02/2017 9:44:43 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: aquila48

#7. Re “Facebook is already banned in China”. There it’s called “Saving Face”.


8 posted on 11/02/2017 11:02:54 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper; aquila48

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.


9 posted on 11/02/2017 11:09:35 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: mrsmith

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.


10 posted on 03/01/2020 12:49:48 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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