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Kodak deletes Xinjiang photo from Instagram, apologizes for offending China
Reclaim The Net ^ | July 22, 2021 | Didi Rankovic

Posted on 07/22/2021 7:06:06 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

In deleting an Instagram post that is offensive to the Chinese government’s sensibilities, and apologizing for posting it, Kodak has basically promised Beijing that it will “learn, grow, and do better.”

The US company issued a statement after removing content by photographer Patrick Wack – who described the Xinjiang region that is home to the Uyghur minority as “an Orwellian dystopia” – saying they don’t endorse or share the Frenchman’s views.

Kodak had shared ten photos by Wack shot on the film it produces, in order to promote his book, which aims to visually present the way Xinjiang has been, in his words, abruptly descending into an Orwellian dystopia.

Kodak also apologized “for any misunderstanding or offense the post may have caused” and stressed that the purpose of its Instagram page is to promote creativity rather than dabble in politics.

However, some reports out of Hong Kong say that Kodak issued another statement – this one crafted for the Chinese public and published on the Chinese social media giant WeChat.

(Excerpt) Read more at reclaimthenet.org ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apology; corporatescum; kodak; redchina
Corporate scum kowtowing to Red China.
1 posted on 07/22/2021 7:06:06 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

F the chinks sensibility’s


2 posted on 07/22/2021 7:11:59 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Sic kening.


3 posted on 07/22/2021 7:12:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Another once good company bites the CCP dust.
Crap companies use CCP inferior products and kill in the process!
Yes, the CCP has ZERO QUALITY CONTROL.
They have killed our people with tainted drugs and our animals with tainted “food products.”
It used to be a joke when I was a kid-do NOT buy any toys made in China.
They were unsafe!
Didn’t people learn their lesson back then?
NO. Apparently NOT.
Companies don’t care if they use cheap Chinese labor.
They are greedy and will trade moral integrity for money.


4 posted on 07/22/2021 7:18:49 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

May we see the photos and disseminate them further, please?


5 posted on 07/22/2021 7:25:08 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (No audits. No peace.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Just like companies went out of their way not to offend the Nazis in the 1930s.


6 posted on 07/22/2021 7:28:12 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Evidently, Kodak revers China’s feelings more that those of us here in the US. I will be looking up to see if there’s anything Kodak produces that I might be buying, as that will stop now.


7 posted on 07/22/2021 7:33:12 PM PDT by econjack
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To: dfwgator

You got that right, I expect that sooner than later something will hit the fan as this crap just can not keep on going on and on, and it will not be pretty.


8 posted on 07/22/2021 7:33:42 PM PDT by saintgermaine (Saintgermain the time traveler)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Kodak had shared ten photos by Wack shot on the film it produces, in order to promote his book, which aims to visually present the way Xinjiang has been, in his words, abruptly descending into an Orwellian dystopia.

Can't have any truth getting out...right, Kodak?

9 posted on 07/22/2021 7:35:55 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The US company issued a statement after removing content by photographer Patrick Wack – who described the Xinjiang region that is home to the Uyghur minority as “an Orwellian dystopia” – saying they don’t endorse or share the Frenchman’s views.

Kodak is fine with the CCP’s concentration camps. Despicable behavior. I guess Kodak is just going back to its roots. It collaborated with the Nazis and used slave labor.

https://historycollection.com/10-famous-companies-collaborated-nazi-germany/5/


10 posted on 07/22/2021 7:41:05 PM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Kodak is still around???
Why is Kodak cowtowing to China???


11 posted on 07/22/2021 7:49:01 PM PDT by posterchild
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To: markman46

No - F Kodak !


12 posted on 07/22/2021 7:50:08 PM PDT by sushiman (i)
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To: posterchild

When I was much much younger I thought the words Kodak and Kojak were much much too similar.....

13 posted on 07/22/2021 8:14:46 PM PDT by fishtank
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>> Kodak has basically promised Beijing that it will “learn, grow, and do better.”

WTF WOW!!!

Yet another indicator of the extreme decay our Country is suffering.


14 posted on 07/22/2021 8:15:25 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
“Google.cn”,China's Google,doesn't show a single photo of,or mention,of the bloodshed in Tienanmen Square.
15 posted on 07/22/2021 8:18:36 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: sushiman

ya Kodak too


16 posted on 07/22/2021 9:14:44 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Hey, Kodak, don’t look now, but it looks like you got a little something on your chin…

Xi’s scrotum.


17 posted on 07/22/2021 9:19:26 PM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: dfwgator

You got it! There is no difference between Nazi Germany under Hitler and Red China today under Xi except where they are located.


18 posted on 07/22/2021 10:22:31 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: posterchild
Kodak is still around???

Just what I was thinking....what the hell do they do???

19 posted on 07/23/2021 6:47:32 AM PDT by ontap
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