WeChat surveils international accounts to decide what to censor for Chinese users, study says
- Research group Citizen Lab finds WeChat screens overseas users for sensitive content, which it then bars from being received by Chinese accounts
- Findings are likely to add fuel to concerns in Washington about data security when Chinese tech firms are involved
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A new report says WeChat monitors the content sent by foreign accounts as part of its censorship of accounts registered in China. Photo: Shutterstock
China may clamp down on politically sensitive content in popular video games
- Recent controversies could prompt the Cyberspace Administration of China to scrutinise the video game sector, analysts say
- China is the industry’s biggest market, with more than 720 million gamers across mobile, desktop personal computer and console hardware
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has come under attack in content posted by a group of players on the Nintendo social simulation video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which has become an online gathering place for pro-democracy protesters. Photo: SCMP
Tencent executive buys duplex in prestigious Repulse Bay seafront development for US$35 million
- Buyer paid 18 per cent less than the original asking price for the 5,076 sq ft property at 56 Repulse Bay Road
- Hong Kong’s luxury property market has been hit by poor sentiment, with only 118 villas selling in the first quarter, the lowest in the past four years, says Centaline
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A duplex at 56 Repulse Bay Road has been acquired by a Tencent executive. Photo: Roy Issa
Chinese scientists say their new plasma drive could one day make green air travel a reality
- Prototype combines intense heat and microwaves to convert pressurised air into plasma capable of producing huge amounts of thrust
- Team from Wuhan University say they were motivated by a desire to solve the global warming problems caused by fossil fuel-powered combustion engines
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Chinese researchers are hoping to make aircraft engines powered by fossil fuels a thing of the past. Photo: Getty Images
Rosario Dawson, Jameela Jamil, Phillip Schofield and 4 more celebrities who came out as LGBT in 2020 so far
It’s only April, and LGBT Pride Month is still weeks away, but several celebrities have already broken their silence to share their true rainbow colours with the world
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Jameela Jamil, Phillip Schofield and Rosario Dawson have all come out as LGBTQ+ so far in 2020. Photos: Instagram
