#CNN publishes paid ad by China state media touting Olympics

#CNN publishes paid ad by China state media touting Olympics

“#CNN publishes paid ad by China state media touting Olympics” CNN raised eyebrows by running a paid advertisement that featured content from China’s state-run media agency, Xinhua, promoting the Winter Olympics at a time when the Beijing government has been criticized for alleged human rights violations. The ad, which is titled “A Winter Sporting Event…

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#’Friends’ plotlines, other suggestive material censored on Chinese streaming services

#’Friends’ plotlines, other suggestive material censored on Chinese streaming services

“#’Friends’ plotlines, other suggestive material censored on Chinese streaming services” Chinese streaming services have censored an LGBTQ plotline and other sexually suggestive segments from “Friends” — prompting outrage from rabid fans of the popular sitcom. Axed was dialogue in the series’ first episode about Ross’s ex-wife, Carol Willick, who divorced him after realizing she was…

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#Olympic skier Eileen Gu defends China’s internet restrictions

#Olympic skier Eileen Gu defends China’s internet restrictions

“#Olympic skier Eileen Gu defends China’s internet restrictions” US-born skier Eileen Gu, who recently won her first gold medal while competing for China, defended China’s draconian internet restrictions by arguing that it’s easy for citizens to dodge the so-called “Great Firewall”. Her comments came after an Instagram user took the 18-year-old skier to task on…

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#Zhou Jiaying not allowed to speak English

#Zhou Jiaying not allowed to speak English

“#Zhou Jiaying not allowed to speak English” The goalie for China’s women’s hockey team – who was born in Canada and spent almost her entire life there – was barred from speaking English in a press availability earlier this week. Zhou Jiaying, also known as Kimberly Newell, answered a number of questions in Mandarin before…

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#NBC hustling its 2022 Olympics viewers by bowing to China

#NBC hustling its 2022 Olympics viewers by bowing to China

“#NBC hustling its 2022 Olympics viewers by bowing to China” More spitting into the storm: When was honesty eliminated as the best policy? When does a nasty, dishonest and expensive habit become a significant part of your legacy?  NBC’s Olympic presentations continue to condition even minimally intelligent viewers to suspect they’re being taken for a…

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