But in terms of political risks, we can’t allow this to happen in China.” We won’t restrain ourselves economically.

“Tech companies in China have to make a positive impact. “The behaviour of these social media platforms has raised panic in other countries,” Mei said. Mei Xinyu, a researcher at the China’s Ministry of Commerce, expressed concerns over the potential for freewheeling tech platforms to pose a political threat to the country. The commentary comes amid an ongoing regulatory crackdown aimed at Chinese tech giants, a firestorm first touched off in November when the Chinese government halted the initial public offering of Ant Group and then initiated an investigation last month into Ant affiliate Alibaba Group Holding, China’s largest e-commerce company and owner of the South China Morning Post. Many also claim that the ban hypocritically goes against US advocacy of free speech. Others have taken a more sympathetic stance, relating Trump’s predicament to their own experiences of being banned from social platforms.īut state-owned media commentators and academics are increasingly weighing in, painting the ban as a cautionary tale of social media platforms wielding too much power. Some were relieved that Trump was being punished. Many were shocked that US platforms had the audacity to silence the country’s president. Online reactions in China to Trump’s ban from social media platforms have been mixed. Since the deadly storming of the US Capitol last week, Trump has been permanently banned from using Twitter, indefinitely banned on Facebook and Instagram and, as of Tuesday evening, suspended from YouTube for a week. The widespread deplatforming of US President Donald Trump from multiple social media platforms has sent shock waves around the world amid intensifying debate over the power and role of Big Tech in everyday life.

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