Trump’s ban or suspension from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube became a hot topic in China, where some criticised the power that large tech companies wield. Illustration: SCMP Trump’s ban or suspension from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube became a hot topic in China, where some criticised the power that large tech companies wield. Illustration: SCMP
Trump’s ban or suspension from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube became a hot topic in China, where some criticised the power that large tech companies wield. Illustration: SCMP

US Politics

Tech /  Big Tech

Chinese media and scholars react to Trump’s Twitter and Facebook ban with derision amid China’s Big Tech crackdown

  • Chinese pundits and academics call Trump’s social media ban a cautionary tale as the country cracks down on Big Tech
  • Some people sympathised with the US president’s predicament, noting the life-altering impact of losing access to tech platforms like WeChat in China

Topic |   US Politics
Josh YeTracy QuLinda Lew
Josh Ye , Tracy Qu and Linda Lew

Updated: 10:20pm, 13 Jan, 2021

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Trump’s ban or suspension from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube became a hot topic in China, where some criticised the power that large tech companies wield. Illustration: SCMP Trump’s ban or suspension from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube became a hot topic in China, where some criticised the power that large tech companies wield. Illustration: SCMP
Trump’s ban or suspension from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube became a hot topic in China, where some criticised the power that large tech companies wield. Illustration: SCMP
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