Truly mind blowing article! Yes, many thought provoking questions. I need to be more informed on what’s going on in the whole Hong Kong/Taiwan/China situation. This is important to understand.
So many conflicting thoughts about this. It seems ridiculously petty and trivial but at the same time hyper disturbing and Orwellian. It's easy to be angry at Apple for acquiescing to such a demand from such a government but would it be preferable for US companies to refuse and be banned, leaving Chinese consumers further isolated from the rest of the world with only domestically produced products from companies under the complete control of the communist government?
Also, how on earth does something like this end up happening? Like practically, who is the despot liaison at Apple that gets these calls and emails? What is their internal decision making process like? The whole thing is so bizarre.
I am wondering how this happens as well. Who makes these decisions?? At first, I couldn't help but wonder why folks can't find better things to do than hide an emoji. But I then think about my very negative reaction to this, and it puts the existence of this one emoji in a little more perspective.
Reading the title already ticked me off a lot. I was in an angry reading mood. I had the impulsive, irrational thought of getting rid of my iPhone because of Apple's decision to hide the flag.
Knowing that the Taiwan flag emoji is hidden in one geographic area makes me feel more invisible. I already felt invisible growing up in the U.S. as one of the few Taiwanese Americans I know. This is like adding a cherry on top of all the pain.
Truly mind blowing article! Yes, many thought provoking questions. I need to be more informed on what’s going on in the whole Hong Kong/Taiwan/China situation. This is important to understand.
To Pegeen (and others who may be interested in this situation),
Here is a recent piece on the Taiwan-China conflict with regards to disinformation, which has escalated since the Hong Kong protests. https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/taiwan-presidential-election-2020-scene-setter
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Thank you so much! I will certainly read this. Much appreciated.
Simply Orwellian
So many conflicting thoughts about this. It seems ridiculously petty and trivial but at the same time hyper disturbing and Orwellian. It's easy to be angry at Apple for acquiescing to such a demand from such a government but would it be preferable for US companies to refuse and be banned, leaving Chinese consumers further isolated from the rest of the world with only domestically produced products from companies under the complete control of the communist government?
Also, how on earth does something like this end up happening? Like practically, who is the despot liaison at Apple that gets these calls and emails? What is their internal decision making process like? The whole thing is so bizarre.
I am wondering how this happens as well. Who makes these decisions?? At first, I couldn't help but wonder why folks can't find better things to do than hide an emoji. But I then think about my very negative reaction to this, and it puts the existence of this one emoji in a little more perspective.
Reading the title already ticked me off a lot. I was in an angry reading mood. I had the impulsive, irrational thought of getting rid of my iPhone because of Apple's decision to hide the flag.
Knowing that the Taiwan flag emoji is hidden in one geographic area makes me feel more invisible. I already felt invisible growing up in the U.S. as one of the few Taiwanese Americans I know. This is like adding a cherry on top of all the pain.