Hong Kong’s film crackdown

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1 year ago

June 14, 2021

Brittany Coles

Films in Hong Kong are at risk of being censored if authorities think it may endanger national security.

This order allows censors to prevent and suppress acts that do not uphold the sovereignty and of China.

Hong Kong’s thriving film industry had previously enjoyed freedoms not seen on the mainland.

According to the new guidelines, any film which supports or promotes offensive material that could endanger the security of the region will be censored.

“The film censorship regulatory framework is built on the premise of a balance between protection of individual rights and freedoms on the one hand, and the protection of legitimate societal interests on the other,”
the government said.

Last year Beijing imposed a new law to stamp out pro-democracy protests part of the national security law that can carry a maximum term of life in prison.

Taylor Swift secretly gets engaged to Joe Alwyn

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2 days ago

July 1, 2022

Costa Haritos

Taylor Swift is set to marry her British boyfriend Joe Alwyn, after a secret engagement

Singer Taylor Swift will tie the knot after her boyfriend of five years, Joe Alwyn, after a secret engagement months ago.

Reports suggest the couple have told their inner circle, and 32-year-old Swift only wears her ring behind closed doors.

The pair have been pictured only a handful of times on the red carpet but sources say they are both incredibly happy.

There are no specific details around the wedding, or if the couple will confirm the engagement speculation.

They’ve been together for around five years after meeting at the 2016 Met Gala.

Swift and Alwyn have collaborated on two songs in her Folklore album and three on Evermore.

Amazon slaps on new restrictions, Queer community furious

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2 days ago

July 1, 2022

Brittany Coles

Online retail giant Amazon has slapped on new restrictions that has left the LGBTQ+ community furious

Amazon has restricted search results related to Queer people and issues on its website in the United Arab Emirates

Same-sex relations are illegal in the UAE and Amazon took action after coming under pressure from authorities.

According to the New York times, The company made the decision to restrict the searches after being threatened with penalties by the UAE government.

Expressing support for LGBTQ+ rights could also be deemed an offence in the Gulf state, sparking global outrage as Pride month, which is dedicated to celebrating Queer people around the world, comes to a close.

Amazon says as a company, it remains committed to diversity and inclusion.

Business

Google and Apple urged to ditch TikTok amid data security concerns

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3 days ago

June 30, 2022

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Google and Apple are being urged to take down TikTok as concerns continue to grow around data being sent to China

A U.S. Federal Communications Commission member, Brendan Carr, says that TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk due to data harvesting and Beijing’s apparent unchecked access to sensitive information.

The request will unlikely be accepted, as the Federal Communications Commissioner is not responsible for regulating app stores.

It comes as a Buzzfeed report found that employees of TikTok’s parent company, Bytedance, had been accessing U.S. users’ private information.

Carr says he will give Apple and Google until the 8th of July to respond to his request and to explain why they won’t remove the app from their app stores.