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p2p, evolution theory, ✌️, white paper, 🍊, atheist
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WORD OF THE DAY: "THE GOLDEN SHIELD" 金盾工程 - one of the 12 important "golden" projects, a network security architecture since 2000
& used by the Ministry of Public Security for the surveillance of Chinese dissidents, human rights defenders & others.
#HumanRights #Internet #DigitalAge #Information
& used by the Ministry of Public Security for the surveillance of Chinese dissidents, human rights defenders & others.
#HumanRights #Internet #DigitalAge #Information
Golden Shield Project - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
June 12, 2024 at 2:49 PM
WORD OF THE DAY: "THE GOLDEN SHIELD" 金盾工程 - one of the 12 important "golden" projects, a network security architecture since 2000
& used by the Ministry of Public Security for the surveillance of Chinese dissidents, human rights defenders & others.
#HumanRights #Internet #DigitalAge #Information
& used by the Ministry of Public Security for the surveillance of Chinese dissidents, human rights defenders & others.
#HumanRights #Internet #DigitalAge #Information
"Urduo" - a rope/whip made of yak/goat hair. Used by herdsmen to drive cattle but also to throw stones to show the road to the livestock or scare away wild animals." Used by kids to show disapproval of foreign package tours.
#NationalGeographic #travelling #Tibet #EastTurkiestan #GenocideTourism
#NationalGeographic #travelling #Tibet #EastTurkiestan #GenocideTourism
May 31, 2024 at 4:59 PM
"Urduo" - a rope/whip made of yak/goat hair. Used by herdsmen to drive cattle but also to throw stones to show the road to the livestock or scare away wild animals." Used by kids to show disapproval of foreign package tours.
#NationalGeographic #travelling #Tibet #EastTurkiestan #GenocideTourism
#NationalGeographic #travelling #Tibet #EastTurkiestan #GenocideTourism
What if Internet & social media couldn't be shut down & censored?
"2023 is the worst year of internet shutdowns ever recorded"
• 283 shutdowns in 39 countries
• 41% increase, from 2022
#KeepItOn #StopUyghurGenocide #FreeTibet #FreePalestine #Internet #FreePress #DigitalAge #censorship
"2023 is the worst year of internet shutdowns ever recorded"
• 283 shutdowns in 39 countries
• 41% increase, from 2022
#KeepItOn #StopUyghurGenocide #FreeTibet #FreePalestine #Internet #FreePress #DigitalAge #censorship
May 27, 2024 at 11:06 AM
What if Internet & social media couldn't be shut down & censored?
"2023 is the worst year of internet shutdowns ever recorded"
• 283 shutdowns in 39 countries
• 41% increase, from 2022
#KeepItOn #StopUyghurGenocide #FreeTibet #FreePalestine #Internet #FreePress #DigitalAge #censorship
"2023 is the worst year of internet shutdowns ever recorded"
• 283 shutdowns in 39 countries
• 41% increase, from 2022
#KeepItOn #StopUyghurGenocide #FreeTibet #FreePalestine #Internet #FreePress #DigitalAge #censorship
Who of these 448 Uyghur intellectuals on the list are terrorists? Doctors, computer engineers, journalists, university professors, actors, economists, directors, singers, poets, writers and scholars?
#news #media #Uyghurs #Kazakhs #economy
Source:
uyghurhjelp.org/2023/01/list...
#news #media #Uyghurs #Kazakhs #economy
Source:
uyghurhjelp.org/2023/01/list...
List of Uyghur intellectuals imprisoned in China from 2016 to the present (Last updated by Abduweli Ayup December 31, 2022) - Uyghur Hjelp
List of Uyghur intellectuals imprisoned in China from 2016 to the present (Last updated by Abduweli Ayup December 31, 2022) include doctors, professors, journalists
uyghurhjelp.org
May 25, 2024 at 6:18 AM
This is how a single website can look on two different phones 🤩
Is my old phone (iphone) hacked?
#HiHi #HaHa #ChineseLanguage #tech #dailylife #security #education #YourDailyGelato #cyber
Is my old phone (iphone) hacked?
#HiHi #HaHa #ChineseLanguage #tech #dailylife #security #education #YourDailyGelato #cyber
May 19, 2024 at 8:08 AM
This is how a single website can look on two different phones 🤩
Is my old phone (iphone) hacked?
#HiHi #HaHa #ChineseLanguage #tech #dailylife #security #education #YourDailyGelato #cyber
Is my old phone (iphone) hacked?
#HiHi #HaHa #ChineseLanguage #tech #dailylife #security #education #YourDailyGelato #cyber
•45% of the world’s solar-grade polysilicon supply comes from Uyghur Region
•1/5 of the Uyghur & Kazakh population of XUAR is engaged in labour relocation programmes.
•2.6 million minoritised citizens "placed" in jobs in farms & factories through state-sponsored “surplus labour” initiatives.
#news
•1/5 of the Uyghur & Kazakh population of XUAR is engaged in labour relocation programmes.
•2.6 million minoritised citizens "placed" in jobs in farms & factories through state-sponsored “surplus labour” initiatives.
#news
May 18, 2024 at 12:41 PM
•45% of the world’s solar-grade polysilicon supply comes from Uyghur Region
•1/5 of the Uyghur & Kazakh population of XUAR is engaged in labour relocation programmes.
•2.6 million minoritised citizens "placed" in jobs in farms & factories through state-sponsored “surplus labour” initiatives.
#news
•1/5 of the Uyghur & Kazakh population of XUAR is engaged in labour relocation programmes.
•2.6 million minoritised citizens "placed" in jobs in farms & factories through state-sponsored “surplus labour” initiatives.
#news
"...158 Tibetans are confirmed to have set themselves on fire since 2009 to protest Chinese rule in Tibetan areas, and another eight have taken their lives in Nepal and India."
#news #data #HumanRights #fire
Source: www.rfa.org/english/news...
#news #data #HumanRights #fire
Source: www.rfa.org/english/news...
www.rfa.org
May 15, 2024 at 6:35 AM
"...158 Tibetans are confirmed to have set themselves on fire since 2009 to protest Chinese rule in Tibetan areas, and another eight have taken their lives in Nepal and India."
#news #data #HumanRights #fire
Source: www.rfa.org/english/news...
#news #data #HumanRights #fire
Source: www.rfa.org/english/news...
Peer-to-Peer is a new concept of transfering value over space & time 🛸from person to person without intermediaries within the same blockchain ecosystem using public & private keys 🔑 Transactions are verifiable on chain ⛓️
#Bitcoin #crypto #GelatoEconomist #economy #news #money #yummy
#Bitcoin #crypto #GelatoEconomist #economy #news #money #yummy
May 12, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Does "sextortion" problem reveal other problems such as attitude to nudity (sexting & nude body as sth to be ashamed of) or lack of even basic cybersecurity knowledge?
Isn't exposure of your private data far worse than nude body expo? Internet is not private & safe.
#exposure #nudes #blackmailing
Isn't exposure of your private data far worse than nude body expo? Internet is not private & safe.
#exposure #nudes #blackmailing
May 11, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Does "sextortion" problem reveal other problems such as attitude to nudity (sexting & nude body as sth to be ashamed of) or lack of even basic cybersecurity knowledge?
Isn't exposure of your private data far worse than nude body expo? Internet is not private & safe.
#exposure #nudes #blackmailing
Isn't exposure of your private data far worse than nude body expo? Internet is not private & safe.
#exposure #nudes #blackmailing
草泥马 (cǎonímǎ) - "grass-mud horse", which sounds nearly the same in Chinese as “f*** your mother” (cào nǐ mā), was created as a way to get around and poke fun at government censorship of vulgar content. On a political level can also mean “f*** the Party.” #language #news #culture #censorship #edu
May 10, 2024 at 6:34 AM
草泥马 (cǎonímǎ) - "grass-mud horse", which sounds nearly the same in Chinese as “f*** your mother” (cào nǐ mā), was created as a way to get around and poke fun at government censorship of vulgar content. On a political level can also mean “f*** the Party.” #language #news #culture #censorship #edu
Is "dissolving web content" by producing a lot of worthless shit-content a form of censorship? #AI or well-paid content creators seem to be perfect for that 😘 Where is the truth? 🫠 #HideAndSeek #media #censorship #news #sponsoring #tech
May 9, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Is "dissolving web content" by producing a lot of worthless shit-content a form of censorship? #AI or well-paid content creators seem to be perfect for that 😘 Where is the truth? 🫠 #HideAndSeek #media #censorship #news #sponsoring #tech
Typographic tricks & phrases used to evade censorship of Tiananmen Protests (5th of June 1989) in China:
"占占人" or "占占占人" = "tank man" in front of 2 or 3 tanks
"占占点" or "占点占" = a person being crashed by a tank
"物体排成一排" (wùtǐ páichéng yīpái) = objects placed in a row
#DailyGelato #censorship #tech
"占占人" or "占占占人" = "tank man" in front of 2 or 3 tanks
"占占点" or "占点占" = a person being crashed by a tank
"物体排成一排" (wùtǐ páichéng yīpái) = objects placed in a row
#DailyGelato #censorship #tech
May 9, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Typographic tricks & phrases used to evade censorship of Tiananmen Protests (5th of June 1989) in China:
"占占人" or "占占占人" = "tank man" in front of 2 or 3 tanks
"占占点" or "占点占" = a person being crashed by a tank
"物体排成一排" (wùtǐ páichéng yīpái) = objects placed in a row
#DailyGelato #censorship #tech
"占占人" or "占占占人" = "tank man" in front of 2 or 3 tanks
"占占点" or "占点占" = a person being crashed by a tank
"物体排成一排" (wùtǐ páichéng yīpái) = objects placed in a row
#DailyGelato #censorship #tech
"The fact that today the PRC calls Genghis Khan a great son of China is absurd. Genghis Khan is the one who ordered the conquest of China, not as a son of China, but as a son of the Mongols."
Why Kublai Khan's rule period in Beijing (Mongol occupation of China) is named Yuan Dynasty? #history
Why Kublai Khan's rule period in Beijing (Mongol occupation of China) is named Yuan Dynasty? #history
May 9, 2024 at 5:55 AM
"The fact that today the PRC calls Genghis Khan a great son of China is absurd. Genghis Khan is the one who ordered the conquest of China, not as a son of China, but as a son of the Mongols."
Why Kublai Khan's rule period in Beijing (Mongol occupation of China) is named Yuan Dynasty? #history
Why Kublai Khan's rule period in Beijing (Mongol occupation of China) is named Yuan Dynasty? #history
"软肋 ruǎn lèi - "weak spot" is often used metaphorically to refer to family members—particularly children—used as leverage by public security, state security, or government authorities to prevent individuals from speaking out, engaging in activism..."
#LearnChinese #edu #news #ConfuciusInstitute
#LearnChinese #edu #news #ConfuciusInstitute
Words of the Week: “Weak Spot” (软肋, ruǎn lèi)
On Chinese social media, the phrase “weak spot” (软肋, ruǎn lèi) is often used metaphorically to refer to family members—particularly children—used as leverage by public security, state security, or gov...
chinadigitaltimes.net
May 5, 2024 at 8:16 AM
"软肋 ruǎn lèi - "weak spot" is often used metaphorically to refer to family members—particularly children—used as leverage by public security, state security, or government authorities to prevent individuals from speaking out, engaging in activism..."
#LearnChinese #edu #news #ConfuciusInstitute
#LearnChinese #edu #news #ConfuciusInstitute
"Uyghurs, Turkic and other non-Han peoples in the Uyghur Region account for 34% of China’s estimated prison population, despite making up only 1% of China’s overall population. When accounting for the total regional population, the region has the highest prison rate in the world 2,234 per 100,000."
May 4, 2024 at 7:28 PM
"Uyghurs, Turkic and other non-Han peoples in the Uyghur Region account for 34% of China’s estimated prison population, despite making up only 1% of China’s overall population. When accounting for the total regional population, the region has the highest prison rate in the world 2,234 per 100,000."
INCONVENIENT FACT: There are 2 governments in exile.
1. Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala, India
tibet.net
2. East Turkistan Government in Washington, USA
east-turkistan.net
#news #InconvenientTruths #facts #Tibet #EastTurkistan #China #history
1. Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala, India
tibet.net
2. East Turkistan Government in Washington, USA
east-turkistan.net
#news #InconvenientTruths #facts #Tibet #EastTurkistan #China #history
April 27, 2024 at 9:11 AM
INCONVENIENT FACT: There are 2 governments in exile.
1. Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala, India
tibet.net
2. East Turkistan Government in Washington, USA
east-turkistan.net
#news #InconvenientTruths #facts #Tibet #EastTurkistan #China #history
1. Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala, India
tibet.net
2. East Turkistan Government in Washington, USA
east-turkistan.net
#news #InconvenientTruths #facts #Tibet #EastTurkistan #China #history
"The 700km fence/wall has isolated 38 Palestinian localities in the West Bank comprising 9.4% of the area of the West Bank, trapping them in enclaves called “seam zones” & forcing residents to get special permits for entry/exit to their homes & for access to agricultural land"
#apartheid #Palestine
#apartheid #Palestine
Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel system of domination and crime against humanity - Amnesty International
Amnesty International has analysed Israel’s intent to create and maintain a system of oppression and domination over Palestinians and examined its key components: territorial fragmentation; segregatio...
www.amnesty.org
April 25, 2024 at 9:07 AM
"The 700km fence/wall has isolated 38 Palestinian localities in the West Bank comprising 9.4% of the area of the West Bank, trapping them in enclaves called “seam zones” & forcing residents to get special permits for entry/exit to their homes & for access to agricultural land"
#apartheid #Palestine
#apartheid #Palestine
"The Network Navy (網絡水軍 or “network water army”) is a term designating groups of paid internet posters who can be hired to artificially inflate a company’s reputation or tear down the reputation of a competitor. The “Navy’s” tactics include trolling, algorithm manipulation, and fake news." #Internet
PEN America Report: Forbidden Feeds - PEN America
This report lays bare the destructive impact of the Chinese government’s vision of “cyber sovereignty” on netizens who dare to dissent.
pen.org
April 24, 2024 at 8:18 AM
"The Network Navy (網絡水軍 or “network water army”) is a term designating groups of paid internet posters who can be hired to artificially inflate a company’s reputation or tear down the reputation of a competitor. The “Navy’s” tactics include trolling, algorithm manipulation, and fake news." #Internet
Free speech? Human Rights?
#StopUyghurGenocide #FreeTibet
"The Chinese government has funneled more than $150 million into U.S. universities to fund more than 100 #ConfuciusInstitute programs across the country, according to a Senate report."
"Chinese money is pouring into British universities"
#StopUyghurGenocide #FreeTibet
"The Chinese government has funneled more than $150 million into U.S. universities to fund more than 100 #ConfuciusInstitute programs across the country, according to a Senate report."
"Chinese money is pouring into British universities"
April 24, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Free speech? Human Rights?
#StopUyghurGenocide #FreeTibet
"The Chinese government has funneled more than $150 million into U.S. universities to fund more than 100 #ConfuciusInstitute programs across the country, according to a Senate report."
"Chinese money is pouring into British universities"
#StopUyghurGenocide #FreeTibet
"The Chinese government has funneled more than $150 million into U.S. universities to fund more than 100 #ConfuciusInstitute programs across the country, according to a Senate report."
"Chinese money is pouring into British universities"
“借船出海.”- "Borrowing a boat to go out on the ocean”
"The phrase often refers to Beijing’s
strategy of covertly placing CCP messaging or content into foreign media outlets, globalizing its propaganda in order to influence foreign audiences."
#IndependentFilms #Indie #SoftPower #money #decentralize
"The phrase often refers to Beijing’s
strategy of covertly placing CCP messaging or content into foreign media outlets, globalizing its propaganda in order to influence foreign audiences."
#IndependentFilms #Indie #SoftPower #money #decentralize
April 23, 2024 at 1:59 PM
“借船出海.”- "Borrowing a boat to go out on the ocean”
"The phrase often refers to Beijing’s
strategy of covertly placing CCP messaging or content into foreign media outlets, globalizing its propaganda in order to influence foreign audiences."
#IndependentFilms #Indie #SoftPower #money #decentralize
"The phrase often refers to Beijing’s
strategy of covertly placing CCP messaging or content into foreign media outlets, globalizing its propaganda in order to influence foreign audiences."
#IndependentFilms #Indie #SoftPower #money #decentralize
"被和谐了" - It has been harmonized / "被河蟹了" - It has been river-crabbed ==>> It has been censored.
#Chinese #AmateurExpert #ForeignLanguages #education #language #censorship #laowai #laoshi #TheGreatChineseFirewall
Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemi...
#Chinese #AmateurExpert #ForeignLanguages #education #language #censorship #laowai #laoshi #TheGreatChineseFirewall
Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemi...
April 23, 2024 at 12:10 PM
"被和谐了" - It has been harmonized / "被河蟹了" - It has been river-crabbed ==>> It has been censored.
#Chinese #AmateurExpert #ForeignLanguages #education #language #censorship #laowai #laoshi #TheGreatChineseFirewall
Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemi...
#Chinese #AmateurExpert #ForeignLanguages #education #language #censorship #laowai #laoshi #TheGreatChineseFirewall
Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemi...
"Tibet’s education system has become primarily residential; official data shows that approximately 800,000 Tibetan children aged 6 to 18 – 78% of Tibetan students are living
in colonial boarding schools."
"China is also operating mandatory boarding schools for estimated 900,000 Uyghur children."
in colonial boarding schools."
"China is also operating mandatory boarding schools for estimated 900,000 Uyghur children."
April 23, 2024 at 8:43 AM
"Tibet’s education system has become primarily residential; official data shows that approximately 800,000 Tibetan children aged 6 to 18 – 78% of Tibetan students are living
in colonial boarding schools."
"China is also operating mandatory boarding schools for estimated 900,000 Uyghur children."
in colonial boarding schools."
"China is also operating mandatory boarding schools for estimated 900,000 Uyghur children."
How big & rich is China?
Tibet Autonomous Region's area is bigger than that of Egypt.
Uyghur Autonomous Region's area is roughly the size of Iran.
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's area is almost the size of South Africa.
Is Taiwan China's next region?
#questions #philosophy #geopolitics
Tibet Autonomous Region's area is bigger than that of Egypt.
Uyghur Autonomous Region's area is roughly the size of Iran.
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's area is almost the size of South Africa.
Is Taiwan China's next region?
#questions #philosophy #geopolitics
April 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM
How big & rich is China?
Tibet Autonomous Region's area is bigger than that of Egypt.
Uyghur Autonomous Region's area is roughly the size of Iran.
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's area is almost the size of South Africa.
Is Taiwan China's next region?
#questions #philosophy #geopolitics
Tibet Autonomous Region's area is bigger than that of Egypt.
Uyghur Autonomous Region's area is roughly the size of Iran.
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's area is almost the size of South Africa.
Is Taiwan China's next region?
#questions #philosophy #geopolitics
Is it "Big Game"?
"85% of the PRC’s reserves of
the critical mineral (lithium) are to be found in Tibet."
Money over values?
#FreeTibet #Tibet #EV #solarpanels #HumanRights
Source: turquoiseroof.org/white_gold_r...
www.statista.com/chart/24687/...
"85% of the PRC’s reserves of
the critical mineral (lithium) are to be found in Tibet."
Money over values?
#FreeTibet #Tibet #EV #solarpanels #HumanRights
Source: turquoiseroof.org/white_gold_r...
www.statista.com/chart/24687/...
April 22, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Is it "Big Game"?
"85% of the PRC’s reserves of
the critical mineral (lithium) are to be found in Tibet."
Money over values?
#FreeTibet #Tibet #EV #solarpanels #HumanRights
Source: turquoiseroof.org/white_gold_r...
www.statista.com/chart/24687/...
"85% of the PRC’s reserves of
the critical mineral (lithium) are to be found in Tibet."
Money over values?
#FreeTibet #Tibet #EV #solarpanels #HumanRights
Source: turquoiseroof.org/white_gold_r...
www.statista.com/chart/24687/...