Wei-Ping Li
@wpl.bsky.social
Media scholar. Research interests: Disinformation. Propaganda. Media Law and Policy. Censorship, focusing on Taiwan/China/US
My latest analysis: AI-generated YouTube videos are praising Taiwan, but with false claims and misleading info. I explored the narratives and potential motives driving these AI-produced videos. 👉 Read more: en.tfc-taiwan.org.tw/ai-generated...
#AI #Disinformation #Taiwan #YouTube
#AI #Disinformation #Taiwan #YouTube
Artificial Applause: AI-Generated YouTube Videos Promoting Taiwan with False Claims • Taiwan FactCheck Center
Since last December, a wave of AI-generated videos praising Taiwan has emerged across various YouTube channels. Initially, these videos appear clichéd, showcasing compliments on the kindness and integ...
en.tfc-taiwan.org.tw
June 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My latest analysis: AI-generated YouTube videos are praising Taiwan, but with false claims and misleading info. I explored the narratives and potential motives driving these AI-produced videos. 👉 Read more: en.tfc-taiwan.org.tw/ai-generated...
#AI #Disinformation #Taiwan #YouTube
#AI #Disinformation #Taiwan #YouTube
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I wrote about how Chinese are trolling the Trump administration and the changing perception of the United States. “Chairman Trump” and “the eyeliner man” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/b...
April 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I wrote about how Chinese are trolling the Trump administration and the changing perception of the United States. “Chairman Trump” and “the eyeliner man” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/b...
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🧵 I want to follow up this earlier thread by examining why the USA finds itself in the state it does at the moment; the process of disordered discourse capturing state institutions and how it inevitably results in a slide towards authoritarianism, a process we're seeing unfold before our very eyes.
What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
March 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🧵 I want to follow up this earlier thread by examining why the USA finds itself in the state it does at the moment; the process of disordered discourse capturing state institutions and how it inevitably results in a slide towards authoritarianism, a process we're seeing unfold before our very eyes.
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Prithvi Iyer considers new research that sheds light on what it would take to build a large language model designed by and for journalists under a speculative Newsroom Tooling Alliance.
Could an Alliance of News Organizations Build an LLM for Journalism? | TechPolicy.Press
Prithvi Iyer considers new research that sheds light on what it would take to build an LLM designed by and for journalists.
buff.ly
February 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Prithvi Iyer considers new research that sheds light on what it would take to build a large language model designed by and for journalists under a speculative Newsroom Tooling Alliance.
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In the wake of Meta’s recent policy changes, Wei-Ping Li and Summer Chen say this is a crucial moment–albeit perilous for the fact-checking community–to reassess old constraints and seek new possibilities and alliances.
The Looming Threat of the Global Disinformation Battle—A Perspective from Taiwan | TechPolicy.Press
Meta's policy changes signal a need to reassess old constraints and seek new alliances, write Wei-Ping Li and Summer Chen.
buff.ly
February 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In the wake of Meta’s recent policy changes, Wei-Ping Li and Summer Chen say this is a crucial moment–albeit perilous for the fact-checking community–to reassess old constraints and seek new possibilities and alliances.
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I spent two days reading posts on XiaoHongShu for this story. There are a number of puzzles that i didn’t include in the post.
Am sharing my observations in the comment thread and maybe some of you can help me clear my puzzles.
Am sharing my observations in the comment thread and maybe some of you can help me clear my puzzles.
Can US TikTok refugees find a home in Chinese social media Xiaohongshu?
For US TikTokers, flocking to Xiaohongshu is an act of resistance. However, some Chinese overseas dissidents find the action belittles the suffering of the oppressed.
globalvoices.org
January 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I spent two days reading posts on XiaoHongShu for this story. There are a number of puzzles that i didn’t include in the post.
Am sharing my observations in the comment thread and maybe some of you can help me clear my puzzles.
Am sharing my observations in the comment thread and maybe some of you can help me clear my puzzles.
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What’s happening on little red book/red note/小红书, the Chinese social app that TikTokkers exiled to: the monk master of the Monkey King interacts with Daenerys
January 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
What’s happening on little red book/red note/小红书, the Chinese social app that TikTokkers exiled to: the monk master of the Monkey King interacts with Daenerys
I watched the revelation video by 陳 and 八炯 about how China tried to influence TW influencers for propaganda, but this song... I think it also shows the different Taiwanese identities. I mean, 中華民國人 v. 台灣人.
A Taiwanese hip hop artist channels his cross-Strait frustrations into a song called "Counterattack the Mainland" that features archival video footage of the island's fiercely anti-communist dictator Chiang Kai-shek www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-uE...
【反攻大陸】『敬邀中國國民黨一起反共復國，把台灣還給台灣人！』- 閩南狼PYC（陳柏源）[Official Music Video]反共說唱@funtv8964
YouTube video by 陳柏源-(閩南狼PYC)
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2024 at 1:12 AM
I watched the revelation video by 陳 and 八炯 about how China tried to influence TW influencers for propaganda, but this song... I think it also shows the different Taiwanese identities. I mean, 中華民國人 v. 台灣人.
Great to see the first Taiwan Studies-related graduate degree is established at the University of Washington! jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/acade...
Academic Programs - Taiwan Studies Program
Taiwan Track in East Asia Studies The Jackson School graduate degree programs in East Asia are being reviewed to be updated into a new degree program: M.A. in East Asia Studies. This new M.A. degree is in the final approval stage and should be granted in the new year in which applicants will choose from various
jsis.washington.edu
December 19, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Great to see the first Taiwan Studies-related graduate degree is established at the University of Washington! jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/acade...
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Piecing together Luigi Mangione’s lost year
Good reporting and story by @juliemore19.bsky.social and @abbyzimmardi.bsky.social at the @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Good reporting and story by @juliemore19.bsky.social and @abbyzimmardi.bsky.social at the @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Piecing together Luigi Mangione’s lost year
Earlier this year, Luigi Mangione disengaged. His mother filed a missing person’s report and friends pleaded with him to return their messages.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Piecing together Luigi Mangione’s lost year
Good reporting and story by @juliemore19.bsky.social and @abbyzimmardi.bsky.social at the @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Good reporting and story by @juliemore19.bsky.social and @abbyzimmardi.bsky.social at the @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
After the 2024 US election, false information about the election outcome and its impact continues to spread. What narratives are circulated on Chinese-language social media? My most recent report summarizes the trends. tfc-taiwan.org.tw/articles/11281
Ripples of Disinformation: Tracking Chinese-Language Disinformation After the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
tfc-taiwan.org.tw
December 10, 2024 at 4:13 PM
After the 2024 US election, false information about the election outcome and its impact continues to spread. What narratives are circulated on Chinese-language social media? My most recent report summarizes the trends. tfc-taiwan.org.tw/articles/11281
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#BREAKING South Korea president declares emergency martial law, says measure necessary to protect country from North's "communist forces"
December 3, 2024 at 1:45 PM
#BREAKING South Korea president declares emergency martial law, says measure necessary to protect country from North's "communist forces"
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Thanks to @rebekahtromble.bsky.social and all involved for their leadership in organizing this important resource.
I’m excited to share that the Researcher Support Consortium (RSC) has officially launched! The RSC is a response to the growing number of academic researchers who are facing campaigns of intimidation and harassment for their important public interest work. researchersupport.org 1/
Researcher Support Consortium
researchersupport.org
November 25, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Thanks to @rebekahtromble.bsky.social and all involved for their leadership in organizing this important resource.
Interior Chinatown改編成影集了。主演的是 Jimmy O yang，我最喜歡的comedians之一。最近Fresh Air訪問他，談到小時在香港讀書，被取笑為上海佬，十三歲移民至洛杉磯，又被同學欺負，包括也被美國出生的亞洲人排擠。他談及"foreigner"這個意思，對於American-born Asians以及像他這種十三歲才移民到美國的人，有什麼不同的感受。
推薦這集訪談以及他的standups。當然也要找時間看內景唐人街。https://www.npr.org/.../11/18/fresh-air-for-november-18-2024
推薦這集訪談以及他的standups。當然也要找時間看內景唐人街。https://www.npr.org/.../11/18/fresh-air-for-november-18-2024
November 25, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Interior Chinatown改編成影集了。主演的是 Jimmy O yang，我最喜歡的comedians之一。最近Fresh Air訪問他，談到小時在香港讀書，被取笑為上海佬，十三歲移民至洛杉磯，又被同學欺負，包括也被美國出生的亞洲人排擠。他談及"foreigner"這個意思，對於American-born Asians以及像他這種十三歲才移民到美國的人，有什麼不同的感受。
推薦這集訪談以及他的standups。當然也要找時間看內景唐人街。https://www.npr.org/.../11/18/fresh-air-for-november-18-2024
推薦這集訪談以及他的standups。當然也要找時間看內景唐人街。https://www.npr.org/.../11/18/fresh-air-for-november-18-2024
Jimmy O. Yang is one of my favorite comedians. His standups so sophisticatedly depict the bittersweet immigrant life with compassion and thoughtfulness. www.npr.org/programs/fre...
www.npr.org
November 25, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Jimmy O. Yang is one of my favorite comedians. His standups so sophisticatedly depict the bittersweet immigrant life with compassion and thoughtfulness. www.npr.org/programs/fre...
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
focustaiwan.tw/sports/20241...
focustaiwan.tw/sports/20241...
Taiwan beats Japan to win WBSC Premier12 - Focus Taiwan
Taiwan's national baseball team made history on Sunday, claiming its first-ever gold medal at the world-class national team level with a 4-0 shutout victory over Japan in the WBSC Premier12 Championsh...
focustaiwan.tw
November 24, 2024 at 1:45 PM
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
focustaiwan.tw/sports/20241...
focustaiwan.tw/sports/20241...
An AI system that tracks "crowd's mood" and identifies "individuals who demonstrate abnormal emotions"
Won't be surprised if they want to weigh your soul or morality.
下次連道德及靈魂質量也可以測量了。
Won't be surprised if they want to weigh your soul or morality.
下次連道德及靈魂質量也可以測量了。
Fierce Online Backlash to Predictive Policing Tool Described as “Crowd Mood Monitoring and Early Warning System”
Fierce Online Backlash to Predictive Policing Tool Described as “Crowd Mood Monitoring and Early Warning System”
A predictive policing tool described as a “Crowd Mood Monitoring and Early Warning System,” on display at the recent Zhuhai Air Show in Guangdong province, has attracted considerable backlash online. ...
chinadigitaltimes.net
November 23, 2024 at 12:40 AM
An AI system that tracks "crowd's mood" and identifies "individuals who demonstrate abnormal emotions"
Won't be surprised if they want to weigh your soul or morality.
下次連道德及靈魂質量也可以測量了。
Won't be surprised if they want to weigh your soul or morality.
下次連道德及靈魂質量也可以測量了。
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It's frustrating that China deals with random killings by muting the news and strengthening its control of the marginalized ones, even though its surveillance + stability maintenance machinery has already left people with little space to voice out discontent.
globalvoices.org/2024/11/19/m...
globalvoices.org/2024/11/19/m...
Mass killings leave dozens dead, rattling Chinese society
After a spate of mass attacks in China where the perpetrators were supposedly ‘taking revenge on society’, some are calling for reform and greater social support.
globalvoices.org
November 21, 2024 at 3:48 AM
It's frustrating that China deals with random killings by muting the news and strengthening its control of the marginalized ones, even though its surveillance + stability maintenance machinery has already left people with little space to voice out discontent.
globalvoices.org/2024/11/19/m...
globalvoices.org/2024/11/19/m...
楊雙子："這一百年來不變的是，我們一直面對著身邊有強大而且具備侵略性的一個國家，與此同時台灣人自己內部的國家認同族群認同也很不相同。現在有些人會認為，自己是中國人，就好像是一百年前，有些台灣人會覺得自己是日本人。我書寫是為了回答「台灣人究竟是什麼人」，而我持續的書寫過去，是想要迎向更好的未來" www.youtube.com/watch?v=1prt...
November 21, 2024 at 5:31 PM
楊雙子："這一百年來不變的是，我們一直面對著身邊有強大而且具備侵略性的一個國家，與此同時台灣人自己內部的國家認同族群認同也很不相同。現在有些人會認為，自己是中國人，就好像是一百年前，有些台灣人會覺得自己是日本人。我書寫是為了回答「台灣人究竟是什麼人」，而我持續的書寫過去，是想要迎向更好的未來" www.youtube.com/watch?v=1prt...
Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-Zi's historical fiction"Taiwan Travelogue," which Lin King translated into English, received the US National Book Award for Translated Literature. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/b...
November 21, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-Zi's historical fiction"Taiwan Travelogue," which Lin King translated into English, received the US National Book Award for Translated Literature. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/b...
Am also wondering what happened to those AI anchors in Chinese state media.
The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired
A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Am also wondering what happened to those AI anchors in Chinese state media.
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Jimmy Lai’s rags-to-riches-to-prison story mirrors Hong Kong’s path from outpost to hive of unbridled commerce and now battleground for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s determination to stamp out dissent.
My free to read profile of Lai on the resumption of his NSL trial:
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
My free to read profile of Lai on the resumption of his NSL trial:
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He Rose to Riches in Hong Kong. Now He’s a Symbol of China’s Crackdown.
Media baron Jimmy Lai, who protested for democracy, faces possible life sentence.
www.wsj.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Jimmy Lai’s rags-to-riches-to-prison story mirrors Hong Kong’s path from outpost to hive of unbridled commerce and now battleground for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s determination to stamp out dissent.
My free to read profile of Lai on the resumption of his NSL trial:
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
My free to read profile of Lai on the resumption of his NSL trial:
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Hong Kong Sentences 45 Pro-Democracy Figures to up to Ten Years in Prison
Maya Wang of Human Rights Watch: “Running in an election and trying to win it is now a crime that can lead to a decade in prison in Hong Kong."
chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/hong...
Maya Wang of Human Rights Watch: “Running in an election and trying to win it is now a crime that can lead to a decade in prison in Hong Kong."
chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/hong...
Hong Kong Sentences 45 Pro-Democracy Figures to up to Ten Years in Prison
At the end of a landmark national security trial that concluded on Tuesday, Hong Kong’s High Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy figures to up to ten years in prison. Forty-seven democratic politicians, ...
chinadigitaltimes.net
November 20, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Hong Kong Sentences 45 Pro-Democracy Figures to up to Ten Years in Prison
Maya Wang of Human Rights Watch: “Running in an election and trying to win it is now a crime that can lead to a decade in prison in Hong Kong."
chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/hong...
Maya Wang of Human Rights Watch: “Running in an election and trying to win it is now a crime that can lead to a decade in prison in Hong Kong."
chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/hong...
Happy to share my latest piece, "An Overview of Chinese False Information in the 2024 US Presidential Election," for the Taiwan FactCheck Center. tfc-taiwan.org.tw/articles/11196
tfc-taiwan.org.tw
November 18, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Happy to share my latest piece, "An Overview of Chinese False Information in the 2024 US Presidential Election," for the Taiwan FactCheck Center. tfc-taiwan.org.tw/articles/11196
