Yenni Kwok
@yennikwok.bsky.social
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Remember that flashy new Chinese law about fining influencers 100k RMB for spreading bad information? It doesn't exist, it was made up by a Facebook page called Enséñame de Ciencia and @wenhao.bsky.social has a great breakdown of why you *think* it does
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Remember that flashy new Chinese law about fining influencers 100k RMB for spreading bad information? It doesn't exist, it was made up by a Facebook page called Enséñame de Ciencia and @wenhao.bsky.social has a great breakdown of why you *think* it does
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Accounts from Asia and Australia are propagating extremist views in Europe, according to an analysis of X posts.
What X’s new location feature tells us about disinformation in Europe
Accounts from Asia and Australia are propagating extremist views in Europe, according to an analysis of X posts.
l.euronews.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Accounts from Asia and Australia are propagating extremist views in Europe, according to an analysis of X posts.
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Three of the people from this 2018 Palestine solidarity protest in Hong Kong are now facing subversion charges; they're not in jail bc of their Palestine activism, but still highlights how Beijing has systematically destroyed HK's left hongkongfp.com/2025/11/23/n...
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Three of the people from this 2018 Palestine solidarity protest in Hong Kong are now facing subversion charges; they're not in jail bc of their Palestine activism, but still highlights how Beijing has systematically destroyed HK's left hongkongfp.com/2025/11/23/n...
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Indonesia discovers the way to Trump heart is through billion dollar real estate concessions. www.ft.com/content/12c4...
When Hary met Donald: the billionaire key to Trump’s Indonesian plans
Hot-mic moment puts US president’s relationship with Hary Tanoesoedibjo in spotlight
www.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Indonesia discovers the way to Trump heart is through billion dollar real estate concessions. www.ft.com/content/12c4...
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HK Anti-war Mobilization consists of no more than a half dozen members. Amid a social climate where political action has become muted in the city, the activists have made a personal choice to oppose wars and align with oppressed people in Ukraine and Gaza. In full: buff.ly/Zj5kSjd
Meet the anti-war collective protesting for Palestinians - from faraway HK
HK Anti-war Mobilization consists of no more than a half dozen members. Amid a social climate where political action has become muted in the city, the activists have made a personal choice to oppose wars...
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
HK Anti-war Mobilization consists of no more than a half dozen members. Amid a social climate where political action has become muted in the city, the activists have made a personal choice to oppose wars and align with oppressed people in Ukraine and Gaza. In full: buff.ly/Zj5kSjd
Anti-immigration narratives are a toxic amalgam of greed, prejudice, and hate-fuelled social media algorithms. AI makes it easier to create content:
How racist AI Facebook posts made one Sri Lankan influencer rich
The content creator made his fortune from racist Facebook groups aimed at Brits; now he’s sharing his formula
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Anti-immigration narratives are a toxic amalgam of greed, prejudice, and hate-fuelled social media algorithms. AI makes it easier to create content:
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it is true that journalism becoming strikingly awful in recent years is also mostly big tech’s fault
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
it is true that journalism becoming strikingly awful in recent years is also mostly big tech’s fault
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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Malaysian authorities charging shipwrecked Rohingya refugees with "illegal entry".
Absolutely heartless. WTH.
Absolutely heartless. WTH.
Shipwreck migrants face charges in Malaysian court
After surviving a boat accident that killed 36, nine Rohingya refugees from Myanmar may now face fines, imprisonment, or corporal punishment for coming to the country without proper documentation
myanmar-now.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Malaysian authorities charging shipwrecked Rohingya refugees with "illegal entry".
Absolutely heartless. WTH.
Absolutely heartless. WTH.
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This is nauseating: “As the emails stretch through the years, they show how that protected realm vanished into the mists of time, pulled under by the rising forces of the internet and the #MeToo movement.” A “Gone With the Wind” framing for sexual abuse and harassment.
November 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is nauseating: “As the emails stretch through the years, they show how that protected realm vanished into the mists of time, pulled under by the rising forces of the internet and the #MeToo movement.” A “Gone With the Wind” framing for sexual abuse and harassment.
The headline captures the absurdity of the situation:
Indonesia names ex-dictator Suharto a 'national hero'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Indonesia names ex-dictator Suharto a 'national hero'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Indonesia names former dictator Suharto a 'national hero' - BBC News
The controversial legacy of Suharto's New Order regime has sparked heated protests against the move.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The headline captures the absurdity of the situation:
Indonesia names ex-dictator Suharto a 'national hero'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Indonesia names ex-dictator Suharto a 'national hero'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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Mamdani embodies a pro-Palestinian politics that truly distinguishes between the state of Israel and the Jewish people, and truly takes antisemitism seriously as its own problem. That makes him a threat to those who want to absolutely conflate antisemitism and anti-Zionism, whether the ADL or WoL.
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, Zohran Mamdani condemned antisemitism. Somehow, this generated conspiracy theories.
forward.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Mamdani embodies a pro-Palestinian politics that truly distinguishes between the state of Israel and the Jewish people, and truly takes antisemitism seriously as its own problem. That makes him a threat to those who want to absolutely conflate antisemitism and anti-Zionism, whether the ADL or WoL.
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Sri Owen, a woman born in 1935 in Padang Panjang, Sumatra Island, moved to Wimbledon, working for BBC and later writing popular cookbooks on Indonesian cuisine, died in London at 90 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/d...
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Sri Owen, a woman born in 1935 in Padang Panjang, Sumatra Island, moved to Wimbledon, working for BBC and later writing popular cookbooks on Indonesian cuisine, died in London at 90 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/d...
As it should be
Social Media Sentiment Turns Negative on Plan to Honor Soeharto as National Hero - https://en.tempo.co/read/2064029/social-media-sentiment-turns-negative-on-plan-to-honor-soeharto-as-national-hero
Social Media Sentiment Turns Negative on Plan to Honor Soeharto as National Hero
A Drone Emprit analysis shows mostly negative sentiment on plans to honor Soeharto as a Indonesia's National Hero.
en.tempo.co
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
As it should be
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X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
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The timeline in so many of these cases tracks the gpt4o rollout www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Delusions
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The timeline in so many of these cases tracks the gpt4o rollout www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
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Man gropes Mexico president as she speaks with citizens on the streets
Man gropes Mexico president as she speaks with citizens on the streets
Video shows man trying to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting both security risk and harassment faced by Mexican women
Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual harassment faced by the country’s women.
A video of the incident on Tuesday shows a visibly drunk man trying to kiss the president on the neck and embrace her from behind, as she removes his hands and turns to face him, before a government official steps in and places himself between them. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Man gropes Mexico president as she speaks with citizens on the streets
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London Mayor Congratulates Zohran Mamdani on His Victory - https://en.tempo.co/read/2063272/london-mayor-congratulates-zohran-mamdani-on-his-victory
London Mayor Congratulates Zohran Mamdani on His Victory
London Mayor Sadiq Khan congratulates Zohran Mamdani on his historic win in the New York mayoral election.
en.tempo.co
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
London Mayor Congratulates Zohran Mamdani on His Victory - https://en.tempo.co/read/2063272/london-mayor-congratulates-zohran-mamdani-on-his-victory
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So many reminders that unfettered, unchecked capitalism has directly led us to fascism.
Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
Teen Vogue Is Folding Into Vogue.com
According to Condé Nast’s announcement, the outlet will keep its “unique editorial identity and mission.”
www.thecut.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
So many reminders that unfettered, unchecked capitalism has directly led us to fascism.
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today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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The generational divide is so overrated – here’s how I crossed it and forged new friendships | Zoya Patel
The generational divide is so overrated – here’s how I crossed it and forged new friendships | Zoya Patel
I have the benefit of friends who are both much younger and older than me. Our exchanges of ideas and points of view are making me a better person
It seems like intergenerational warfare is everywhere right now. Aside from the fact that it’s the burden of every generation to feel misunderstood by those older than them, and to condescend to those younger, the current tension between baby boomers, gen X, millennials and gen Z does seem to run deeper.
Those of us in the latter two categories blame everyone older than us for the dire state of the world today (a viewpoint that sometimes ignores the fact that the world has been getting worse since the big bang). And let’s face it, it’s impossible to not be bewildered and feel attacked by people younger than you when they automatically dismiss your life experiences, start speaking seemingly in code (I still don’t know what “six-seven” means) and laugh at your idea of fashion. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The generational divide is so overrated – here’s how I crossed it and forged new friendships | Zoya Patel