Apple’s “lovable dads you can trust” executive image is quickly dissolving https://t.co/C78HErQAxf

— nilay patel (@reckless) October 12, 2019

Major news: Apple told show developers not to anger China https://t.co/fDQTe4XdsC

— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) October 12, 2019

This is the monster that bad pre-Trump trade policies created: “Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China” https://t.co/dyeKZaEosa

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) October 12, 2019

Apple removed the Taiwan flag emoji for iOS users in Hong Kong to appease China.

This is such embarrassing groveling, although it should be completely expected from big corporate America.https://t.co/LfxhbLp6Nj

— Michael Krieger (@LibertyBlitz) October 12, 2019

Apple told some Apple TV+ show developers not to anger China — another chapter in the company's history of appeasing Beijing https://t.co/rqfO0YQRfy

— Eric Sorrow (@morroweric) October 12, 2019

Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China- hey and don’t mention that Turkey is bad. We sell a lot of watches there. And don’t mention Saudi Arabia murdering journalists- they love the iMac and don’t mention Russia—big iPad market. https://t.co/1sHGO18MxX

— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) October 12, 2019

So glad these stories are getting out there now. https://t.co/dg4gP3aHp4

— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) October 12, 2019

News: Apple told some Apple TV+ show creators to avoid portraying China in a negative light https://t.co/x7Mnc4bpuq tip @Techmeme

— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) October 12, 2019

The Kissinger School of Appeasement for the sake of doing business with a billion+ people.

Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China https://t.co/sclO2WFivK via @kantrowitz

— Boycott China Hegemony (@BoycottHegemony) October 12, 2019

“We just get a phone call from Apple and they say ‘We just got a call from the Chinese government’ and five minutes later our app is off the App Store,” one US technology executive told BuzzFeed News.https://t.co/nTARm9cwK7

— Stephanie K. Baer (@skbaer) October 12, 2019

"In early 2018 as development on Apple’s slate of exclusive Apple TV+ programming was underway, the company’s leadership gave guidance to the creators of some of those shows to avoid portraying China in a poor light."https://t.co/OTpeTGFSga

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) October 12, 2019

Some thought trade would bring Western values to China. Instead, it brought Chinese Communist Party values to Apple & a lot of other companies https://t.co/bFURnrMFIG via @kantrowitz

— Michael Ron Bowling (@mrbcyber) October 12, 2019

People thought China would adopt western values. But that is not what is happening. China is asking American companies to adopt its values. Apple and many other companies are complying.https://t.co/LYqSAnhtdQ

— Clay Routledge (@clayroutledge) October 12, 2019

NEW: Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China@Kantrowitz @JohnPaczkowski scoop https://t.co/lEQUo161oT

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) October 12, 2019

Apple CEO Tim Cook defends decision to remove an app used by Hong Kong protesters https://t.co/XjzwYGmwgl pic.twitter.com/VpKMb8NSLN

— CNN International (@cnni) October 11, 2019

Apple CEO Tim Cook defends decision to remove an app used by Hong Kong protesters https://t.co/mAxOpWHYze pic.twitter.com/0DgMipvfwN

— CNN International (@cnni) October 11, 2019

버즈피드: 애플, 애플TV+ 제작자들에게 중국을 ‘어둡게’ 묘사하지 말 것을 주문해.
- 이는 홍콩 시위 앱 HKmap 삭제 이후 또 다른 논쟁거리
- 이는 처음이 아니고 작년에도 많은 쇼 제작자들에게 주문
- 정확한 문구는 알려지지 않았지만 중국을 어둡게 묘사하지 말라고 말함 https://t.co/0svrgUWMZx

— Wan Ki Choi (@wkchoi) October 12, 2019

Apple’s diplomatic dance on China is coming to an end https://t.co/5UzfYaC2n1

— FT China (@ftchina) October 11, 2019

Has Apple's reckoning come?

Tim Cook's over-reliance on offshoring and outsourcing to China may finally come into conflict with the Trade War, and China's attempt to make American corporations choose between Chinese censorship and Western boycotts.https://t.co/WOTfKDclgg

— Realist Left (@realistleft) October 11, 2019

The going is getting rough for Western firms exposed to China and Apple is not exempt. This piece by @TBraithwaite is excellent.https://t.co/lLk6q6qSIm pic.twitter.com/ueRm9A7EPY

— Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) October 11, 2019

Apple’s diplomatic dance on China is coming to an end https://t.co/zBviGbJStx

— Financial Times (@FT) October 11, 2019

Thread on why @tim_cook's email to Apple employees on its HK map ban makes no sense. The claims make no sense and have no evidence. Plus, police locations aren't secret! It's a small city. The key function of the app is to *avoid* the police/tear gas https://t.co/mdfD6IkBKP

— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) October 10, 2019

Just as Apple wants no supplier or developer to have too much power over them, they shouldn’t want any foreign government — especially THIS one — to have the level of control that China has over them.

It’s going to be hard. It’s going to be expensive.

But get out of China.

— Marco Arment (@marcoarment) October 11, 2019

"Genocidal dictatorship told us the application was dangerous, and we believe them because we are 100% dependent on them." https://t.co/q5rbpPcIRH

— Thom ?❄️⛄️ Holwerda (@thomholwerda) October 10, 2019

It's not just the NBA and Blizzard. https://t.co/YTtaUEGDEZ

— Mashable (@mashable) October 10, 2019

This statement is absolutely galling. Business in China had nothing to do with this? Sure. Okay. Show me the list of banned Overwatch League players for making homophobic and racist comments ON AIR?! https://t.co/7LzrL2WWjZ

— ?Spoopy Charmanda? (@AmandaFarough) October 12, 2019

"On the one hand, Apple is the woke consumer tech company that cares about you, your privacy, and the rest of the world. On the other, Apple is deeply enmeshed in a country that supports (state-approved) capitalism but not civil liberties." By me. https://t.co/oRghDs6mzb

— Peter Kafka (@pkafka) October 10, 2019

This is a fascinating turn of events. A new weapon in the arsenal of those trying to push back against Chinese censorship of companies? Trying to associate company products with CCP red lines so that they get blocked https://t.co/kNcXsD86Of

— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) October 11, 2019

Tim Cook defends Apple's removal of Hong Kong mapping app
//Charles Mok, HK legislative council member, wrote to Cook saying he was “deeply disappointed with Apple’s decision to ban the app, and would like to contest the claims made by HK police force.//https://t.co/dwqSpnbhAt

— Charles Mok 莫乃光 (@charlesmok) October 11, 2019

Blizzard frantically spinning the orc statue outside the main entrance, hoping it’ll land on a company value that can explain away this mess: https://t.co/M9exLLIehB

— Chris Bratt (@bratterz) October 12, 2019

So @hkmaplive has shared what purports to be an internal email from Tim Cook to Apple employees. As a user of the app, and an observer of the Hong Kong protests, I would like to address two serious allegations in this email that I believe are false. https://t.co/rLT7xhVO6c pic.twitter.com/YYNwlFGHvP

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 10, 2019

#Blizzard just put out a statement at https://t.co/YF3RZF3TkV

The statement itself is lacking, they purport to hold the values by which the public is stringing them by the neck, but it's clear they don't in their refusal to drop all punishments. "Every voice matters" indeed.

— Azrhi (@Azrhi_Twitch) October 12, 2019

You failed. And you failed again.
Punishing on-air talent for what was 100% a lack of training is a PAB move.
What is happening isn’t a divisive political view, it is a drag out fight for democracy and freedom. It impacts the fabric of their lives and yes, even their gaming. https://t.co/mR9A7E3hZk

— Miranda Charsky (@MCharsky) October 12, 2019

So the Hong Kong police spokesman today contradicted Tim Cook's account. Cook also said the app is "in violation of Hong Kong law" Neither Cook nor anyone speaking for the Hong Kong government has been able to point to a law that this app contravenes, because no such law exists.

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 11, 2019

You know how many people must have cancelled their accounts to make this happen? https://t.co/LYs0YzaEqz

— Kameron Hurley (@KameronHurley) October 12, 2019

Blizzard with the classic 5pm on a Friday announcement. https://t.co/ppwP8yovwt

— Saffron Olive (@SaffronOlive) October 12, 2019

This is a chance for Mr. Cook to make amends by stepping into the arena. He would be warmly welcomed in Hong Kong, he would have a chance to see with his own eyes what is happening here, and he would leave perhaps more in touch with the values that Apple still claims to uphold.

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 10, 2019

Hong Kong police asked @Google to remove a protest-related app.

Google said: OK. https://t.co/JbIO8NXRsH

— Rob Copeland (@realrobcopeland) October 10, 2019

Apple should just get back to being innovative in hardware and software again, instead of chasing services revenue that leads them into this Hollywood-style mess. It’ll all end in tears. https://t.co/7X1dLTYd3T

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) October 12, 2019

Blizzard's statement, released late on a Friday which is deliberate within a news cycle. Directly contradicts their apology to china, and still will likely force the casters and Blitzchung to seek either different employment or supplementary employment.https://t.co/oI5totEOfA

— SidAlpha (@SidAlpha) October 12, 2019

I imagine a world in which Apple didn't do this and Gwenyth and Gary Vee just had a competition to say the most offensive thing about Xi on Planet of the Apps

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) October 12, 2019

Apple was wise enough to invest heavily in end-to-end encryption and retaining as little data as possible in response to increasingly invasive governments and police.

I hope they’re wise and brave enough now to start the long, expensive process of removing themselves from China.

— Marco Arment (@marcoarment) October 11, 2019

There are two things that @aprilaser does really well. Pose questions and answer them. Like in this story, about whether there's any such thing as a neutral tech company — or piece of technology. https://t.co/mBHrrGkuSb

— Scott Lucas (@ScottLucas86) October 11, 2019

The police in today's briefing used hypothetical language because every observer of Hong Kong protests knows such ambushes have not happened. Tim Cook, in his internal memo to Apple employees, changed this to make it sound as if these attacks on police had already happened.

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 11, 2019

“We believe this decision best protects our u̶s̶e̶r̶s̶ manufacturing interests.” FTFY @tim_cook https://t.co/BxJZyi6b4v

— ᴺᴼᵀ Jony Ive (@JonyIveParody) October 10, 2019

Mr. Cook says the app is "in violation of Hong Kong law," but neither he or anyone else at Apple has specified which law this is. At a press conference today, Hong Kong authorities didn't know either, and deferred all questions on the matter to Apple. https://t.co/5oD2MkXl4t

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 10, 2019

So, I promised to say more about this, but @Pinboard beat me to it, so go read that thread. Apple's justifications for pulling down the https://t.co/TXUdQZDRu5 app make no sense. https://t.co/GYxmcydy08

— Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) October 11, 2019

Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China- hey and don’t mention that Turkey is bad. We sell a lot of watches there. And don’t mention Saudi Arabia murdering journalists- they love the iMac and don’t mention Russia—big iPad market. https://t.co/1sHGO18MxX

— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) October 12, 2019

The defence @tim_cook made is weak, as we HKers have been subjected to police violence for months now. You cannot trust the Hong Kong police. You cannot trust the Hong Kong government. There is no substantial evidence to support the claims that this app violated laws in HK. https://t.co/L5no8yKLdK

— Terence Chan ? (@terencechantl) October 10, 2019

It’s too long to read this mess from @Blizzard_Ent but here’s the short version:

“Our stated corporate values “Think Globally; Lead Responsibly; and importantly, Every Voice Matters” are complete and utter bullsh*t.”

There, I saved you all some time. https://t.co/8z46CsS48k

— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) October 12, 2019

I've been having an amazing time playing Classic WoW and have been trying to find a way to continue to play while still maintaining my principles, but it appears there isn't one.

I won't be renewing my sub. https://t.co/WgD9JzU4Ay

— GrindGod (@AaroneousGaming) October 11, 2019

every voice matters... unless that voice dares say anything that might upset the communist party of china! pic.twitter.com/TlJ64W4XYf

— tc (@chillmage) October 12, 2019

Blizzard probably spent $100,000 on crisis PR to write this statement and it’s still only going to make things worse https://t.co/9krFi1klln

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) October 12, 2019

Blizzard, failing: https://t.co/yqszD0swGE

— Rob Keyes (@rob_keyes) October 12, 2019

This is a shitty, shitty response. One reason employees need to force corporations to take ethical stances is that otherwise, someone with more money will. https://t.co/LwoP7AC4xI

— Andrew Hayworth (@drewbug01) October 12, 2019

Oh for fuck sake @Apple. I personally watched Apple Books Store had its glorious opening in China and got kicked out in less than a year. There's no way you can lick hard enough to make your shows land on China market. Cc @netflix https://t.co/S8fccjI0G4

— Humar Isaac-Wang 湖玛 (@humarisaac) October 12, 2019

As bad as this makes Apple look, this is par for the course in Hollywood. Remember that both #IronMan3 and #TransformersAgeOfExtinction went as far as having scenes in set in China with no real relevance to the plot.

Real question is why tech companies would want this drama? https://t.co/6Brx463k8L

— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) October 12, 2019

Are you sure you didn’t post a draft because there’s no way you spent a week writing and ended up with this.

— SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) October 12, 2019

This one angers me more than HKmaps ban. You can make edge case arguments about live maps and assisting illegality, but this was just a damn text-based RPG game some kids designed on @lihkg_forum to put people in the shoes of a Hong Kong protester. WTF, @Google https://t.co/fHqVGIXwja

— dr. trey (@Comparativist) October 11, 2019

This is an explosive allegation for Apple’s move into news and entertainment https://t.co/KCSshsEryR

— nilay patel (@reckless) October 12, 2019

Apple has decided to remove the news website Quartz from the Chinese App Store.

Quartz says its retaliation for its "ongoing coverage of the Hong Kong protests."

This is not new territory for Apple—they did the same thing to the New York Times in 2017.
https://t.co/yuT5GfmPQ0

— Avi Asher-Schapiro (@AASchapiro) October 10, 2019

By withdrawing this app for these stated reasons. Tim Cook is allowing his company to be a character witness on behalf of Chairman Xi in the dispute over Hong Kong. Is this what he meant by changing things through “engagement?” https://t.co/QTLL6UYcxr

— Michael Brendan Dougherty (@michaelbd) October 10, 2019

If you submit a Winnie the Pooh app to the App store, who gets it pulled first, Disney lawyers or China?

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 11, 2019

“an ironic inversion of a longstanding argument in the West that by bringing China into the world trade system, the country would adopt western values. Instead, China is asking tech companies to adopt its values — and Apple is willing to pay that price” https://t.co/FLq8yZOliz

— Fabio Chiusi (@fabiochiusi) October 12, 2019

But Mr. Cook also owes an explanation to the people of Hong Kong who are marching in the millions to fight for values he claims to profess. I urge Mr. Cook to come to Hong Kong and meet with Mr. Mok, with first aiders, young demonstrators, and see the situation for himself.

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 10, 2019

Yeah this misses the mark on several levels https://t.co/qmzL236HEF

— Lewie Procter (@LewieP) October 12, 2019

This week’s confluence of events is making us realize that our involvement with China isn’t just a deal to change our behavior in China, but at home as well.https://t.co/dL5lmqEVzr

— Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) October 12, 2019

All of PR's greatest hits as a craft are somehow here: backtracking WHILE doubling down, and releasing the statement at 5pm Friday US-time. https://t.co/8ZmsEydNi4

— A Hindes-D?! ? (@dhindes) October 12, 2019

Interesting twist: trying to make an Overwatch character associated with the Hong Kong protests through memeshttps://t.co/ODtMf7kejV

— Jamie Pastore (@JamiePastore9) October 12, 2019

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers — the round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.”*

* Offer void where prohibited. https://t.co/SqQaJzXzvx

— Ed Bott (@edbott) October 12, 2019

1. We disagree @Apple and @hkpoliceforce 's claim that HKmap App endanger law enforcement and residents in Hong Kong.#HKmap #HKmaplive #HK #Censorship

— HKmap.live 全港抗爭即時地圖 (@hkmaplive) October 10, 2019

It’s literally the Hollywood playbook. Every studio does the same. Movies are edited to appeal and not offend China. The culture clash is one of optics and interests. https://t.co/OAU64JiWvm

— Matthew Panzarino (@panzer) October 12, 2019

Blizzard have reached that stage in incident response where there’s 7 PR people and 3 legal people in every meeting arguing about wording, and nobody is addressing the issue. https://t.co/sdHaYbckBi

— It’s.. Kevin Beaumont’s account (@GossiTheDog) October 12, 2019

blizzard needs a better pr department. took way too long to issue a statement, and is so poorly worded it feels like a high schooler wrote it.https://t.co/mCOzOJJotj https://t.co/YiK68NUKfP

— Steven Le (@stevenle08) October 12, 2019

We also need a "revolution" at #Google, the #NBA, #ESPN, and #Apple to free these businesses from #China. https://t.co/Bosl08N7L5

— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) October 11, 2019

Apple removes Hong Kong crowdsourcing app from it's store.

They say it's unsafe to tell people where the police are.

By this logic, Apple should remove the WAZE app as well.

The police location crowdsource feature is one of it's best benefits.https://t.co/KhZPlJwJ9P

— Jack Murphy (@jackmurphylive) October 11, 2019

Apple, new to the media business, now has to quickly navigate a conflict of interest scandal at worldwide scale

— nilay patel (@reckless) October 12, 2019

The companies bowing to China censorship pressure. From Apple & American Airlines to the NBA, Mercedes & Viacom. https://t.co/t4f3uZDEWp

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) October 11, 2019

There's dropping the ball in handling PR, and then there's dropping the ball hard enough that it passes through the planets' core and through and off into space so far that alien species find it in half a million years & go 'wtf is this terrible statement' https://t.co/16FjlBBi49

— Rami Ismail (@tha_rami) October 12, 2019

Good example of why news outlets can’t afford to cede publishing to the tech giants. We need to be in charge of distribution of our content, not FB, not Apple. https://t.co/a3x9H5uGqh

— Ben Conarck ? (@conarck) October 10, 2019

This map is incredibly useful. I use it every weekend — not to smash things, not to attack the police, but simply to get around Hong Kong without running into a road filled with tear gas or blocked by protesters. https://t.co/SY2Od62t70

— Ravi Hiranand (@ravi_hiranand) October 10, 2019

Here's Tim Cook on why Apple removed the HKMap. live app from the App Store in Hong Kong. It's a strong statement.

Cook claims the facts point to the app being used to "target individual officers for violence" and "victimize individuals and property..."https://t.co/81mGcahLBh pic.twitter.com/pgj7QK6i5s

— Neil Cybart (@neilcybart) October 10, 2019

Recall that Apple (& Google) were totally fine w/hosting the Saudi App "Absher," that among other things, gives men an easy interface to control the travel of women, & foreigner workers. https://t.co/ZlzanBFgXC https://t.co/BJTX06jgTG

— Avi Asher-Schapiro (@AASchapiro) October 10, 2019

This pure information warfare attack surface is brilliant. Blizzard punished a player for being pro Hong Kong. Players are attempting to get Blizzard games banned by Chinese censors. Winnie the Pooh is already censored due to memes about Xi, so this isn’t too unrealistic a goal. https://t.co/OR485MaDb6

— thaddeus e. grugq (@thegrugq) October 11, 2019

In attempting to silence protests that lie outside the Firewall, in full view of the rest of the world, China is revealing the tools countries can use to silence dissent or criticism worldwide. https://t.co/Yh5bokuZuA

— EFF (@EFF) October 10, 2019

TLDR profits are all that matters https://t.co/XMoWmC7nQA

— Hipster (@Hipster_Trader) October 10, 2019

Interesting: Gamers pissed that Blizzard punished a Hearthstone player for his 'liberate Hong Kong' remark are punishing Blizzard back by trying to get one of its products banned in China, turning a video game character into a pro-Democracy meme. https://t.co/8tnvZHUptl

— dead cameron (@dellcam) October 9, 2019

a magisterial work of patronizing shit-eating hypocrisy, congrats to the Blizzard team for making Facebook look like a wizard of emotional intelligence by comparison https://t.co/a9XcYhRSz9

— Chris Mohney (@chrismohney) October 12, 2019

Actually an entire 4% drop, my bad: https://t.co/lqmNcdqk44

— Sabi (@New_WabiSabi) October 10, 2019

Activision #BLIZZARD stock drops as Hong Kong controversy swirls https://t.co/pWjGJN5fK4 #FWCWeather

— Howard Altschule (@FWCWeather) October 10, 2019

Apple told TV+ content creators not to paint China in a bad light https://t.co/Gn4TfePbYJ

— iMore (@iMore) October 12, 2019

"Apple assured me last week that their initial decision to ban this app was a mistake," tweeted Republican senator Josh Hawley. "Looks like the #Chinese censors have had a word with them since. Who is really running @Apple? ‌@tim_cook ‌ or #Beijing?" https://t.co/7KGPOe8nIm

— Kesen? (@kesenwang) October 11, 2019

Its not just Hollywood, Activision Blizzard(makes Call of Duty) one of America's biggest video game companies banned a pro-Hong Kong player. It just so happens Activision is seeking China's approval to launch COD mobile there.
Woke capitalism is a joke.https://t.co/N5eq809ULM

— Fives (@Kishkinda2) October 10, 2019

@voxdotcom: this article contains 22 links and talks about https://t.co/rGjr4Pqwl1, but doesn't link it. Wut.https://t.co/7vPhuVDA7q

/cc @Pinboard

— Alex Russell (@slightlylate) October 12, 2019

⁦@pkafka⁩ hits the nail on the head.

“So even if Apple decided to make the wrenching decision to get out of China today, it couldn’t. It is stuck there, for better and for worse.” https://t.co/naMLov9ol6

— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani) October 12, 2019

“We believe our presence in China helps promote greater openness and facilitates the free flow of ideas and information”. Quote from @tim_cook is a familiar argument that’s getting harder and harder to believe. https://t.co/v16i3xclbL

— Greg DeMichillie (@gregde) October 12, 2019

Apple cracked China when Facebook and Google couldn’t. Now that’s a problem for Apple. https://t.co/I65Wfm69JN pic.twitter.com/NbWWKS4wfL

— Eco Vegan (@ecoVegan1) October 10, 2019

Apple cracked China when Facebook and Google couldn’t. Now that’s a problem for Apple. https://t.co/dqVjNrW08G

— Vox (@voxdotcom) October 10, 2019

Apple cracked China when Facebook and Google couldn’t. Now that’s a problem for Apple. https://t.co/bflZ7WosGO

— Recode (@Recode) October 10, 2019

Access Now is now confronting Blizzard.
Access Now is possibly the worlds largest proponent for human rights activism. They commonly work with the UN and world nations to help create an environment safe for citizens. #BoycottBlizzard #FreeHongKonghttps://t.co/5xDaDMmguH

— Jboi ? (@dkrdkln) October 12, 2019

Time for @Blizzard_Ent to level up on human rights! @accessnow wrote to the company regarding its censorship of #HongKongProtests https://t.co/InlIWPAjGK #bizhumanrights

— Peter Pumpkin Micek (@lawyerpants) October 11, 2019

Whenever Apple announces some minor new privacy feature, they do it onstage with a hundred reporters clapping. But when they want to send all your browsing data to a server in China? You only find out by reading the fine print.

— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) October 13, 2019

on by default sharing with 3rd party almost certainly GDPR breach

— ⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ (@thefalken) October 13, 2019

I wrote a blog about how Safe Browsing works and how Apple switching to Tencent might affect users. https://t.co/JlV1KbNKZk

— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) October 13, 2019

Wait, Apple is sending URLs to Tencent?! https://t.co/uYDEInn6t3 pic.twitter.com/rFDqSxbAoL

— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) October 13, 2019

I’m sure this is fine for me personally (localized to mainland Chinese users, maybe?) but it’s still not a great move to pull in the middle of all that’s going on. Especially silently. https://t.co/HEG6p2YLfA

— Zak Kaufman (@zatara214) October 13, 2019

Apple better have a lot more to say about this, and soon https://t.co/MfU7qELx7O

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) October 13, 2019

While your data is on a Chinese server:
“No communication from or to China will be exempted. There will be no secrets. No VPNs. No private or encrypted messages. No anonymous online accounts. No trade secrets. No confidential data.” https://t.co/OZgConbUen

— Jeffrey Broer (@jebbery) October 13, 2019

How safe is Apple’s Safe Browsing? https://t.co/QtbHtt6RHA

— Graham Cluley (@gcluley) October 13, 2019

“.@Apple, which often positions itself as a champion of privacy and human rights, is sending some IP addresses from users of its Safari browser on iOS to Chinese conglomerate Tencent – a company with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party.” https://t.co/TcV86km3G1

— Nick Short ?? (@PoliticalShort) October 12, 2019

Apple sends IP addresses of some iOS users to Chinese company Tencent https://t.co/oDsCgy3cqC

— iMore (@iMore) October 12, 2019

Apple sends IP addresses of some iOS users to Chinese company Tencent | iMore #apple #iOS #IPs #sent #China #CyberSecurity #privacy #why? https://t.co/Oy8fqrTcJt

— Bob Carver (@cybersecboardrm) October 12, 2019

Apple execs told Apple TV show creators to avoid portraying China in a poor light in effort to curry favour w/ country's govt: https://t.co/92v8J9R5Pc

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) October 13, 2019

In Apple TV+’s hit new series SEE, Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Aquaman) leads an all-star cast in a future world where EVERYBODY IS BLIND

(to the repressive actions of the Chinese government)

Subscribe today!https://t.co/EKPMFK36Ly

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) October 13, 2019

Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China

"We thought trade would bring Western values to China. Instead, it brought Chinese values to Apple."https://t.co/4nMMqFPeee

— Chung-hong Chan (@chainsawriot) October 13, 2019

Such a significant story ––

How Apple’s new TV streaming service told developers not to piss off China.

'We thought trade would bring Western values to China. Instead, it brought Chinese values to Apple.’https://t.co/U4mYSCzVNZ

— Mark Di Stefano ?? (@MarkDiStef) October 13, 2019

Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China https://t.co/varnhsR5PY

— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) October 13, 2019