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if he get eliminated along all the mfs who can legit not do one thing he should be allowed to go hand to hand combat on the judges like take inspo from the 'bp trainee punched jyp' joke. U May say it wasn't the jury's fault it was cuz they took away his fourth star at a point I think Lim Han Byul is to blame for it and everything

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June 8: Happy 39th Birthday to South Korean-American Animator and Voice Actress Niki Yang, who provided the voices of one of the recurring characters and one of the two friends of Mabel Pines as Candy Chiu on Gravity Falls; Finn and Jake’s friend and personal machine as BMO and Princess Bubblegum’s steed, Friend, and companion, boyfriend/mate of Jake, and mother of Jake Jr, Viola, Charlie, Kim Kil Whan, and TV as Lady Rainicorn on Adventure Time; and the mother of Chloe Park and recurring character as the Winnie Park on We Bare Bears.

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Characters I relate to by the personality database

Personality type: Infp

Legoshi ( beastars )

Darwin watterson ( tawog )

Joker 'Arthur fleck' ( Joker )

Butters Stotch ( South Park )

Lapis Lazuli ( Steven universe )

Peter Parker/Spider man ( Marvel comics )

Bubbles ( the powerpuff girls )

Edward scissorhands ( 1990 )

Charlie brown ( Peanuts )

WALL-E ( 2008 )

Jaiden animations ( Artsists & Animators )

Victor Van Dort ( Corpse bride )

Sykkuno ( Gaming )

Napstablook ( Undertale )

Panda bear ( We bare bears )

BMO ( Adventure time )

Asriel Dreemurr ( Undertale )

Noelle Holiday ( Deltarune )

Eeyore ( winnie the pooh )

Carrie Krueger ( Tawog )

Jack stauber ( Musicians )

Nikki Maxwell ( Dork dairies )

Vex ( League of legends )

Yellow guy ( dhmis )

Cinnamoroll ( sanrio )

Pyro ( tf2 )

Alec benjamin ( pop & contemporary )

Evan afton/crying child ( Fnaf )

Licorice cookie ( cookie run )

Bob ( despicable me )

Kermit the frog ( the muppets )

Totoro ( Tonari no Totoro )

Mimikyu ( Pokémon )

Ghast ( Minecraft )

White crewmate ( Among us )

Aled Last ( radio Silence )

Candy Chiu ( Gravity falls )

Mew ( Pokémon )

Salad fingers

Bingo heeler ( Bluey )

Resasuke ( Aggretsuko )

Frisk [Pacifist Route] ( Undertale )

Celeste ( Animal crossing )

Flick ( Animal crossing )

OMOCAT ( Game development )

Daniel Middleton/DanTDM ( Gaming )

Christopher Robin ( Winnie the pooh )

Kayleigh Smith/Wolfychu ( Artists & Animators )

Niko ( Oneshot )

Bonnie Anderson ( Toy story )

Blue pearl ( Steven universe )

Bastion ( overwatch )

Toxic morty ( Rick and Morty )

Baby groot ( MCU: The heroes )

Shirokuma ( Danganronpa )

The Hollow Knight ( Hollow Knight )

Pochacco ( Sanrio )

Po ( Teletubbies )

Frog ( Peppa pig )

My melody ( Onegia My Melody )

Maddie Flour ( Amphibia )

Marshmello ( Pop & Contemporary )

Pusheen ( Pusheen the cat )

The Iron giant ( 1999 )

The little prince ( 2015 )

Ivor ( Minecraft story mode )

Sherb ( Animal crossing )

Ravenpaw ( Warrior cats )

Andrew Tsyaston ( Artists & Animators )

Audrey ( Bendy and the dark revival )

Bendy ( Bendy and the dark revival )

Cuptoast ( Artists & Animators )

Owlbert ( The owl house )

Squid ink cookie ( cookie run )

Sarah ( Sarah's scribbles )

Depressed stereotype ( Gacha life )

Clumsy smurf ( Smurfs )

Penny ( Bolt )

The living tombstone ( Musicians )

Henry stein ( Bendy and the dark revival )

Tack ( The thief and the cobbler )

Lloyd Garmadon ( The Lego Movie )

Ghosts ( Among us )

Nightmare Fredbear ( Fnaf )

Piu Piu ( Molang )

Graphite Raven ( Teen Titans 2003 )

Squid ( Minecraft )

Antfrost ( Gaming )

Pichu ( Pokémon )

Pinga ( Pingu )

SCP-1471 "MalO ver1.0.0" ( SCP Foundation )

Shy imaginary older brother ( dhmis )

Katzun ( Artists & Animators )

Bonnet ( Fnaf )

Timid Raven ( Teen titans Go! 2013 )

Manatreed ( Gaming )

Arts and Crafters ( baldi's basics in education and learning )

Sophia ( stardew valley )

Jay ( The lego movie )

Jack Russell ( Bluey )

Shannon Gurr/Shgurr ( Artists & Animators )

Skittle ( Beluga's Discord Characters )

Alolan Vulpix ( Pokémon )

Clancee ( Ninjago: Masters of spinjitzu )

1 ( Numberjacks )

Softie stereotype ( Gacha Life )

Oz ( Monster Prom )

Kyle ( Animal Crossing )

Angmar ( the owl house )

SCP-2521 "••/•••••/••/•" ( SCP Foundation )

Cappuccino ( Sanrio )

Teddy ( Mr. Bean )

Winnie the pooh ( Christopher Robin )

White Puffle ( club penguin )

Chipflake ( Artists & Animators )

August "Auggie" Pullman ( Wonder )

Norton ( Spongebob SquarePants )

Meowstic - Male [Nyaonix] ( Pokémon )

Claire/Opal ( Jack stauber's OPAL )

Espurr ( Pokémon )

Whimsun ( Undertale )

Bryan Jacobsen ( Inside job )

Mincy ( OMORI )

Tails ( Sonic the hedgehog )

Panda ( Minecraft )

Jesus ( Family guy )

Grim Matchstick ( cuphead )

Clara Buhalmet ( Fran Bow )

Rococo ( OMORI )

Turniphead ( Howl's moving castle )

JAMIErighrmeow ( Artists & Animators )

Spifey ( Gaming )

Honeycute ( Sanrio )

Puddle Slime ( Slime Rancher )

Sarah ( Sarah and Duck )

Bebepine ( Artists & Animators )

Dream ( Heat Waves (Fanfiction))

Hummingmint ( Sanrio )

Shyren ( Undertale )

Calum Bowen "bo en" ( Electronic and Experimental )

Invader Skoodge ( Invader Zim )

Alfie ( Bluey )

Sad Larry ( Cyanide & Happiness )

Pure Vessel ( Hollow Knight )

Die ( Homestuck )

Po ( Slendytubbies )

Donald Duck ( Duck Tales )

Boggo ( The land of Boggs )

Withered Cupcake ( Fnaf )

Glare ( Minecraft )

The Diamond Minecraft "DanTDM" ( Minecraft Story Mode )

Kit ( Ratchet & Clank )

Rusty the Dalek ( Doctor Who )

Beau ( Helluva Boss )

Pat ( Later Alligator )

Melotune ( Sanrio )

Milkeemimi ( Sanrio )

Mr. Nobody ( Mr. Men )

Oldmin ( The Henry Stickman collection )

Axo ( Fortnite )

Doll ( Murder Drones )

Qbert ( Pixels )

Blue-Haired Girl ( OMORI )

Sharleen ( OMORI )

Costume Bob ( Sr Pelo )

Dana Cardinal ( Welcome to Night Vale )

Googuy ( The Henry Stickman Collection )

Yogurt ( Dream SMP )

Pain Demon ( Yandere Simulator )

Nyoko ( Sanrio )

Z ( Alphabet Lore )

Shmipper ( Gravity falls )

The Bin ( Don't hug me I'm scared )

Pooky ( Garfield )

Phoodu ( Gaming )

Callahan ( Gaming )

SOUL ( Deltarune )

Duncan ( Don't hug me I'm scared )

The Lost ( The binding of Isaac )

Nuetral Good ( 5x5 Alignment chart )

Emma ( Sanrio )

Tubbo ( Passerine ( Fanfic ))

Phantom Mangle ( Fnaf )

Voss ( Beastars )

Megan Holmes ( Sally Face )

Lucas Ryan ( Solitaire )

Can't let go ( Geometry dash )

Amaura ( Pokémon )

N ( Alphabet Lore )

Foxy ( Fnaf )

Polargeist ( Geometry Dash )

Henry Fisher ( Sally face )

Lost ones ( Bendy and the ink machine/dark revival )

Boris ( Bendy and the ink machine )

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A transfer student at a rough high school tries joining the cheer-leading squad and finds that she not only has to face off against the head cheerleader, but also against her former school in preparation for a cheer-off competition. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Britney: Hayden Panettiere Camille: Solange Brad Warner: Jake McDorman Pam Allen: Kiersten Warren Winnie: Emme Rylan Jesse: Gustavo Carr Kirresha: Giovonnie Samuels Leti: Francia Raísa Amber: Cindy Chiu Sierra: Jessica Nicole Fife Brianna: Danielle Savre Rihanna: Rihanna Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Michelle Maniscalco Tyson: Gary LeRoi Gray Tim Allen: Eric Bruskotter JoJo Wright: JoJo Wright PV Teacher: Debra Sullivan Security Guard: Steven West Mrs. Webster: Conni Marie Brazelton Student DJ: Wilke Itzin Swin Cash: Swin Cash Local Reporter: Teresa Strasser Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Sean Van der Wilt Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Blake Angiers Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Bowd J. Beal Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Casey Marlow Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Jordan Johnson Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Griffin Myers Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Whitney Lefler Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Caity Lotz Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Tarah Paige Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Shannon Stotz Pacific Vista Cheerleader: Betsey Lawrey Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Noreen Juliano Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Erin Yvonne Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Kevin Wilson Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Marty Dew Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Monica Soto Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Marquita Scott Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Alexiss Sanchez Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Dominique Domingo Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Terrance Harrison Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Alexandria Kaye Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Sal Davila Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: John Cronin Crenshaw Heights Cheerleader: Chester Jackson Crenshaw Heights Spotter: Jonathan Rios Crenshaw Heights Spotter: Shaun T Crenshaw Heights Spotter: Trever Love Film Crew: Director: Steve Rash Executive Producer: Armyan Bernstein Executive Producer: Zanne Devine Executive Producer: Charlie Lyons Producer: David Roessell Director of Photography: Victor J. Kemper Editor: Danny Saphire Line Producer: Jon Kuyper First Assistant Director: Jerram A. Swartz Second Assistant Director: Sonia Bhalla Casting: Roger Mussenden Casting: Pamela Lynn Thomas Choreographer: Tony Gonzales Choreographer: Eric Little Choreographer: Tanisha Scott Choreographer: Richmond Talauega Choreographer: Anthony Talauega Stunt Coordinator: Cole S. McKay Music Supervisor: Paul Stewart Music Supervisor: Paul DiFranco Set Decoration: David Pirinelli Sound Mixer: David Kirschner Sound Mixer: Glenn Berkovitz Costume Designer: Shawn Barton Costume Supervisor: Anthony Franco Makeup Department Head: June Brickman Assistant Makeup Artist: Tonie Keyton Assistant Makeup Artist: Deborah Merle Hair Department Head: Lisa Meyers Assistant Hairstylist: Fay Kelly Second Second Assistant Director: Annette Hobday Supervising Sound Editor: Trip Brock Dialogue Editor: Stewart Nelson Sound Effects Editor: Steven Avila Sound Effects Editor: Peter D. Lago Music Editor: Tony Dimito Writer: Alyson Fouse Stand In: Michelle Shore Movie Reviews: Kiarra3130: **This movie brings two female specimen together to make the ultimate cheering squad. It strays from tradition and makes something new and rules out the cliche of _”white girls” V. “black girls”_. It is a movie worth watching.** Andre Gonzales: Nice comeback on this movie compared to the 2nd movie. Almost as good as the 1st one. I didn’t like it at first till she was forced to go to a new school. Better comedy and a way better storyline in this one.

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Best Jewelry at 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards

  Sunday night’s 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards brought forth a red carpet full of fun, fashionable, and unexpected looks combined with one of the hottest jewelry trends of the night – diamonds. Winnie Harlow blew us away with her 28-carat earrings from Gismondi 1754 while Yara Shahidi went for a layered look complete with vintage gems from Cartier! Scroll down to see the best jewelry looks from that…

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“There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion.” - Edgar Allen Poe 

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Showtime daily schedule

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7:00 PM - Idol Philippines: Season 2 (Robi Domingo, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Gary Valenciano, Moira dela Torre, Chito Miranda) (Simulcast on A2Z, & Kapamilya Online Live & TV5).

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6:00 PM - TV Patrol Weekend (Alvin Elchico, Zen Hernandez) (simulcast on A2Z, TeleRadyo, ANC, TFC & Kapamilya Online Live).5:00 PM - Rated Korina (Korina Sanchez-Roxas) (Simulcast on A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live, & TV5 Also Broadcast on One PH).3:00 PM - Kapamilya Action Sabado (simulcast on A2Z as Zine Aksyon).1:00 PM - It's Showtime (Vice Ganda, Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis-Heussaff, Karylle, Amy Perez-Castillo, Kim Chiu, Ogie Alcasid, Jackque Gonzaga, Ion Perez, Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz, Ryan Bang, Jhong Hilario and Jackie Gonzaga) (simulcast on A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live, Jeepney TV & TV5).11:00 AM – Tropang LOL (Billy Crawford, Alex Gonzaga-Morada, K Brosas, Bayani Agbayani, KC Montero, Wacky Kiray, Jeffrey Tam and company) (simulcast on A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live & TV5).8:30 AM - Doc Ricky Pedia (Dominic Ochoa).8:15 AM - YeY Famtime (Also Broadcast on A2Z, TV5 and Jeepney TV).7:45 AM - Goin Bulilit (Kids company) (Also Broadcast on A2Z, TV5 and Jeepney TV).7:15 AM - Team YeY!: Season 2 (Kids Company) (Also Broadcast on A2Z, TV5 and Jeepney TV).6:00 AM - Pororo: The Little Penguin (Also Broadcast on A2Z).5:00 AM - Tomorrow's World (Gerald Weston, Richard Ames, Wallace Smith and Rod McNair) (Also Broadcast on A2Z and TV5).4:00 AM - Diyos at Bayan (Alex Tinsay, and Kata Innocencio) (Also Broadcast on A2Z, TV5 and Light TV).3:00 PM - Bagani (Enrique Gil, Liza Soberano, Matteo Guidicelli, Sofia Andres, Zaijian Jaranilla) (Simulcast on Kapamilya Online Live & A2Z).11:30 PM - Melting Me Softly (Ji-Chang Wook, Won Jin-ah).11:00 PM - The World Tonight (Tony Velasquez and Pia Gutierrez) (delayed telecast on ANC & simulcast on Kapamilya Online Live).10:15 PM - Love In 40 Days (Loisa Andalio, Ronnie Alonte, Leo Martinez, Lotlot De Leon, Mylene Dizon, Janice De Belen, Maria Isabel Lopez, William Lorenzo, Ana Abad Santos, Kobie Brown, Andi Abaya) (simulcast on Jeepney TV, A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live & TV5).9:30 PM - A Family Affair (Ivana Alawi, Gerald Anderson, Sam Milby, Jake Ejercito, Jameson Blake) (simulcast on Jeepney TV, A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live & TV5).8:45 PM - 2 Good 2 Be True (Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo) (simulcast on Jeepney TV, A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live & TV5).

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8:00 PM - Mars Ravelo's Darna Series (Jane De Leon, Joshua Garcia, Janella Salvador, Zaijan Jaranilla) (simulcast on CineMo!, A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live & TV5).

6:30 PM - TV Patrol (Henry Omaga-Diaz, Bernadette Sembrano-Aguinaldo and Karen Davila with Winnie Cordero, Marc Logan, Ariel Rojas, Migs Bustos and Gretchen Fullido) (simulcast on A2Z, TeleRadyo, ANC, TFC & Kapamilya Online Live).

4:30 PM - Kapamilya Gold Hits (simulcast on A2Z as Afternoon Zinema).

3:45 PM - Be My Lady (Erich Gonzales, Daniel Matsunaga) (simulcast on Kapamilya Online Live and A2Z).

3:00 PM - Bagani (Enrique Gil, Liza Soberano, Matteo Guidicelli, Sofia Andres, Zaijian Jaranilla) (Simulcast on Kapamilya Online Live and A2Z).

1:00 PM - It's Showtime (Vice Ganda, Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis-Heussaff, Karylle Padilla-Yuzon, Amy Perez-Castillo, Kim Chiu, Ogie Alcasid, Ion Perez, Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz, Ryan Bang, Jhong Hilario and Jackie Gonzaga) (simulcast on A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live, Jeepney TV & TV5).

11:00 AM - Tropang LOL (Billy Crawford, Alex Gonzaga-Morada, K Brosas, Bayani Agbayani, KC Montero, Wacky Kiray, Jeffrey Tam and company) (simulcast on A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live & TV5).

Maria, Richard Yap, Janella Salvador, Marlo Mortel, Mutya Orquia) (simulcast on A2Z & Kapamilya Online Live)

10:00 AM - Be Careful With My Heart (Jodi Sta.

9:00 AM - Magandang Buhay (Jolina Magdangal-Escueta, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Melai Cantiveros-Francisco, Master Hans Cua) (simulcast on A2Z & Kapamilya Online Live).

8:00 AM - Kabayan (Noli De Castro) (simulcast on TeleRadyo).

7:30 AM - TeleRadyo Balita (Noli De Castro, Joyce Balancio) (simulcast on TeleRadyo).

6:00 AM - Sakto (Amy Perez-Castillo, Jeff Canoy, Johnson Manabat) (simulcast on TeleRadyo).

5:00 AM - Tomorrow's World (Replay) (Gerald Weston, Richard Ames, Wallace Smith and Rod McNair) (Also Broadcast on TV5).

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#8 Global Social Media Practice: The Great Firewall of China

There is a common misconception relating to China’s use of the internet and social media. It is public knowledge that the Chinese government has blocked mainstream global social media giants Facebook, Twitter, Google and so on.. But are they really missing out? We as frequent users of these sights might argue yes, I mean what is a world without scrolling through these sights daily? Alternatively, China have created apps replicating these sights that are specifically made to cater for the government regulations and to suit the average Chinese person. There is a current social media revolution occurring in China that many of us are completely unaware of.  Are any of these names alternative to our apps familiar to you? Instead of Google: Baidu Instead of Twitter: Weibo  Instead of Youtube: Youku Instead of WhatsApp: We Chat Instead of Messenger: QQ While these apps are not currently pertinent to us living in the ‘Western World’, there is a chance that they may penetrate our market in the future as these large scale applications begin to infiltrate the global market. China currently has the worlds largest population of internet users which gives these alternative apps such a strategic advantage in user engagement and to become successful (Chiu, Lin & Silverman 2012). There are many factors also driving Chinese citizens to part-take in social media engagement such as “rural-to-urban migration that has separated families, the loneliness of the one-child generation, and a distrust of information from government-controlled media” (Crampton 2011), also creating such a strong opportunity for Chinese-specific social media giants.  Why the need for the great firewall of China? While most countries operate a form of surveillance, Chinese surveillance is of the extreme level deemed necessary by the government in order to restore social  order and safeguard national security (Quicktake 2017). The censorship even extended to Winnie the Pooh at one point who was temporarily banned as their was apparent resemblance to the current president Xi Jinping. 

The ways in which Chinese citizens utilise the internet and its applications is vastly different to our Western culture. While they are trying to combat the larger issues at hand, freedom of speech and privacy is diminished with the interruption of the great firewall. There is also controversy over this censorship in relation to constraining creativity and innovation which may be improved with connectivity to services such as Google Cloud. Living in such a free country makes it hard to imagine living in a world bound by a censored firewall and thus it would require more in depth research to comment further on its effectiveness.

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References: Chiu, C Lin, D and Silverman, A 2012, 'China's social-media boom', McKinsey and Company.

Crampton, T 2011 'Social media in China: The same, but different' China Business Review, Vol 38, Issue 1, pp 28-31

Quicktake 2017, The Great Firewall of China, Bloomberg News, 01 December, viewed 21 May 2018, <https://www.bloomberg.com/quicktake/great-firewall-of-china>.

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China and social media

The world wide web looks very different to China than it does for us in the western world. In 2012, the Chinese government set in place a firewall called the golden shield project (but it would be a missed opportunity if we didn’t call it The Great Firewall of China so we’re gonna roll with that) in order to protect its citizens from access to politically sensitive information. It is ultimately in place to surveillance its users and censor anything they deem inappropriate. Some aims of the firewall are to neutralise critical online opinions and prevent its citizens from being corrupted by ‘evil’ cultures. Many sites have been shut down for violating their constitution and attacking state leaders. Even though they have such strict rules about the internet, China have a huge amount of individuals who still chose to access it, with four out of five Chinese people accessing it on a mobile device alone. That’s a higher percentage of the population than America, who have 75%.

China have been known to ban some of the most absurd things, for example, Winnie the Pooh was banned from Chinese social media because he too closely resembled the President, Xi Jinping.

Social media has a bigger influence on purchasing decisions for consumers in China than for those anywhere else in the world (Chiu, Lin, Silverman, 2012). In China, people don’t tend to believe what they see or hear in the media so take most of their advice from family and friends. This has shaped the way Chinese shop online as they’re more likely to buy things they see advertised on social media, especially if it has been recommended on a friends social media, or that of someone they trust (Chiu, Lin, Silverman, 2012).

Thanks to ‘The Great Firewall of China’, Chinese citizens don’t have access to to social media sites you know and love, like Facebook and Twitter. Instead, they have their own social media platforms. One of these is called ‘Sina Weibo’. Weibo is similar to Twitter, in that you can share messages up to 140 characters, attach photos, videos, URLs, and repost and like messages. 140 Chinese characters can deliver a lot more information than 140 English ones, so Weibo has been known to create actions and dissent against state authorities (Wang, 2015). This being said, the government still highly monitor all its content so they can’t really get away with much.

At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter much where you live, social media is everywhere and it’s almost inevitable that we all part take in it at one point or another.

References:

Wang, WY 2015, “Remaking Guangzhou: Geo-Identity and Place-Making on Sina Weibo,” Media International Australia, vol. 156, no. 1, pp. 29–38.

Chiu, C, Lin, D, Silverman, A 2012, “China’s social media boom,” McKinsey and Company

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The Great Firewall of China

Wait WHAT?! People in China don’t have Facebook?!… or Twitter... Instagram... Snapchat… not even Tumblr?! How do they live?!

I guess that’s very “Western” of me to say… apparently they get on just fine with plenty of substitute social media sites that do exactly the same thing. So what are they missing?

In late 2012, the Chinese Government reinforced an internet firewall attempting to block users from politically sensitive information. In other words, their social media is heavily censored according to what the government believes is politically appropriate - if they don’t agree, you don’t get to see it. 

However this hasn’t deterred users from their social media, as according to Statistica 2018, the amount of users in millions has increased by 99.8 million in just 4 years! These substitute platforms must be pretty damn good. Maybe we’re the ones missing out? 

However this heavy surveillance raises some serious concerns about freedom of speech and opinion in the Chinese community. They couldn’t even liken their President to universally loved Winnie The Pooh without getting Winnie banned from all social media. 

Yet not even this could deter the Chinese from their social media. According to Chiu, Lin, D & Silverman 2012, 95% of people living in tier 1, 2 or 3 cities are register on a social media site. Although they lack a trust in formal institutions, this has only encouraged more peer-to-peer interaction via online means. They’re all in the same boat. 

The Chinese have created their own online world, with a completely different set of social norms and forms of communication. The government can’t stop users from interacting, but I’m sure this isn’t what they’re trying to do anyway. Maybe you could say that the Chinese are sheltered by the online censorship laws, or maybe they’re better off than the rest of us? You’d think there’d be more community protest against the government if this was the case, but instead they seem to be thriving. 

I guess it’s hard to understand how it all works when I’ve never been myself, nor do I know anyone who has been. It seems a shame to have what in my mind should be a private, safe space for people to come together so heavily monitored by government forces, but I guess even we too are monitored by forces we don’t even known. Maybe like it does for me, the fear of surveillance is only ever brief - the internet is just too good not to be a part of, even if it comes at a cost.

References:

Chiu, C, Lin, D & Silverman, A 2012, ‘China’s social-media boom’, McKinsey & Company, 1 May.

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June 8: Happy 38th Birthday to South Korean-American Animator and Voice Actress Niki Yang, who provided the voices of one of the recurring characters and one of the two friends of Mabel Pines as Candy Chiu on Gravity Falls; Finn and Jake’s friend and personal machine as BMO and Princess Bubblegum’s steed, Friend, and companion, boyfriend/mate of Jake, and mother of Jake Jr, Viola, Charlie, Kim Kil Whan, and TV as Lady Rainicorn on Adventure Time; and the mother of Chloe Park and recurring character as the Winnie Park on We Bare Bears.

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#8 - China’s Firewall Case Study

Growing up, Winnie the Pooh was an icon of my childhood. Winnie and Eeyore, two best friends that every child wishes their friendship looked like. However, in China, Winnie the Pooh has been banned from the internet. So, what led to the blocking of Winnie the Pooh? Well, multiple memes quickly went viral when people were comparing their leader, Xi Jinping, to the children’s character. From personal experiences, I regularly scroll through Facebook or social media and see Australian politicians being mocked or having memes made about them. These jokes are usually light hearted especially when used in conjunction with a children’s character and generally improves the popularity of the politician, however, this is not allowed in China. According to McDonell (2017), the internet censors that run through China’s networks, have been instructed not to ‘tolerate ridicule of the country’s leaders’. Winnie was re-contextualised to represent something new therefore he was deleted from online completely. The Chinese Government don’t want the general public thinking that their leader is like them with quirky elements or does silly things like Winnie the Pooh does. They want people to see the President as above them and that his power cannot be questioned (McDonell 2017).

In China, WeChat is generally the social media of choice, however, like other social media platforms, WeChat is very heavily monitored by the Government. There over 18,000 prohibited websites, phrases and words (Holden 2014) that as soon as they are sent from one person, they are automatically blocked. For example, if someone sends “Liu Xiaobo”; who is a Chinese writer, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner; the message will say it was sent but the recipient won’t receive it. This is because “Lui Xiaobo” is one of the phrases on the long list of blocked words.

However, controlling the view of the country’s leaders is not the only reason why the Chinese Government has such a strict internet policy. China is one of the leaders in social media usage because of the high percentage of their population that uses it (Chiu, Lin & Silverman 2012, p.1). It is well known that people are more inclined to buy a product if it is endorsed by someone on social media (Chiu, Lin & Silverman 2012, p.1). Therefore, if the Government can slightly manipulate what people are saying on social media, they can influence how people promote products and consequentially benefiting their countries economy.

I will admit, I didn’t know much more about this firewall than the fact that you can’t access Facebook from within China and from the outside, I thought China’s firewall was a political move to isolate their people and control the views of the Government. After learning more about the wall, I still do have similar views as before, however, I have more of an understanding of why the Government may have enforced these restrictions as a way to protect the country and benefit it economically. But really, does that justify the generations of children who will miss out on a vital part of their childhood? I mean Winnie the Pooh by the way, not the freedom of children exploring the internet.

REFERENCES:

Chiu, C, Lin, D & Silverman, A 2012, 'China's social-media boom', McKinsey and Company, 1 May 2013

Holden, K 2014, Breaking Through China’s Great Firewall, The Diplomat, viewed 18th May 2018, https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/breaking-through-chinas-great-firewall/

McDonell, S 2017, Why China censors banned Winnie the Pooh, BBC News, 17th July 2017, viewed 20th May 2018, < http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-40627855>

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エドテックのベテラン投資家がDisrupt 2020で、一夜にして訪れたブームについて語る コロナウイルスが大流行したことにより、何百万という学生がリモートによる教育を突然受けることになり、エドテックへの注目が活性化している。しかし、騒ぎの背後に、エドテックが注目される前からこの分野で長いこと投資を続けてきた投資家たちがいる。 エドテックの今後、今何が熱いかなどをよりよく理解するために、トップ投資家の3人に TechCrunch Disruptで話をしてもらう。3人とは、Owl VenturesのIan Chiu（イアン・チウ）氏、Lightspeedの Mercedes Bent（メルセデス・ベント）氏、そしてReach Capitalの Jennifer Carolan（ジェニファー・カロラン）氏である。彼らは、Byju、Masterclass、Quizlet、Newsela、Labster、Winnie、Outschoolといった新興企業に分類される企業に投資している。 彼らが行っている何十億ドルもの投資についてはもちろん話を聞こうと考えているが、私が最も知りたいのは、この3人がどのように相乗効果を生み出してきたかである。彼らは、エドテックが注目を集める以前からこの分野へ意図的に注力してきたのであり、付け焼き刃ではない非常に深いレベルの話を聞くことができるだろう。 例えば、Lightspeedによると、ベント氏は、オペレーション、カスタマーサービス、人材管理と採用、製品管理、設計、販売、マーケティング、戦��、および一般的管理など、ほぼすべてのスタートアップを担当してきた。彼女は、General Assemblyでの約 5 年も含め、直近の8年間をキャリアモビリティーの分野で過ごしてきた。ベント氏は教育への彼女の思い入れは、発明と幼いころから始める学習の重要性を教える、祖父母や両親が彼女の人生で果たした個人的役割によるものだと語った。 「コロナ���イルスの教育への影響があるため、通常よりも多くの時間をエドテックに費やしています。3月以前は、エドテックに費やす時間は全体の三分の一でしたが、現在はほぼすべての時間を費やしています」と彼女はTechCrunchに語った。 イアン・チウ氏は米国に移民してきて教育の学位を取った両親の子息であり、彼が言うには、このことが彼が早くからこの分野に焦点を合わせるきっかけになったとのことである。 彼の経歴をみると、早くからこの分野へ取り組んでいたことがわかる。チウ氏は、約20年前に出版された、奨学金と大学費用の値上がりについて論じた本の筆頭著者である。Owlに入る前は、Bain & Company、Silver Lake Partners、Warburg and Pincus で経験を積んだ。 「この分野におけるデジタルの普及は既に始まっていたものの、この前例のない時代にそれが急激な高まりをみせているため、私たちは今6兆ドル（約640兆円）に上る教育市場における分岐点に立っています」と彼は述べた。 最後になるが、ジェニファー・カロラン氏はExtra Crunchステージに現場の視点をもたらしてくれるだろう。カロラン氏はシカゴの公立学校に7年務めた後、スタンフォードへ行き、最終的にベンチャーに関わるようになった。 「コロナ後の学校が違ったものになることは疑いがありません。このパンデミックで両親/保護者は、教師の役割がいかに大変で技術のいるものか、はっきり認識したと思います。パンデミックで、学校が果たす保護機能も強調されています。米国における5000万人の学齢期の子供うち、92%が公立学校に通っているのです」と彼女は語った。 カロラン氏の述べたことは、エドテック内の一般的なバランス、つまり、裕福で特権的な家族だけでなく、すべての家族のためのソリューションを生み出している企業からベンチャー規模の利益を得る方法に光を当てている。 TechCrunchの一大年次イベントであるDisruptは、2020年の今年、初めて完全にバーチャルな形で行われ、そのため、より多くの人に参加していただける。参加者には講演者、投資家、��設者との交流をはかっていただきたい。Disrupt は9月14日～18日まで開催される。参加者がこれらの素晴らしいプログラムすべてに参加できるよう、会期を5日間にしている。他の登壇者の情報など、イベント詳細は以下の特設ページ��確認して欲しい。なお、本ページを経由してチケットを購入すると5%の割引が適用されるので、ぜひご活用いただきたい。 Disrupt 2020特設ページへ [原文へ] （翻訳：Dragonfly） Source: テッククランチ・ジャパン

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OUTFEST 2020 FILM REVIEW: THE TEACHER (3 Stars)

With Taiwan passing the first Marriage Equality Law in Asia in 2019, it’s exciting to delve into LGBTQ+ stories from a historically conservative society going through such immense changes.  Ming-Lang Chen’s The Teacher follows a young Civics teacher name Kevin (Oscar Chiu) who meets an older factory owner, Jin-Wu Gao (Chin-HaoChang), at a bathhouse and embarks on an intense relationship fraught with multiple issues for both.  While Kevin experiences homophobic taunts from his students and frequent warnings from his Principal, Gao has a wife (Winnie Shih-Ying Chang) who knows about his sexuality but still wants them to conceive a baby. That Gao has HIV only serves to complicate matters all around.  

While featuring honest, passionate performances, the film unfortunately suffers from a plodding pace and an often on-the-nose screenplay.  As such, it feels like an issue-driven film instead of a finely detailed character study. We know very little about Gao and how he feels about the many conflicts in his life. He remains fairly quiet and stoic, even when his crises escalate. Perhaps it’s a result of his character’s maturity, but it results in him feeling dramatically inert.  

Conversely, Kevin’s character has a terrific arc and his passion and anger builds nicely to a raw face-off scene at a hospital.  Where his character ends up also feels like a revolutionary statement, especially for Taiwan.  The somewhat frank depictions of gay sex also feel pretty rebellious. Additionally, Kevin has a well-drawn relationship with his mother (Tzu-hua Ho), who loves her son and wants to talk about his concerns way more than he does.  

Gao’s wife also has a complicated role as someone who has been hurt badly but wants to support her husband no matter what.  A sequence in which she purchases and subsequently uses a hammer quietly showcases the deftness in her performance, which won her an award at Taiwan’s prestigious Golden Horse Film Festival.  Hers remains the most interesting character, since she’s less a villain and more of a pragmatic and strong presence.  

The dynamic between Kevin and his Principal also merits attention.  At first he admonishes Kevin for having hair a bit too well-coiffed.  Later, when they lay things out on the table, Kevin’s sexuality feels like less of an issue than we may have thought.  It, along with the presence of Kevin’s more radical, more visually out best friend, feels like Taiwanese cinema may break open even more after this.  If only the central relationship had more layers than what we’re given.

I’m having a hard time being too harsh on this film.  It means well but tackles issues we’ve seen far too often in Western culture.  In Taiwan, I’m guessing it may have had more of an impact, with stories like this rarely seen until now.  We’ve been a little spoiled, resulting in The Teacher feeling a little dated.  Still, I’m really glad it exists so that we can welcome Taiwan into the world of queer representation.  I hope we see even more subversive works from this emerging country’s queer cinema. Think of The Teacher as their An Early Frost, a little safe but brave.  One day, I hope to see their equivalent of The Living End.