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NPP warns RedNote ban may violate proportionality | Taiwan News
Context:
* Criticisms are beginning to surface regarding the ban of the Chinese app RedNote (小紅書) which the DDP achieved through the use of Article 47 of the Fraud and Crime Hazard Prevention Act.
* It is argued that this violates proportionality because the law is designed to target fraud websites, not to be used to target social media platforms.
* The NPP argues that if the DPP wants to ban social media websites, they should pass better digital-era laws instead.
* Lai's government recently banned RedNote nationwide, where they cited 1,706 fraud cases and NT$240 million in losses over two years as a reason for such banning. Also XHS's failure to cooperate with police, and how the platform failed 15 security categories.
* Supporters of the social media ban, like Professor Yao Meng-chang argue that the government must ban when platforms cannot self-regulate.
* While critics, including Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an and KMT Legislator Huang Chien-hao, are questioning instead the DDP's political motives and in this case inconsistent standards.
* According to public data on the government’s fraud-reporting website h https://fraudbuster.digiat.org.tw/accessibility/statistics/chart?legend=A&type=30 reports involving Facebook far outnumber those linked to RedNote.
* Other critics are warning that the DPP's sweeping ban could impact freedom of speech and platform neutrality. Instead they are asking for more consistent enforcement and suggested a trial period and evaluation rather than a full ban.
* Former DPP Legislator Kao Chia-yu warns that the ban is unlikely to gain public support because most fraud involves other platforms like Line and Facebook. An attack on XHS is not going to matter in the grand scheme of things.
* She also argues that instead of targeting social media platforms, Lai's government instead should have acted tougher in other major fraud cases such as Prince Holding Group.
* Prince Holding Group is a criminal organization involved in large-scale online fraud, forced labor, money laundering, and human trafficking.
* Kao says that despite the group being flagged more 52 times by Taiwanese banks over the last 7 years, the DPP had failed to act on this.
* Further research into this shows that recently Secretary Liu Chun-yi of Prince Group's Taiwan-based online gambling arm, the PHG's secretary was released on a $5000 dollar bail.
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* As someone who uses VPNs to bypass China's censorship, dont just use any random VPN just because it is free. I did that and got a virus in the past.
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Context:
* Criticisms are beginning to surface regarding the ban of the Chinese app RedNote (小紅書) which the DDP achieved through the use of Article 47 of the Fraud and Crime Hazard Prevention Act.
* It is argued that this violates proportionality because the law is designed to target fraud websites, not to be used to target social media platforms.
* The NPP argues that if the DPP wants to ban social media websites, they should pass better digital-era laws instead.
* Lai's government recently banned RedNote nationwide, where they cited 1,706 fraud cases and NT$240 million in losses over two years as a reason for such banning. Also XHS's failure to cooperate with police, and how the platform failed 15 security categories.
* Supporters of the social media ban, like Professor Yao Meng-chang argue that the government must ban when platforms cannot self-regulate.
* While critics, including Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an and KMT Legislator Huang Chien-hao, are questioning instead the DDP's political motives and in this case inconsistent standards.
* According to public data on the government’s fraud-reporting website h https://fraudbuster.digiat.org.tw/accessibility/statistics/chart?legend=A&type=30 reports involving Facebook far outnumber those linked to RedNote.
* Other critics are warning that the DPP's sweeping ban could impact freedom of speech and platform neutrality. Instead they are asking for more consistent enforcement and suggested a trial period and evaluation rather than a full ban.
* Former DPP Legislator Kao Chia-yu warns that the ban is unlikely to gain public support because most fraud involves other platforms like Line and Facebook. An attack on XHS is not going to matter in the grand scheme of things.
* She also argues that instead of targeting social media platforms, Lai's government instead should have acted tougher in other major fraud cases such as Prince Holding Group.
* Prince Holding Group is a criminal organization involved in large-scale online fraud, forced labor, money laundering, and human trafficking.
* Kao says that despite the group being flagged more 52 times by Taiwanese banks over the last 7 years, the DPP had failed to act on this.
* Further research into this shows that recently Secretary Liu Chun-yi of Prince Group's Taiwan-based online gambling arm, the PHG's secretary was released on a $5000 dollar bail.
Tags: \#freedomofspeech https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/topic/freedom%20of%20speech \#socialmedia https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/topic/social%20media \#fraud https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/topic/fraud \#censorship https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/topic/censorship \#DPP https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/topic/DPP
VPN Advice:
* As someone who uses VPNs to bypass China's censorship, dont just use any random VPN just because it is free. I did that and got a virus in the past.
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The Lotus and the Star
From the delta’s mouth to the highland’s steep,
Where the Dragon dreams while the censors sleep,
Rises a bloom, a Lotus pure and white,
Unstained by the mud, yet choked of the light.
The soil is rich, the harvest is green, But a heavy Hand rules what can be seen.
The Red Cloth flies with a Yellow Star bright,
A symbol of Union, a cloak for the night.
For the bloggers who typed, the reporters who dared,
To whisper the truth that the Censor cage with 117 unwritten articles that caged the free.
The Keepers of Green, who warned of the tide,
Now sit in the cold, their sentences long,
Convicted of tax for doing no wrong.
They traded the dark smoke for the sun’s clean ray,
And for this vision, their freedom they pay.
Hark to the hills where the Montagnard dwell,
Their ancient prayer silenced by the harsh spell.
When one sought asylum beyond the tall reeds,
The long arm of power followed his deeds.
The whole world must watch, past the curtain of Bamboo, As freedom is stolen from you and and humanity is thrashed.
I only pray that the winds of the world carry loud the alarm,
Before the pure Lotus is brought to true harm,
And voices are stolen for decades to come.
From the delta’s mouth to the highland’s steep,
Where the Dragon dreams while the censors sleep,
Rises a bloom, a Lotus pure and white,
Unstained by the mud, yet choked of the light.
The soil is rich, the harvest is green, But a heavy Hand rules what can be seen.
The Red Cloth flies with a Yellow Star bright,
A symbol of Union, a cloak for the night.
For the bloggers who typed, the reporters who dared,
To whisper the truth that the Censor cage with 117 unwritten articles that caged the free.
The Keepers of Green, who warned of the tide,
Now sit in the cold, their sentences long,
Convicted of tax for doing no wrong.
They traded the dark smoke for the sun’s clean ray,
And for this vision, their freedom they pay.
Hark to the hills where the Montagnard dwell,
Their ancient prayer silenced by the harsh spell.
When one sought asylum beyond the tall reeds,
The long arm of power followed his deeds.
The whole world must watch, past the curtain of Bamboo, As freedom is stolen from you and and humanity is thrashed.
I only pray that the winds of the world carry loud the alarm,
Before the pure Lotus is brought to true harm,
And voices are stolen for decades to come.
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OMG❗Nobody has insulted or threatened me for awhile on Tangled❗ I QUIT❗GOODBYE CRUEL TANGLED❗🤔😳😂 Not everything is black and white. 🖤🤍 #whysoserious #salfrodothoughts #quitters #salfrodofun #whatever #thinkaboutit #freedomofspeech
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