Facebook said to be developing censorship tool for China
The company would allow third-parties decide which stories and post make it on user feeds
Financial trends and news by Steven Loeb
November 23, 2016 | Comments
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November 23, 2016 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/4857
It's been pretty obvious for a while that Facebook wants to reenter China, a country it has been banned in since 2008. While the relationship between the two has been icy, more recently it seems like efforts to ingratiate to the Chinese government have been paying off.
Earlier this year, for example, Mark Zuckerberg met with Liu Yunshan, China’s propaganda chief, who expressed interest in working with the company.
Now comes the biggest, and perhaps more discouraging, sign of all: Facebook is said to be developing a censorship tool aimed directly at appeasing the Chinese government to let the company back into its good graces, the New York Times reported on Tuesday night.
The software would stop posts from appearing based on the geographic location of the user. That would let a third-party, likely a Chinese company, would have full control and be able to decide which stories and topics users get to see.
