Masha Borak / Wired:
Experts say the vast majority of independent Uyghur-run websites have ceased to exist after Beijing’s crackdown in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region — China’s Muslim minority used to have its own budding cluster of websites, forums, and social media. Now that’s been erased.
Masha Borak / Wired:
New research, which details pro-Kremlin edits made to the English Wikipedia page for the Russo-Ukrainian war, could be used to create models to detect disinfo — Custodians of the crowdsourced encyclopedia are charged with protecting it from state-sponsored manipulators. A new study reveals how.
Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg:
CEO Dave Baszucki says Roblox sees 2M+ daily active users in Russia, while competitors like EA, Nintendo, and Ubisoft have slowed or ceased sales in the country — Roblox Corp.’s popularity in Russia is increasing even as almost every other publicly traded gaming company has retreated from the country after its invasion of Ukraine.
Jennifer Conrad / Wired:
As China encourages digital yuan adoption among its citizens, experts say the digital currency opens up new forms of government surveillance and social control — Government officials are urging citizens to adopt the official digital currency in a bid to gain more control over the economy.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Qualcomm expects to provide modem chips for the “vast majority” of iPhones in 2023, retaining its current foothold after previously planning to supply ~20% — Qualcomm Inc. will continue to provide the modem chips for the “vast majority” of iPhones in 2023 …
Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
Huawei licenses key 5G tech to Oppo, amid a US crackdown, and says it has patent cross-licensing deals with 20 companies, including extended deals with Samsung — Chinese tech giant keen to make the most of its trove of intellectual property — PHOENIX, U.S. — Huawei Technologies …
Rest of World:
Netflix’s password sharing crackdown sparked many protests on social media in Argentina, but a source says the country didn’t have a mass exodus of subscribers — New prices sparked outrage in Latin America, with some threatening to boycott the platform. — • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
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