The Chinese video platform Douyin removed about 30,000 clips of the children's animated series Peppa Pig from its site - and no one can explain why. Douyin, owned by Beijing media company, Bytedance, is an app that enables users to create videos. And many did with the pink pig under the hashtag #PeppaPig. A search now yields zero results. Last month, Bytedance announced on social media that it planned on increasing staff members dedicated to censorship at another app it owns - Toutiao; a news service that was temporarily banned by the government this year. "It is not surprising that the platform has become more paranoid in the interpretation of parodic content," managing editor of the University of Hong Kong-run journal, AsiaGlobal Online, Severine Arsene, told CNBC. "In many cases, (platforms) tend to over-censor, particularly during sensitive periods." Some, like the Chinese state-owned tabloid Global Times, speculate that Peppa's association with "shehuiren," meaning people who … [Read more...] about Peppa Pig clips removed from web in China
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60 Minutes report on Cambridge Analytica: Extra clips
On 60 Minutes this week, Lesley Stahl describes how a company called Cambridge Analytica was able to surreptitiously gain access to the personal data of as many as 87 million Facebook users. The man who mined that data for Cambridge Analytica is a scientist named Aleksandr Kogan, who told his story to Stahl in a 60 Minutes report titled "The Data Miner." Here are the clips from Stahl's interview that didn't make the broadcast: Kogan: A Russian spy? Lesley Stahl: I have seen, in print, accusations that you are a Russian spy. Aleksandr Kogan: So that's a remarkable accusation for someone that had to flee Russia when I was seven with my family, because we were getting death threats, because my dad was Jewish. I mean, I grew up right here in New York and New Jersey. I went to school in the area. I went to university here. I've been back to Russia a few times in my adult life. Lesley Stahl: Why did you go back? Aleksandr Kogan: To visit, you know? That's-- first time I went back, I … [Read more...] about 60 Minutes report on Cambridge Analytica: Extra clips
Clip from HBO documentary on Sandra Bland is now available
The film makes its debut at New York's Tribeca Film Festival By Cary Darling Published 10:00 am, Thursday, April 19, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 | Sandra Bland Sandra Bland Sandra Bland Clip from HBO documentary on Sandra Bland is now available 1 / 1 Back to Gallery If you're curious about the new HBO documentary focusing on the controversial death of Sandra Bland, the Chicago woman who died in police custody in Waller County in 2015, a clip is now available to view. "Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland" makes its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 25 and will air on HBO later this year. The documentary is made by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner who, according to the Hollywood Reporter, started working with the family and their lawyers 10 days after Bland's death. The clip, which runs for under two minutes, shows the Bland family talking about how they felt the images in … [Read more...] about Clip from HBO documentary on Sandra Bland is now available
Video clip of Cardi B covering ‘Bad Romance’ surfaces—and Lady GaGa loves it
By Amy Graff, SFGATE Published 7:31 am, Friday, April 13, 2018 Photo: Twitter Lady GaGa tweet's video of Cardi B performing "Bad Romance" in high school. Lady GaGa tweet's video of Cardi B performing "Bad Romance" in high... A video clip of rap star Cardi B performing Lady GaGa's hit "Bad Romance" in high school is lighting up Twitter — and even GaGa herself shared the video. The "Poker Face" star was clearly delighted by Cardi B's take on her song and wrote "I LIVE @iamcardib" and added jazz hands, burning flame and red heart emojis along with a link to the video. In the circa-2009 video, Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, moves across the stage in a red getup and black heels singing the GaGa cover. Cardi B performaing Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance in hs Backup dancers perform a synchronized dance that will look familiar to anyone who danced with friends in their high … [Read more...] about Video clip of Cardi B covering ‘Bad Romance’ surfaces—and Lady GaGa loves it
‘They say it’s a gun’: NYPD releases video, 911 clips in fatal shooting of man holding metal pipe
Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Subscribe Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader Share on Google Plus Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share via Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Tumblr Resize Text Print Article Comments The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from PowerPost. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free e-mail news updates each time a new story is published. You’re all set! Sign up *Invalid email address Got it Got it Post Nation by Amy B Wang and Wesley Lowery by Amy B Wang and … [Read more...] about ‘They say it’s a gun’: NYPD releases video, 911 clips in fatal shooting of man holding metal pipe