China Presses Its Internet Censorship Efforts Across the Globe

China Presses Its Internet Censorship Efforts Across the Globe
Mr. Rosenzweig said that The fact that China is punishing people for critical content
published outside China to audiences not based in China is of course a concern,
None of us knew how they were capable of getting that data
and whether WhatsApp has become unsafe." Experts said the information was likely gleaned from somebody within Mr. Zhang’s WhatsApp group or by accessing Mr. Zhang’s phone directly, not by hacking WhatsApp.
Mr. Zhang’s case is one of the first-known examples of Chinese authorities using conversations from a non-Chinese chat app as evidence — and it sends a warning to those on the American platform, which is encrypted,
that they could also be held accountable for what’s said there.
Apple is moving data storage for its Chinese customers into China and last year took down software
that skirts China’s internet blocks from its China App Store.
As Mr. Xi asserts himself and the primacy of Chinese geopolitical power, China has also
become more comfortable projecting Mr. Xi’s vision of a tightly controlled internet.
Mr. Zhang’s lawyer, Sui Muqing, said he was surprised when the police presented him with printouts of articles and comments from Mr. Zhang.
As part of that shift, Beijing has at times pressured foreign companies like Google
and Facebook, which are both blocked in China, to take down certain content.