It's infinitely frustrating to see press coverage of http://HKmap.live that doesn't *actually link to http://HKmap.live * which is a real, bona-fide website that does the job.
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This article has *25* other links, but doesn't actually link to http://HKmap.live
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/apple-china-tv-protesters-hong-kong-tim-cook …
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@voxdotcom: this article contains 22 links and talks about http://HKmap.live , but doesn't link it. Wut. https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/10/10/20908480/apple-china-hkmap-app-censorship-hong-kong-protests-tim-cook … /cc@Pinboard1 reply 2 retweets 22 likesShow this thread -
Is there an editorial decision being made? This seems like the FT making the same error has to be intentional...right?https://www.ft.com/content/c8a845d0-eb15-11e9-a240-3b065ef5fc55 …
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I mean, the Grey Lady not being able to use humble `<a href="...">` either seems wildly implausible: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/technology/apple-hong-kong-app.html … Or have native apps so thoroughly taken over that we need to start an education campaign?
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It feels like I'm taking crazy pills. Did
@hkmaplive put out a memo saying "thanks for writing about how folks can't get to our app, now please don't help them get there"?3 replies 1 retweet 15 likesShow this thread -
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The publications probably don’t wanna get banned in China.
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Have you tried getting to the NYT or Vox from inside the Great Firewall? Unsure how they could be more “banned”
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Or the other way around: maybe they don’t want to lose Chinese advertisers.
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Presumably, coverage of the controversy in terms even mildly sympathetic to folks being slow-roll oppressed was enough to trigger that issue. But yes, many shades, particularly for their national-champion brands.
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