The end of anonymity on Chinese social media
Forced to use real names on platforms like Weibo, Chinese influencers quit social media instead.
21 November 2023
https://restofworld.org/2023/weibo-legal-display-name-influencers/
Chinese social media users expressed criticism and concern over the new rule, with many saying it would violate user privacy, enable toxic online behaviors like doxxing and harassment, and limit the diversity of voices on the Chinese internet.
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Nikki Haley's Sudden Wealth Rooted in Weapons Industry, Pro-War Advocacy Network
Aug 24, 2023
https://www.leefang.com/p/nikki-haleys-sudden-wealth-rooted
The former U.N. ambassador went from virtually no savings in 2017 to a small fortune in part from defense contracting and war advocacy ties.
Haley, who went from near negligible wealth – with virtually no assets or investments other than a bank account with less than $15,000 in 2017 and up to $1 million in debt – to a sizable fortune.
Over the last year, Haley and her husband reported a vast investment stock portfolio and $12 million of income.
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South Carolina Democratic Party: Nikki Haley Boeing ICYMI
Apr 03, 2023
https://scdp.org/scdp-news/press-releases/scdp-nikki-haley-boeing-icymi/
In case you missed it:
Wall Street Journal: How Nikki Haley Went From Friend to Foe of Government Aid for Boeing
Nikki Haley frequently questions the use of public money to help corporations as she campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, but her tone was significantly different when it came to interests in South Carolina.
As a state legislator and candidate for governor, Ms. Haley supported a 2009 economic development package for Boeing Co. valued at as much as $900 million that helped land the company’s 787 Dreamliner production facility in this city. A few years later, as governor, she signed into law an additional $120 million for the aerospace company as part of an expansion.
After accepting a seat on Boeing’s board of directors following her time in the Trump administration, she became an opponent of the company’s potential request for government assistance as the possibility of her 2024 presidential bid loomed, abruptly quitting the board and publicly criticizing the idea of government aid.
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