Taiwan Cries Censorship As Government Bans Rednote (taipeitimes.com)
(Monday December 08, 2025 @10:30PM (BeauHD)
from the access-denied dept.)
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- News link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/12/08/2148249/taiwan-cries-censorship-as-government-bans-rednote
- Source link: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/12/06/2003848418
Longtime Slashdot reader [1]hackingbear writes:
> Taiwan's government has [2]ordered a one-year block of a popular, mainland Chinese-owned social media app Xiaohongshu , also known as The Little RedNote, citing its failure to cooperate with authorities over fraud-related concerns. Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior on Thursday cited Xiaohongshu's, which does not have business presence on the island, [3]refusal to cooperate with authorities as the basis for the ban, claiming that the platform has been linked to more than 1,700 fraud-related cases that resulted in financial losses of 247.7 million Taiwanese dollars ($7.9 million). "Due to the inability to obtain necessary data in accordance with the law, law enforcement authorities have encountered significant obstacles in investigations, creating a de facto legal vacuum," the ministry said in a statement.
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> Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), Taiwan's opposition party, Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun decried the government plan to suspend access to Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu for one year as censorship. "Many people online are already asking 'How to climb over the firewall to access Xiaohongshu,'" Cheng posted on social media. Meta was [4]facing fines earlier this year for failing to disclose information on individuals who funded advertisements on its social media platforms, marking the second such penalty in Taiwan for violating the anti-fraud act. "Meta failed to fully disclose information regarding who paid for the advertisement and who benefited from it," Depute Minister Lin of Ministry of Digital Affairs said at a news conference on June 18.
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> If MODA decides to impose the fine, it would mark the second such penalty against Meta in Taiwan, following a NT$1 million ($33,381) fine issued in May for violating the Fraud Crime Hazard Prevention Act by failing to disclose information on individuals who commissioned and funded two Facebook advertisements. Meta's Threads were also included in the regulatory framework following nearly [5]1,900 fraud-related reports associated with the platform, with 718 confirmed as scams. Xiaohongshu has surged in popularity among young Taiwanese in recent years, amassing 3 million users in the island of 23 million.
[1] https://slashdot.org/~hackingbear
[2] https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/12/06/2003848418
[3] https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/tech/taiwan-ban-china-xiaohongshu-intl-hnk
[4] https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202506180025
[5] https://www.techinasia.com/news/taiwan-plans-regulate-threads-antifraud-law
> Taiwan's government has [2]ordered a one-year block of a popular, mainland Chinese-owned social media app Xiaohongshu , also known as The Little RedNote, citing its failure to cooperate with authorities over fraud-related concerns. Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior on Thursday cited Xiaohongshu's, which does not have business presence on the island, [3]refusal to cooperate with authorities as the basis for the ban, claiming that the platform has been linked to more than 1,700 fraud-related cases that resulted in financial losses of 247.7 million Taiwanese dollars ($7.9 million). "Due to the inability to obtain necessary data in accordance with the law, law enforcement authorities have encountered significant obstacles in investigations, creating a de facto legal vacuum," the ministry said in a statement.
>
> Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), Taiwan's opposition party, Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun decried the government plan to suspend access to Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu for one year as censorship. "Many people online are already asking 'How to climb over the firewall to access Xiaohongshu,'" Cheng posted on social media. Meta was [4]facing fines earlier this year for failing to disclose information on individuals who funded advertisements on its social media platforms, marking the second such penalty in Taiwan for violating the anti-fraud act. "Meta failed to fully disclose information regarding who paid for the advertisement and who benefited from it," Depute Minister Lin of Ministry of Digital Affairs said at a news conference on June 18.
>
> If MODA decides to impose the fine, it would mark the second such penalty against Meta in Taiwan, following a NT$1 million ($33,381) fine issued in May for violating the Fraud Crime Hazard Prevention Act by failing to disclose information on individuals who commissioned and funded two Facebook advertisements. Meta's Threads were also included in the regulatory framework following nearly [5]1,900 fraud-related reports associated with the platform, with 718 confirmed as scams. Xiaohongshu has surged in popularity among young Taiwanese in recent years, amassing 3 million users in the island of 23 million.
[1] https://slashdot.org/~hackingbear
[2] https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/12/06/2003848418
[3] https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/tech/taiwan-ban-china-xiaohongshu-intl-hnk
[4] https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202506180025
[5] https://www.techinasia.com/news/taiwan-plans-regulate-threads-antifraud-law
Not Taiwan, China Cries Censorship (Score:5, Informative)
It's not the Taiwanese that are crying censorship, it's the Chinese. The KMT are just wannabe CCP members who are just as truthful as the real CCP. Actual Taiwanese people don't want something that China controls.
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Indeed, it's amazing how far the KMT has swayed to be CCP-friendly over the past 30+ years. I have the distinct impression that there are two causes: first, it has been infiltrated by spies and traitors, and second, it seems to be a knee-jerk reaction to oppose DPP positions. The more the ruling party supports the notion of a separate Taiwanese identity from the mainland, the more the KMT wants to cozy up to the CCP.
There is absolutely zero question that xiaohongshu is a vehicle for CCP-backed propaganda
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Ah yes, the good ol' vilify your political opponents. Accuse them of treason and espionage.
[1]Study this map. [wikipedia.org]
When you're done, ask me what the blue parts are.
The KMT being pro-peace with the mainland isn't treason- and the majority of the population don't think so.
Perhaps people who think like you can take a page out of the KMT's book and kill all of the people who disagree with them.... for treason, of course.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Taiwanese_legislative_election#/media/File:2024_Legislative_Yuan_election.svg
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Taiwan is China. They're the same people.
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Nah dude, difference country.
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People are whoever they say they are. The fact is, a tiny fraction of the country identifies as Chinese. They're Taiwanese.
That being said, calling the KMT CCP plants would manage to insult an actual majority of Taiwanese people, who support that party and its coalition allies.
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The KMT's majority coalition in the legislature paints a different picture.
A majority of actual Taiwanese people are represented by the KMT's coalition in the legislature.
Who the fuck moderated your drivel up? Fucking absurd.