Shocking...especially with Apple's record on protecting the rights of their Chinese factory workers...

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ConfidentNobody6 on October 10th, 2019 at 16:47 UTC »

Sad but true

lashapel on October 10th, 2019 at 17:26 UTC »

Why format the post like this?

MrUnfamiliar on October 10th, 2019 at 18:57 UTC »

List of companies who have apologized to the Chinese government and/or implemented their censorship requests

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Name of Company Date Added Why added Sources Blizzard Entertainment 2019-10-08 Banned a player who voiced support for the HK protests, rescinded his prize money and fired the 2 casters that were with him on air https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/08/tech/hearthstone-hong-kong-intl-hnk-scli/ https://kotaku.com/blizzard-suspends-hearthstone-player-for-hong-kong-supp-1838864961 https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/23179289 Apple 2019-10-08 Complies with CCP in regards to removing content from their online app and music storefronts; Removed Taiwan flag emoji in Hong Kong https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20903613/apple-hiding-taiwan-flag-emoji-hong-kong-macau-china https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/29/apple-removes-vpn-apps-from-the-app-store-in-china/ https://theintercept.com/2019/02/01/apple-apps-china-censorship/ NBA 2019-10-08 After Daryl Morey, manager of the Houston Rockets, published a tweet supportive of the HK protests, NBA issued an apology, calling the tweet "inappropriate". NBA Commissioner Adam Silver later contradicted this stance and said "We are not apologizing for Daryl exercising his freedom of expression" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/houston-rockets-hong-kong-protests-china-nba-tencent-apology-twitter-a9146211.html https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/10/6d7f9f7d53b0-basketball-there-are-regrets-but-no-apology-nbas-silver.html Marriott 2019-10-08 Fired an employee after he "liked" an online post about Tibet; De-listed Taiwan as a nation, listed it instead as part of China after Chinese pressure; Released a statement reading "Marriott International respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China. We don’t support separatist groups that subvert the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China" https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2160030/taiwan-hotel-cuts-ties-marriott-protest-caving-beijing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/12/marriott-apologises-to-china-over-tibet-and-taiwan-error Vans 2019-10-08 Removed contest submission depicting the protests in Hong Kong https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-vans/shoemaker-vans-treads-warily-as-china-fumes-over-hong-kong-protests-idUKKBN1WN0IZ Gap Inc. 2019-10-08 Apologized after a T-Shirt depicting China without Taiwan was sold at a store in Canada, issuing the statement "Gap Inc. respects China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We've learned that a Gap brand T-shirt sold in some overseas markets failed to reflect the correct map of China in the design" https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/15/news/companies/gap-tshirt-map-of-china/index.html Tiffany and Co 2019-10-08 Removed tweet showing model covering her right eye (angry Chinese netizens believed it to be a reference to the woman who lost her eye after being hit by a police projectile) https://news.yahoo.com/tiffany-removes-advert-over-hong-kong-controversy-093418861.html Nike 2019-10-09 Removed all Houston Rockets merch from their China webstore https://fadeawayworld.net/2019/10/08/nike-removes-all-houston-rockets-related-products-from-their-china-webstore/ ESPN 2019-10-09 Chuck Salituro, the senior news director of ESPN, sent a memo to shows mandating that any discussion of the Daryl Morey story avoid any political discussions about China and Hong Kong https://deadspin.com/internal-memo-espn-forbids-discussion-of-chinese-polit-1838881032 Viacom / Paramount 2019-10-09 Removed Taiwan flag from Maverick's jacket https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/tom-cruises-top-gun-jacket-shows-how-key-china-is-to-film-industry.html Disney / Marvel 2019-10-09 Censored Tibetan monk from "Doctor Strange" and turned him into a white woman: the "Ancient One" was Tibetan in the comics, but white in the film. Statement from C. Robert Cargill, screenwriter: "If you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people who think that that’s bullshit" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/tibetan-activist-are-not-happy-with-dr-strange Cathay Pacific 2019-10-09 Fired staff members who expressed support for the HK protests https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/28/cathay-pacific-denounced-for-firing-hong-kong-staff-on-china-orders Mercedes 2019-10-09 Apologised to China after quoting the Dalai Lama in an Instagram post, also deleting the post https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/07/mercedes-apologises-china-quoting-dalai-lama/ Delta Airlines 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as part of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T American Airlines 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T United Airlines 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T Quantas 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T Air France 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T Lufthansa 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com.au/air-canada-malaysia-airlines-references-to-taiwan-2018-5 Air Canada 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T British Airways 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T Malaysia Airlines 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T Audi 2019-10-09 Apologised after using a map of China that didn't include Taiwan https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T Muji 2019-10-09 Apologised after featuring a map of China in a store catalog that didn't include the Senkaku islands, destroyed the catalogs https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T Zara 2019-10-09 Apologised for listing Taiwan as a country on their website https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001549/zara-apologizes-for-listing-taiwan-as-country Ray-Ban 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T Sheraton Hotels and Resorts 2019-10-09 Barred a Taiwan National Day reception from taking place at their Stockholm hotel, at the request of the Chinese ambassador https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3791266 Rockhampton Council, Queensland, Australia 2019-10-09 Removed Taiwan flags from public artwork https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-09/childrens-cow-statue-design-altered-taiwan-flag-painted-over-qld/9739574 Global Blue 2019-10-09 Fired a member of staff for calling Taiwan a country http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1161789.shtml Lancome (L'Oreal) 2019-10-09 Canceled Denise Ho concert after Denise Ho expressed support for 2014 Hong Kong protests https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36457450