A French draft law, passed Monday, would let citizens vote in local elections after 10 years' residency in New Caledonia, prompting opposition from independence activists worried it will dilute the representation of indigenous people. The violent demonstrations that have ensued in the South Pacific island of 270,000 have killed at least five people and injured hundreds.
In response to the protests, the government suspended the popular video-sharing app — owned by Beijing-based ByteDance and favored by young people — as part of state-of-emergency measures alongside the deployment of troops and an initial 12-day curfew.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal didn’t detail the reasons for shutting down the platform. The local telecom regulator began blocking the app earlier on Wednesday."
In this one, we have #Firefox adding some data collection (but it's fine, IMO), we have a ton of stuff happening around AI, and it's still an absolute nightmare, we have the Linux Kernel 6.9 (nice), and #France banning #TikTok in one of its territories, which alarmed a bunch of human rights / freedom associations:
Kanaks (the indigenous peoples of New Caledonia) are revolting against French colonialism, and the French govt is blocking access to tiktok in an attempt to stop them organising and posting about what's happening.
"Why did France ban TikTok?
As we mentioned, France gave an order to block access to TikTok across the island as part of a state of emergency declaration. Other measures also include the deployment of French troops to secure ports and international airports, alongside a national curfew.
This harsh response came as a reaction to three days of violent clashes that left four dead (including a French gendarme) and hundreds wounded. As Politico reported, protests erupted as French lawmakers passed a bill to change the voting system by allowing all citizens residing on the island for more than 10 years to vote in local elections. New Caledonia's indigenous population, the Kanaks, believes this law will ultimately weaken their representation."
> En ce qui concerne le blocage d'un service de communication au public en ligne de type TikTok, il est exigé qu'un lien soit fait avec le terrorisme, soit par les actes, soit par l'apologie. Il est aujourd'hui difficile d'établir ce lien. Le gouvernement semble s'être octroyé une petite extension de pouvoir, en interprétant les textes légaux.
La #LDH attaque en référé-liberté l'interdiction et le blocage de #TikTok sur le territoire de la #NouvelleCalédonie pour défendre la liberté de communication des idées et des opinions.
En Nouvelle-Calédonie, le blocage de Tiktok fait exploser l'utilisation des VPN.
> Deux des principaux services VPN, des outils légaux permettant de simuler une connexion depuis un pays tiers, font face à des hausses très importantes d'utilisateurs, suite à l'interdiction de Tiktok dans l'archipel.
#France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of #NewCaledonia after clashes broke out between authorities and pro-independence protesters. At least four people have already been killed. Three of whom were Indigenous people, and the fourth was a French gendarme.
Protesters have been seen carrying heavy firearms, with reports of live rounds being fired at police.
Multiple buildings have been set on fire, and several supermarkets have been looted. White French residents have also formed armed groups to confront the Indigenous protesters.
Under the state of emergency, French authorities have imposed a curfew, banned #TikTok, closed schools, and placed restrictions on movement.
They have also deployed an additional 500 police officers, adding to the 1,800 police and gendarmes already on the island.
Protests erupted after French President Emmanuel #Macron introduced plans to reform New Caledonia’s electoral system, which would grant more French residents in the territory voting rights. Protesters believe this would unfavorably shift political representation in the country. The Pacific archipelago, home to the Indigenous #Kanak people, is rich in minerals and has been under French control since 1853.
Niepokoje wybuchły z powodu nowej ustawy, przyjętej we wtorek przez praelement w Paryżu, która pozwoli francuskim mieszkańcom, którzy mieszkają na Nowej Kaledonii minimum 10 lat, głosować w wyborach prowincjonalnych.
Hundreds of French police deployed amid #NewCaledonia riots. A state of emergency has been imposed for 12 days and authorities have banned the video app #TikTok.
Attal annonce le déploiement de l'armée pour sécuriser ports et aéroport de Nouvelle-Calédonie, un classique de l'occupation coloniale et… l'interdiction de Tik Tok sur l'île. Probablement pour tenter de contrer les fake news ou considérées comme telles par le gouvernement. Décidément, la censure des réseaux sociaux c’est une obsession...
Mamma li turchi, anzi li cinesi? No. Il podcast di Walter Vannini aka @dataKnightmare sul bando di TikTok
#TikTok fa le stesse cose che fanno tutti i social made in USA, ed è soggetta allo stesso livello di controllo statale. La minaccia di TikTok è solo al monopolio USA sui social.
Hillary Clinton attacked young people not once but twice last week— and #Tiktok is now making it their mission to go through her entire history which is “checkered” to say the least. Earth to #Democrats, she is hurting your cause.
»Klickt man in der TikTok-App auf einen Link, der in TikTok (etwa in der Kanalbeschreibung) gepostet wurde, wird dieser mittels des In-App-Browsers geöffnet, wodurch zahlreiche Daten an TikTok übermittelt werden, die mit dem User oder der Userin verknüpft werden, beispielsweise die vollständige URL, Zeitstempel und den Verlauf der Seiten, die im Browser aufgerufen werden.«
🧵 #Tiktok has picked up Trudeau’s zionism comments, he is losing support among young people, rapidly. I am not sure what Liberal told him this was a good idea after they watched Biden’s support fall off a cliff but they need better advisors. #cdnpoli
Die Menschen lassen sich gerne betrügen und wenn die es mal "lösen", dann werden sie als Profis uns Spezies dargestellt. Ne, die sind es auf keinen Fall!
»Mit diesen Schmähs verhindern Plattformen, dass Inhalte gemeldet werden:
Absichtlich verschachtelte Menüs, unklare Bezeichnungen und willkürliche Unterkategorien machen die Meldung verbotener Inhalte auf Facebook, Instagram, Threads und Tiktok schwer«
Seems TechDirt's take on Biden's TikTok ban is similar to mine;
"Enacting this legislation has undermined this long standing, democratic principle. It has also undermined the U.S. government’s moral authority to call out other nations for when they shut down internet access or ban social media apps and other online communications tools."