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Fergus Ryan
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China analyst @ASPI_CTS 🦋 Find me: fergus.bsky.social 📨 Anon tips/feedback: admonymous.co/fergus-ryan 📱 Signal: fergus.99
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Jun 9
    In liberal democracies, “AI safety” usually means protecting people from powerful systems. In China, it increasingly means protecting the Party from people. My 12-minute Oslo Freedom Forum keynote on why Beijing’s approach to AI should worry us: youtu.be/2N7NGM5UqDY?si…
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Oct 20, 2022
    If you spent any time on China-watching Twitter in 2021, you probably came across these two women. Party-state media, Chinese diplomats & foreign vloggers tried to make out they were just an ordinary account. We took a closer look & found out that wasn't quite right. 🧵
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Jan 22, 2017
    Replying to @realDonaldTrump
    7 million fewer than Obama's first ceremony
    Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
    Trump's inauguration is watched by 30.6 million viewers — 7 million fewer than Obama's first...
    From latimes.com
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Jan 22, 2017
    Replying to @goldy_levy @realDonaldTrump and @latimes
    but fewer than Obama's first one which is what I'm saying.
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Nov 17, 2022
    李子柒在 YouTube 上坐拥 1720 万粉丝，是至今为止粉丝最多的中国网红，但这个平台上还有数以千计的其他中国账户。 等等， YouTube在中国不是被屏蔽了吗？咋回事？ 下面告诉你咋回事儿：🧵
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Nov 16, 2022
    Chinese influencer Li Ziqi has 17.2 million followers on YouTube. She's the biggest by far, but there are thousands of other China-based accounts on the platform. But wait. Isn't YouTube blocked in China? What gives? Here's how it all works. 🧵
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Feb 3, 2017
    it's called twitter
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    VICE
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    Feb 3, 2017
    This dating app helps people find love based on their mutual hatred of things: bit.ly/2kmB31y
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Jan 22, 2017
    Replying to @carltischer @goldy_levy and 2 others
    your mother must be so very proud.
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Feb 11, 2020
    Replying to @dannolan
    he doesn’t want to fly to nyc every week to do impressions on SNL under a Sanders presidency
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Nov 26, 2023
    China's influencer market is booming & foreigners are getting in on the action. While many avoid politics, a growing cadre, tempted by traffic, profits & plaudits are aligning their content to CCP-approved narratives. A 🧵 on the foreign vlogger to CCP propagandist pipeline.
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Oct 21, 2022
    如果2021年，你花点时间看中国内容相关的推特，那你很有可能会遇到这两个姑娘。 中国党媒，外交官和一些洋五毛会告诉你，这只是个普通人的账号。 我们仔细研究了一下，其实不是这么回事儿。 🧵
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Feb 19, 2020
    Meanwhile, China blocks: 🛑 Facebook 🛑 Google 🛑 Twitter 🛑 Snapchat 🛑 Reddit 🛑 Tumblr 🛑 Pinterest 🛑 Slack 🛑 Twitch 🛑 Discord 🛑 Dropbox 🛑 Quora 🛑 Medium 🛑 Wikipedia 🛑 Vimeo 🛑 Flickr & many more. What was that you were saying about "discrimination", ambassador?
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    ASPI Cyber, Tech & Security
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    Feb 18, 2020
    #CyberDigest | China cries discrimination as Abbott urges UK to think again on Huawei | @RichAFerguson | buff.ly/2P5iC1P
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    Fergus Ryan
    @fryan
    Oct 22, 2022
    Hu Jintao gets shuffled off the political stage in a fairly undignified manner. Note how he tries to swipe Xi Jinping's notes. He does not seem well at all.
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    Fergus Ryan
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    Jan 22, 2017
    Replying to @carltischer @goldy_levy and 2 others
    and what's your opinion on string theory I wonder? Do enlighten me Carl.