Enterprise

Facebook whistleblower reveals how it can harm other countries

Misinformation run rampant

Published

October 5, 2021

Luigi Leonardo

Facebook’s reputation is rapidly crashing down. For quite a while now, the social media platform has defended itself against claims of misinformation and anti-trust. However, though the company is holding its own in the courtroom, Facebook is now facing another internal battle. A Facebook whistleblower has revealed how consciously dangerous the platform is, especially in other countries.

Speaking to CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen filed complaints against her former company for actively fomenting hate and misinformation for the sake of growth. While a bigger chunk of Haugen’s tell-all campaign revolved around Facebook’s effect in the United States, she also revealed how much the platform can affect other countries.

Most notably, the platform is more harmful in countries where there are no robust misinformation regulations. Though imperfect, the United States still has some form of protection against misinformation. Other countries have even less.

And, according to Haugen, the lack of protection and fact-checking can lead to death. “In a village in Africa, someone will send in a picture of a massacre that is allegedly happening in the next village and say, ‘grab your guns, come save your cousins,’” Haugen said. “What do you think happens when a bunch of people with guns comes to the village?”

Haugen reports that Facebook doesn’t devote a lot of resources to prevent such situations from happening. In a more American example, she says that the platform enacts anti-misinformation protocol only temporarily (like the recently concluded presidential elections) and turns it off when the need has passed.

Haugen’s effects on the platform are still an unknown for now. However, the company already delayed an Instagram for kids app because of backlash from the whistleblower’s leaks.

Enterprise

Global Connect Show Shenzhen empowers Chinese enterprises

Opportune time for new Chinese enterprises to go global

Published

June 2, 2026

GadgetMatch

The Global Connect Show Shenzhen 2026 (GCS SZ 2026) was successfully held on June 1 at China’s innovation hub.

More than 100 Chinese enterprises joined the event, encouraged to expand into international markets.

The program focused on three core pillars:

Chinese brand going global
Global channel connection
Dedicated “Into the Enterprise” series

China has developed a new generation of internationally competitive companies across various sectors, including:

consumer electronics
smart hardware
artificial intelligence
robotics

As these companies enter a new phase of going global, demand is growing for global communications, brand building, market trust, and localized business networks.

As such, the Global Connect Show is one of the platforms to be able to strengthen the relationship across enterprises, partners, business associations, and even media and influencers.

It is a significant window for innovative brands to enter global retail channels by building compelling brand narratives and developing strong localized operations.

This year’s GCS is the third staging of the show, which consistently aims to match Chinese brands with partners through a results-first approach. Such an approach includes hands-on product experiences, presentations, and one-on-one meetings.

Enterprise

New US-China ban might affect 75% of phones, laptops

Companies can no longer use Chinese labs to test their products.

Published

May 5, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

The United States is continuing its crusade against Chinese technology today. However, the target now isn’t a company from China but a method important to a lot of non-Chinese brands.

Today, via Reuters, the Federal Communications Commission (or FCC) has unanimously voted to prohibit companies from using Chinese labs to test their electronic devices if they are to be sold for use in the United States. Naturally, this includes smartphones and computers.

Notably, the prohibition doesn’t directly target Chinese brands. However, it will still affect a huge swath of the industry. The FCC estimates that around 75 percent of the entire market are devices tested in labs based in China.

This means that companies who wish to sell future products in the country must move their testing to labs in the United States or other countries that it deems secure. At its current iteration, the prohibition will not affect devices that already earned their certification prior. However, it might prevent them from getting recertified once their current one expires.

Now, the prohibition isn’t an absolute lock just yet. The FCC will allow the industry to submit comments about the proposal. But, with a unanimous vote from the FCC, companies might have to start looking for alternative testing sites if they want to stay operation in the United States.

Enterprise

OnePlus has reportedly merged with realme

Both brands were previously rumored for restructuring early this year.

Published

April 30, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

OnePlus has a problem. For a while now, rumors have swirled about the company’s dissolution. For their part, the company has continued to deny the reports, citing business as usual. Likely to their dismay, the reports just keep coming. Today, sources have hinted that OnePlus has merged with realme.

Back in January, it was rumored that OnePlus would be closing up shop this year. Since the company very quickly denied the rumors, the report hardly made waves. However, a suspected merger with realme is more difficult to debunk.

For one, realme is itself in a very interesting position. Also back in January, realme was reportedly moving back into being a sub-brand of OPPO. Coupled together with the OnePlus debacle, all this internal restructuring seems par for the course.

According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, OnePlus and realme have already concluded the merger. The two brands have reportedly united their Chinese and international operations under one roof. Likewise, their marketing will be the same. Pete Lau will still be the main head for this new division.

As with anything of this nature, take this with a grain of salt. OPPO, OnePlus, and realme have not issued any official statements concerning a merger or a shutdown for any brand.