@J12t Wow... so sad to read this. Naomi was a constant presence on my Twitter (RIP) feed as well back in the day. Her perspective on China was refreshing and she often battled reply guys and know-it-alls with grace and humour. What a shame.

@J12t What?! Very sad to hear 😔 Hope she can figure a way out of the mess and into a good life for herself. She is one of my top 3 femmes in a Women in Tech article I wrote some time ago 🩷 https://www.elektormagazine.com/articles/women-in-tech

@J12t it is sad but i'm surprised it took this long for them to get to her

@J12t @doppioslash here is something I want non-Chinese observers to understand: Chinese government do not pick and choose when it comes to silencing troublemakers.

As long as you are loud enough and is making noise without official approval, even if you are a nationalist and voicing pro-China messages, you will be visited by police.

(I say this as I knew she explicitly avoid criticizing the state too much and do tend to favorite conservative opinions like those from Hu Xijin.)

@J12t thanks for highlighting this. I miss her.

@J12t > a significant portion of western media may be increasingly compromised by Beijing's influence, finding themselves unable to criticize foreign policy, lest they rile the tiger and negatively impact their business
This highlights a fundamental conflict of interest that should result in banning any such funding.

@J12t This is a crying shame. Naomi Wu is a global (as opposed to national) treasure.
A cultural icon, and was (to my mind) an ambassador for China - well, for the Chinese people, not the CCP. I wish her well.

@J12t That's distressing. I have a lot of admiration for her, she has many excellent qualities, as you say, and she does cool projects. I hope she's okay. "Wings clipped" sounds very ominous. :(

@J12t This is horrible news. Wu is one of those people who's mere existence made me assume it wasn't "that bad" there. So much for that.

I hope she's safe.

@J12t This is awful. I really liked watching Naomi's videos, as well as admiring her persistence and bravery. I hope she and her partner find a way out.

@J12t

Yeah, I loved her explanations about life in China and cultural wrinkles that us in the west never really think about. And that's besides her fun projects and deeply technical tech videos.

But, she had warned many times something like this could happen to her, because that's how China rolls. Sad to see it. I miss her voice on things.