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US puts drone maker DJI and seven other Chinese companies on investment blocklist
The US government will place DJI and seven other Chinese companies on an investment blocklist for alleged involvement in surveillance of Uyghur Muslims.
US retailers stop selling security cameras made by some Chinese companies
Home Depot and Best Buy have pulled the products of Chinese tech surveillance makers linked to human rights abuses from their shelves.
YouTube took down videos documenting Xinjiang human rights abuses
YouTube took down a string of videos documenting human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province, and the reasoning isn't necessarily clear.
Apple, Amazon and Tesla supplier accused of using forced labor
According to an investigation by The Washington Post and the Tech Transparency Project, companies including Apple, Amazon and Tesla are sourcing parts from a Chinese supplier that allegedly uses forced Muslim labor. The Tech Transparency Project found documents detailing how Lens Technology uses “thousands of Uyghur workers from the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang” in its factories. The Post describes Lens Technology as a long-time, major partner of Apple, with a history going back to the “early days” of iPhone production.
