主持人:Danny Gittings and Paul Zimmerman
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On today’s programme, we’re talking about the future of social media under incoming US President Donald Trump.
This comes as Tik Tok services in the US were briefly interrupted following a court ruling mandating its shutdown until it finds a new investors. The interruption — however — was rather short lived, as US users have reportedly regained access to the platform.
President-elect Donald Trump — who will be sworn in less than 24 hours — announced that he will give the app a 90-day reprieve until an agreement is settled on the platform’s future. But this is not the only major social media development happening in the run-up to the return of Trump.
Just last week, Meta announced that it would drop fact checkers in favour of community notes on Facebook and Instagram, in a move some see as a way to regain the hearts and minds of Trump supporters, who previously accused the platform of "censoring" conservative voices.
Some Trump critics — meanwhile — have called on the public to boycott X (formerly Twitter), with some activists accusing the platform — which is owned by Elon Musk — of turning into a conservative "mouthpiece". So are social media platforms at a turning point? We’ll find out.
After 9:50, we speak to a railway researcher on the relaunch of the "Station Rail Voyage" exhibition, featuring the now defunct KTT train which formerly ran from Hung Hom to Guangzhou.
9:05am-9:50am: Tik Tok ban and social media developments
9:05am-9:50am: Eugene Chan, Assistant Professor in Public Relations and International Events Management, Technological and Higher Institute of Hong Kong (also known as THEi)
9:05am-9:50am: Brian Yeung, Co-Founder of Brandstorm Communciation
9:30am-9:50am: Florin Serban, social media scholar and Lecturer at the Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
9:50am-10:00am: MTR cross-border train exhibition
9:50am-10:00am: Dennis Ho, Railway enthusiast and founder of railway interest group P.Nut Creations
20/01/2025 - Tik Tok ban and social media developments
主持人:Danny Gittings and Paul Zimmerman
On Friday's Backchat, Global Focus talks about the unrest in the UK.
Violent protests have erupted across Britain after false social media posts claimed a foreign asylum seeker was responsible for the fatal stabbing of three children. Far-right extremists attacked mosques and migrant accommodation, prompting both Hong Kong and a number of countries to issue travel warnings.
But Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to bring an end to what he called "far right thuggery" and warned that the perpetrators will feel the "full force of the law".
So how powerful has social media been in fuelling disinformation? How challenging are these events for the new government? Are police and judicial authorities coping?
After 9:45, we look into the Monetary Authority's decision that Hong Kong already has enough virtual banks.
9:05am-9:30am: Sandra Marco Colino, Associate Professor at the School of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
9:05am-9:30am: Steve Vickers, CEO of Political & Corporate Risk Consultancy Steve Vickers & Associates
9:30am-9:45am: Florin Serban, Lecturer at the School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University
9:45am-10:00am: Cap on virtual banks
9:45am-10:00am: Johnny Ng, Lawmaker