In response to Taiwanese users' concerns about content censorship and data security, Meta issued a rare statement to clarify, but it seems a little late. (Previous story: Zuckerberg is finished! Antitrust settlement fails, "FTC wants to fine 30 billion US dollars", WSJ: Meta only wants to pay 450 million magnesium, which even IG can't afford) (Background supplement: Former Meta executives revealed Zuckerberg's crimes of licking the Communist Party: secretly creating "Facebook Taiwan and Hong Kong Speech Censorship" tools, selling Facebook users' privacy) Do you believe in Meta or do you believe that I am Qin Shi Huang? In recent years, social media giant Meta has been constantly questioned by Taiwanese users. The Meta series of products (Facebook, Instagram, Threads and other platforms) have been accused of cooperating with the Chinese government to conduct content censorship and share Taiwanese user data, triggering concerns and the "#DeleteFacebook" campaign. Former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams also testified in the U.S. Congress in April, accusing Meta founder Zuckerberg of personally leading a plan to curry favor with Beijing in order to enter the Chinese market and developing censorship tools that have been used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. To this end, Meta issued a rare official statement on May 2, 2025 to clarify such sensitive issues in detail. Meta’s core clarifications are summarized in three points: 1. It solemnly declares that it has never accepted the Chinese government’s content censorship of Taiwanese users; 2. It emphasizes that it has never shared any Taiwanese user information with the Chinese government, and the content review team is not in China; 3. It reiterates its commitment to building a safe and free platform in Taiwan, defending freedom of speech and protecting user information. Meta: Global and Local Implementation Meta means that all user-posted content is reviewed in accordance with the globally unified (community guidelines), which aims to prohibit inappropriate content and does not serve any specific government. Review combines technology and human teams. For Taiwan content, a review team of native Traditional Chinese speakers was specially hired to cover the globe and across time zones to understand Taiwan's cultural context. This move also refuted rumors that the team was in China. As for politically sensitive words, Meta said that their political implications need to be judged based on the context. Compliance and Transparency Report In terms of user data protection, Meta emphasizes strict compliance with laws and regulations such as the US Stored Communications Act. Meta solemnly clarifies that it has never shared any Taiwan user information with the Chinese government or provided it upon its request.Its data protection policy is strict and protects Taiwanese users according to the law. Meta's government data request report, which is published every six months, shows that it responds to legitimate requests from various countries in accordance with the law, and the report does not include China's data requests for Taiwan. Users are still dissatisfied. The controversy originated from rumors circulating in Taiwanese social networks, which were linked to the poor handling of fraudulent accounts by some users and doubts about the transparency of the determination of politically sensitive words, and triggered the "#DeleteFacebook" campaign. Meta's response to the controversy was to reiterate the principles of "fairness and transparency" and encourage users to report back through the complaint mechanism. On a legal level, although Taiwan's (Personal Information Protection Law) has limited constraints on multinational companies, Meta emphasizes that it follows "U.S. regulations first" in dealing with data protection issues. But looking at the comments from users who responded to Meta's post, 80% of them were negative responses, questioning whether Meta was lying. Looking back at the background that Meta had publicly expressed interest in entering the Chinese market but no consensus was reached and the service was not operated in China, Meta Asia Pacific senior executive Simon Milner personally denied the accusation of developing censorship tools to cooperate with China. Although Meta seemed to have "stopped the bleeding" immediately, judging from the social media trend, it seems that the wound had been torn for many years. It is too late to mend it now. It has a taste of post-public relations, which has made the people who were originally dissatisfied with Meta even more angry. 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