In case you missed it, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has vanished. Or, rather, she’s been vanished:
The vanishing of Peng Shuai: Oliver Bateman on the tennis player taking on the CCP, and China's attempts to make her disappear https://t.co/tDenWBRsqL
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) November 19, 2021
From the Washington Examiner:
In a detailed social media post on Nov. 2, Peng Shuai , a 20-year fixture on the Women’s Tennis Association tour and former top-ranked doubles player, leveled an accusation of sexual assault against a man with whom she had a decadelong affair. Within 30 minutes, the post was gone, and Peng hasn’t made a public statement since.
Peng’s disappearance doesn’t seem to have registered with the NBA (Enes Kanter’s the only player with balls, so to speak), but the tennis world is another story. Many tennis stars are using their platforms to raise awareness of Peng’s disappearance as well as of the CCP’s cruelty:
The number of tennis players sharing the #WhereIsPengShuai hashtag is growing quickly today, including from the ATP side.
Heartening to see so many in tennis willing to put concern for Peng Shuai’s well being over cynical business interests. A model for other sports re: China. pic.twitter.com/Z3zVACBZyC
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) November 18, 2021
#WhereIsPengShuai pic.twitter.com/t8SPCrqnMl
— wta (@WTA) November 18, 2021
Compare that refusal to cower in the face of the Chinese government with the abject spinelessness on display by YouTube:
Censorship on behalf of a genocidal regime continues apace. pic.twitter.com/df7aQoQ8LH
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) November 19, 2021
Evidently YouTube has a major problem with Saagar Enjeti and Krystal Ball discussing Peng’s disappearance on a platform where the ChiComs could find out and get very offended:
Sorry @YouTube. We meant to say Peng Shaui is safe and sound and just can't wait for the Olympics in China which ofc is the best country in the world!
For real though this is why @krystalball and I built Breaking Points as subscription first: https://t.co/d9o4c2Nbnc pic.twitter.com/0g8oRYeZe5
— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) November 19, 2021
This is craven. Pathetic. Shameful. Disgusting.
Unbelievable https://t.co/hTavWspPKE
— Morgan Ortagus (@MorganOrtagus) November 19, 2021
What does YouTube stand for if they’re completely bent over for the CCP?
If you want to know who rules over you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize. https://t.co/nh4AuO7ZNZ
— Khalid al Walid (@_azmi) November 19, 2021
Censorship and manipulation happen when all you can know is what someone else decides what you should know. https://t.co/lYRDmRBGKA
— Dr. Shadow Banned (@GmbPhoenix) November 19, 2021
This is outrageous. Google is suppressing American journalists on behalf of the CCP. https://t.co/gkvIzt8B0p
— Jon Schweppe (@JonSchweppe) November 19, 2021
@YouTube why do you carry water for a genocidal regime that disappears anyone who dares speak against it? https://t.co/RymBfpZiEg
— StayWoke (@HotTakeDebate) November 19, 2021
Because YouTube thinks they’ll be safe under the CCP’s thumb.
Is YouTube even capable of standing up to China at this point? It doesn’t seem that way.
I have YouTube Premium… Darn, I don't understand the video, I'll just loop it 100x to fully understand the content.
— Jay Dabhi (@JayDabhi) November 19, 2021
Better make it a million, just to be sure.