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Lithuania Looks to Ban ‘Untrustworthy’ Phones After Chinese Censorship Concerns

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Lithuania Looks to Ban ‘Untrustworthy’ Phones After Chinese Censorship Concerns

Margiris Abukevicius, Deputy Minister of Defense of Lithuania, said that after discovering that a Chinese smartphone company’s flagship mobile phone had a censorship function, the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania was drafting legislation to prohibit state agencies from buying “untrusted” devices.

The country’s National Cyber ​​Security Center stated in a report on Tuesday that the review function of the Xiaomi 10T 5G mobile phone software has been disabled for the “EU region”, but it can be turned on remotely at any time.

A Xiaomi spokesperson said in a statement sent to Reuters on Wednesday that its devices “will not censor communications with users.”
Abukevicius told Reuters that the Ministry of Defense is drafting legislation to prohibit public agencies from purchasing “untrusted” devices, including smartphones, with a view to submitting them to parliament for debate before the end of this year.

“It is clear that the consequences of this legislation will be similar to the earlier 5G equipment legislation,” he said.

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Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei protested in May after the Lithuanian Parliament ordered that only equipment approved by the government on national security grounds can be used in the country’s next-generation 5G network.

“Lithuania has made the political decision to conduct technical cooperation with the democratic and rule-of-law NATO and EU countries. This is not news anymore,” Abukvicius said.

A report from the National Cyber ​​Security Center stated that terms that may be censored by Xiaomi’s mobile phone system applications, such as the default Internet browser, include “Tibet Freedom”, “Long Live Taiwan Independence” and “Democracy Movement”.

Xiaomi’s stock price fell nearly 5% to 21.95 Hong Kong dollars (about 200 rupees) on Wednesday, which was the largest single-day percentage drop since July 27.

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After Taiwan announced that its mission in Lithuania would be called the Taiwan representative office, China last month asked Lithuania to withdraw its ambassador to Beijing and recall its ambassador to Vilnius.

Taiwan’s missions in Europe and the United States use the name Taipei City and avoid mentioning the island itself, which China claims is its own territory.

Jack Sullivan, the national security adviser to US President Joe Biden, emphasized last week that in the face of pressure from China, he must support Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrid Simeone.

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Tom Holland to star alongside Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s next, will juggle that with Spider-Man 4 in 2025

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Tom Holland to star alongside Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s next, will juggle that with Spider-Man 4 in 2025

Tom Holland, last seen in Apple TV show The Crowded Room last year, has signed his next with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

Tom Holland is going to have a very busy 2025. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has signed Christopher Nolan’s next, which he will juggle the filming of with that of the long-awaited Spider-Man 4. (Also Read – Tom Holland shares why he left alcohol behind: ‘Struggling without booze…’)

Tom signs Nolan’s next

This will mark the first collaboration between Tom and Christopher. While details of his next directorial aren’t known yet, it’s most likely not to have a contemporary setting. It’ll be either set in the past like, his previous film Oppenheimer (2023), or in the future like Interstellar (2014). Matt Damon, who has worked with Christopher in both, has also come on board his next.

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Christopher’s next will be co-produced by him and his wife Emma Thomas’ banner Syncopy Inc and Universal Pictures, as the two production houses will team up after the Academy Award-winning blockbuster Oppenheimer last year. Prior to Oppenheimer, Christopher collaborated mostly with Warner Bros before having a fallout post the debacle of Tenet (2020).

Warner Bros then went on to produce Greta Gerwig’s musical satire Barbie, which clashed with Oppenheimer at the box office and even outperformed it globally. Warner Bros offered Christopher a cheque for the fees he waived off for helming Tenet during the pandemic. While Christopher graciously accepted the belated remuneration, he still went on to pitch his next to Warner Bros.

Tom’s busy schedule

Tom didn’t have any release this year. His last outing was Todd Graff’s psychological thriller show The Crowded Room on Apple TV last year. He’ll juggle the filming of Christopher Nolan’s next and Spider-Man 4 in 2025. Tom has been playing the superhero ever since Russo Brothers’ 2016 blockbuster Captain America: Civil War. He’s slipped into the Peter Parker shoes post that for three standalone films and two Avengers movies. Spider-Man 4 will be helmed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton.

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As Tom’s girlfriend and co-star Zendaya will be busy filming Spider-Man 4 in 2025, she’ll reprise her role of Chani in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi spectacle Dune 3 only in 2026. Meanwhile, Tom is also likely to make an appearance as Spider-Man in Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Doomsday, which will go on floors in the spring of 2025.

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