In the early hours of April 11, 2018, ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming published an open letter regarding the permanent shutdown of his Neihan Duanzi app, saying the product had gone down the wrong path, contained content inconsistent with the core socialist values, and had not properly implemented guidance of public opinion.
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多伦多方脸
2026-10-09 02:55 · 多伦多方脸 发布了新视频：方脸说：中国互联网封禁史！中国人是如何一步步丧失言论自由的？中国人失去的也不仅是自由，还有纠错机制！
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Global Voices：No laughing matter（引张一鸣致歉信原文）
2026-10-09 07:17 · 我真诚地向监管部门致歉，向用户及同事们道歉。产品走错了路，出现了与社会主义核心价值观不符的内容，没有贯彻好舆论导向，接受处罚，所有责任在我。
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中国数字时代：黎学文评张一鸣致歉信（引信文）
2026-10-09 07:17 · 产品走错了路，出现了与社会主义核心价值观不符的内容，没有贯彻好舆论导向，接受处罚，所有责任在我。
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In 2018, Zhang Yiming Issued an Open Letter Apologizing for the Shutdown of Neihan Duanzi
2018.04.11 · Reported
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