Xiaomi hires a third-party firm to rule on Lithuania's censorship allegations

If you are by any chance out of the loop, Xiaomi is currently under fire in Lithuania as the country's Deputy Defence Minister criticized the company for imposing censorship to its smartphones. The Chinese tech giant denied allegations and has now hired a third-party firm that's going to investigate the Lithuanian's government claims. It didn't say which company it hired, though, but it confirmed it's based in Europe. According to Lithuania's Defence Ministry, Xiaomi is blocking certain search terms such as "free Tibet", "long live Taiwan independence" and "democracy movement". The...

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