Many innocent lives were lost to tragic events in China in the past month. So far we haven’t learned a single name of any of them from China’s government or […]
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Back to news homeRussia’s Online Censorship Has Surged During Ukraine War
What’s the difference between Russia’s internet before and after the invasion of Ukraine? The answer: a thirtyfold increase in censorship.That was the finding of a report published on Wednesday by […]
Federal Judge Limits Biden Officials’ Contacts With Social Media Sites
A federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday restricted the Biden administration from communicating with social media platforms about broad swaths of content online, a ruling that could curtail efforts to […]
Russia Seeds New Surveillance Tech to Squash Ukraine War Dissent
As the war in Ukraine unfolded last year, Russia’s best digital spies turned to new tools to fight an enemy on another front: those inside its own borders who opposed […]
Why China’s Censors Are Deleting Videos About Poverty
A heartbreaking video of a retiree that showed what groceries she could buy with 100 yuan, or $14.50 — roughly her monthly pension and sole source of income — went […]
China Says Chatbots Must Toe the Party Line
Five months after ChatGPT set off an investment frenzy over artificial intelligence, Beijing is moving to rein in China’s chatbots, a show of the government’s resolve to keep tight regulatory […]
Combating Disinformation Wanes at Social Media Giants
YouTube said it was always working to strike a balance between allowing free expression and protecting online and real-world communities from harm. Nicole Bell, a spokeswoman for the company, said […]
The Toll That Twitter’s Glitches Is Taking on Chinese Activists
In November, Bao Pu, a veteran human rights activist who was visiting Beijing, posted videos on Twitter of university protests against China’s tough coronavirus lockdown orders. He gained over 10,000 […]
Meta to Reinstate Trump’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts
Just over two years after Donald J. Trump’s accounts were suspended from Facebook and Instagram, Meta, the owner of the platforms, said on Wednesday that it would reinstate the former […]
Without a Covid Narrative, China’s Censors Are Not Sure What to Do
Since China dropped its strict “zero Covid” policy, a joke has been making the rounds on social media about the sudden shift.Three men who don’t know each other sit in […]