Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican of Georgia, after the company said she had violated its Covid-19 misinformation policies.Twitter suspended Ms. […]
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Back to news homeChina Turns to Olympic Committee as Peng Shuai Scandal Lingers
When China’s leaders came under pressure to answer questions about the health and whereabouts of Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star, they turned to a friendly face.They put Ms. Peng […]
Anonymity No More? Age Checks Come to the Web.
Richard Errington clicked to stream a science-fiction film from his home in Britain last month when YouTube carded him.The site said Mr. Errington, who is over 50, needed to prove […]
Russia Strengthens Its Internet Censorship Powers
Russia’s boldest moves to censor the internet began in the most mundane of ways — with a series of bureaucratic emails and forms.The messages, sent by Russia’s powerful internet regulator, […]
Meet the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for Conservatives
It was a pitch tuned for a politically polarized audience. Erik Finman, a 22-year-old who called himself the world’s youngest Bitcoin millionaire, posted a video on Twitter for a new […]
China’s Celebrity Culture Is Raucous. The Authorities Want to Change That.
China’s online censors have for years relentlessly silenced political dissidents, #MeToo activists, liberal intellectuals, satirists and anybody else who has threatened to disturb the digital peace.Now, its internet minders have […]
American Internet Giants Hit Back at Hong Kong Doxxing Law
An industry group representing the largest American internet companies warned Hong Kong’s government that changes to the city’s data-protection laws could impact companies’ ability to provide services in the city.The […]
He Warned Apple About the Risks in China. Then They Became Reality.
In 2014, shortly after Mr. Guthrie left his job as dean of the George Washington University business school, Apple hired him to teach its managers and advise executives about China. […]
Microsoft’s Bing Briefly Blocked ‘Tank Man’ on Tiananmen Anniversary
Microsoft’s Bing search engine briefly blocked images and videos of the famous “tank man” of Tiananmen Square on Friday, the anniversary of China’s massacre of pro-democracy protesters in 1989, in […]
India and Israel Inflame Facebook’s Fights With Its Own Employees
SAN FRANCISCO — When India’s government ordered Facebook and other tech companies to take down posts critical of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic in April, the social network complied […]