Authoritarian States ‘Want to Control People’ by Censoring Internet: ICANN
Authoritarian governments across the world are looking to censor the internet in order to “control people”, a senior official from ICANN has said.
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Apple Continues to Change Its Features to Please Communist China
Apple announced the launch of its new iCloud+ services at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) recently. One feature, called “Private Relay,” allows users to mask their browsing activity and identity similar to a virtual private network, but this feature will not be offered in China due to the country’s laws surrounding VPNs.
Browser that Helped Chinese Overcome ‘Great Firewall’ Disappears from App Stores
A web browser called Tuber that allowed Chinese users to bypass their oppressive government’s “Great Firewall” to access banned foreign services like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google suddenly vanished from the app stores over the weekend.
WSJ: Big Tech Masters of the Universe Face Free-Speech Test in Hong Kong
The Silicon Valley Masters of the Universe are seeing their supposed dedication to free speech put to the test in Hong Kong where new Chinese national security laws mean authorities can ask companies to delete users or their content as they see fit.
Chinese Journalist Goes on Trial for Tweets After Nine Months in Prison
Chinese journalist Zhang Jialong went on trial Wednesday for the “crime” of using Twitter to distribute “a great amount of false information that defamed the image” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This got him arrested on the CCP’s one-size-fits-all-dissidents charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble. As is customary in China’s repressive justice system, Zhang has been held without trial or formal charges since August, and has not been allowed to see his wife and child.
Facebook Chases Mainland China’s Advertising Dollars
Social media giant Facebook is reportedly setting up a new engineering team in Singapore to focus on the extremely profitable mainland China advertising market.
China Bans Websites, Shuts Down Social Media Accounts to ‘Rectify’ the Internet
Chinese state media announced the latest Internet censorship campaign on Wednesday, describing it as a “rectification” program that combines the efforts of China’s cyberspace agency, information technology ministry, public security officials, and market regulators.
Report: Chinese Internet Censors Learn Country’s True History – to More Effectively Blacklist It
Chinese Internet censors are reportedly learning the true history of China, including human rights abuses and historical figures they were previously unaware of, as part of job training to effectively censor the Chinese Internet.
China to Lift ‘Great Firewall’ on New Tropical Island to Give Tourists Access to Facebook, YouTube
China is set to lift their “great firewall,” which blocks large sections of the Internet, on a tropical island tourist destination to give foreigners access to websites like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Meets with China’s Propaganda Chief
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a rare meeting with China’s propaganda chief, at a time when Chinese authorities are tightening control over their cyberspace.
China Knows Best How To Manage Chinese Internet, Says Xi Jinping
Internet policy in China is ‘a key component’ of the country’s political governing mechanism.
China Internet Censors Create Theme Song, Then Censor Themselves?
Chinese Internet censors created and performed a rousing tribute to themselves earlier this week during a New Year celebration talent show, although efforts to remove the videos from the Internet prompted questions as to whether the censors are attempting to censor
Chinese Users Complain Gmail Now Blocked
(Reuters) – Google Inc’s Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world’s biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the Great Firewall was to blame.
