The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, has been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source.
News of the investigation of Rui Chenggang should not be on Continue reading
Minitrue: CCTV’s Rui Chenggang Detained已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged CCTV, Rui Chenggang, Zhou Yongkang
Six members of blogging group Zone 9 and three other journalists could could face terrorism charges in one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists
By Milana Knezevic / 11 July, 2014
(Photo: Zone 9/Facebook)
“We blog because we care!” This is the slogan and rallying cry of Zone 9, a group of young Ethiopians Continue reading
Ethiopia: Young bloggers jailed for over two months without charge已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom, PEN International News
This article is the part of the Index on Censorship Young Writers / Artists Programme
By Katie Dancey / 9 July, 2014
Twitter trolls, online mobs and “offensive” Facebook posts are constantly making headlines as authorities struggle to determine how to police social media. In a recent development, links posted on Facebook Continue reading
Facebook’s online shaming mobs已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, Facebook
By George Chen
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An average of 70 out of every 10,000 Weibo posts made on July 1 were quickly deleted, according to researchers at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong is apparently becoming the next Tibet or Xinjiang Continue reading
Beijing’s Weibo ban hits close to home-Suspension of accounts after the July 1 protest a worrying sign of threat to innovation, freedom已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, Democracy, Hong Kong, Internet Freedom, Occupy Central movement
By IAN JOHNSON JULY 4, 2014
In recent months, Weibo has been eclipsed by WeChat, which allows instant messaging within self-selected circles of followers. Credit Sim Chi Yin for The New York Times
BEIJING — For the past few years, social media in China Continue reading
An Online Shift in China Muffles an Open Forum已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom, WeChat
By Mo Zhixu, published: July 3, 2014
China has severed Google services for several weeks now and there are no signs of service returning. Blocking Google has inconvenienced many people, among them Gmail users, teachers and students who use Google for academic research, and more. To this day, China has completely blocked the world’s four most visited websites: Google, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Continue reading
Mo Zhixu：The Advent of a National LAN in China已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged Blocking Google, censorship, Google, Internet Freedom, Mo Zhixu
Hong Kong police carry out crowd control drills at a local police college in Hong Kong on June 25, 2014 ahead of planned July 1 protests. Continue reading
China Link Alleged to Cyberattack as Hong Kong Tensions Grow已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy, Internet Freedom
Tagged Cyberattack, Democracy, Hong Kong, Internet Freedom
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It’s not so often these days that I write anything favorable about the Supreme Court. But here’s a quick shout-out to Wednesday’s ruling from the Justices, a unanimous one, Continue reading
THE SUPREME COURT GETS IT RIGHT ON CELL-PHONE PRIVACY已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
