This article is the part of the Index on Censorship Young Writers / Artists Programme
By Nishith Hegde / 2 June, 2014
This article is the part of the Index on Censorship Young Writers / Artists Programme
By Nishith Hegde / 2 June, 2014
Children of the internet: Free speech in the digital age已关闭评论
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Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom
By New York Times | 3 Jun, 2014, 01.51PM ISTPost a Comment
In addition to Google’s search engines being blocked, the company’s products, including Gmail, Calendar and Translate, have been affected.
In addition to Google’s search engines being blocked, the company’s products, including Gmail, Calendar and Translate, have been affected. Continue reading
China escalates attack on Google已关闭评论
Posted in Internet Freedom, June 4th Commemoration
May 30, 2014
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Sarah CookSenior Research Analyst for East Asia
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Natalie SykesResearcher, Freedom of the Press
Credit: China Digital Times, Ministry of Truth Continue reading
With a Constant Stream of Media Directives, China’s Leaders Micromanage the News已关闭评论
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In brief comments at Code Conference on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said that while the company has no immediate plans for entry into China, Continue reading
What Might Twitter In China Look Like?已关闭评论
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Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom, Twitter
2014-05-28
A device displays the logo of instant messaging platform WeChat, March 12, 2014.
AFP
China has launched a month-long crackdown on hugely popular instant messaging apps in a bid to purge them of “illegal and harmful information” and to fend off “hostile forces,” official media reported on Wednesday. Continue reading
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Below, the left-hand screenshot was taken on May 28, 2014, and shows that when a user in Japan searches for “Tiananmen Massacre” (天安门大屠杀) in Chinese on Baidu.com, Baidu informs them that “In accordance with relevant laws, Continue reading
August 14, 2013
Government intervention, evolving technology, and the quest to end terrorism
Wu Hongfei
Chinese singer and writer Wu Hongfei. Photo courtesy of Tienchi Martin-Liao.
This summer, a wheelchair-bound paraplegic man named Ji Zhongxing Continue reading
Tienchi Martin-Liao: Internet Surveillance, a Visible and Invisible Hand已关闭评论
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Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom, Wu Hongfei