Category Archives: Internet Freedom

Protest Blogger, Girlfriend Formally Arrested in China’s Yunnan

Posted on 07/23/2016 by | Protest Blogger, Girlfriend Formally Arrested in China’s Yunnan已关闭评论

Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan have formally arrested a blogger who compiled detailed lists of protests and his girlfriend, on public order charges, rights groups said. Continue reading →

Protest Blogger, Girlfriend Formally Arrested in China’s Yunnan已关闭评论

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Chinese Journalists Restricted in Use of Social Media Content

Posted on 07/05/2016 by | Chinese Journalists Restricted in Use of Social Media Content已关闭评论
A man holds an iPhone as he visits the Sina Weibo microblogging site

A man holds an iPhone as he visits the Sina Weibo microblogging site (China’s version of Twitter) in Shanghai.

BEIJING—Authorities in China have clamped down on journalists’ use of what has become one of their biggest sources of news: the country’s popular social media websites. Under new rules, journalists must verify reports in social media before publishing them. Continue reading →

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China’s New Search Engine Rules Will Hamper, Not Protect, Web Users

Posted on 06/29/2016 by | China’s New Search Engine Rules Will Hamper, Not Protect, Web Users已关闭评论
Man using a laptop at a Beijing office of Sina Weibo

Man using a laptop at a Beijing office of Sina Weibo, widely known as China’s version of Twitter, an early victim of President Xi Jinping’s ongoing campaign tighten online control, in April 2014 photo. AFP

China’s powerful internet regulator has moved to rein in the country’s search engines following the death of a young cancer patient who had used Baidu to find an untested ‘cure’ from poorly labeled sponsored results. Continue reading →

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Chinese Blogger Who Compiled Protest Data Missing, Believed Detained

Posted on 06/22/2016 by | Chinese Blogger Who Compiled Protest Data Missing, Believed Detained已关闭评论
Internet surfers at a cybercafe in Beijing

Internet surfers at a cybercafe in Beijing. Lists of names from WikiLeaks cables circulate on websites and popular microblogging platforms. AFP

A blogger and social media commentator who compiled meticulous daily lists of protests in China, making the results public via Google, Twitter and Weibo, has been incommunicado for nearly a week, along with his girlfriend, rights activists said on Tuesday. Continue reading →

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China’s Ruling Party Continues to Tighten Grip on Internet Content

Posted on 06/08/2016 by | China’s Ruling Party Continues to Tighten Grip on Internet Content已关闭评论
Screenshots of China's WeChat app and logo on a desktop computer and smartphone

Screenshots of China’s WeChat app and logo on a desktop computer and smartphone, June 1, 2016. RFA

The ruling Chinese Communist Party is continuing to tighten controls over what the country’s 700 million internet users see and post online, issuing reporting forms to its officials who are expected to list content that could be seen as problematic by censors. Continue reading →

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China Increases Scrutiny of Internet, Tech Companies

Posted on 05/28/2016 by | China Increases Scrutiny of Internet, Tech Companies已关闭评论
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Computer users sit near a monitor display with a message from the Chinese police on the proper use of the Internet at an Internet cafe in Beijing, China.

HONG KONG — The Chinese government has proposed taking part ownership of the country’s biggest Internet companies, and is subjecting American technology companies to mandatory reviews.Both moves are raising fears the government is attempting to exert even more control over web and tech firms in China. Continue reading →

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China Launches ‘Rumor-Busting’ Website to Enforce Party Line

Posted on 05/15/2016 by | China Launches ‘Rumor-Busting’ Website to Enforce Party Line已关闭评论
Police check the ID cards of netizens

Police check the ID cards of netizens at an Internet cafe in Shandong province, July 31, 2013. ImagineChina

China’s police force has launched a whistleblower website targeting people who spread “rumors” online in a further bid to control what the country’s 700 million internet users see and post online. Continue reading →

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Facebook Scores Rare Legal Win in China

Posted on 05/11/2016 by | Facebook Scores Rare Legal Win in China已关闭评论
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The Facebook logo is seen enlarged through glasses on a computer screen.

Facebook has won a rare trademark lawsuit in China over the use of a version of its name by a Chinese beverage maker. Continue reading →

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