Tag Archives: censorship

Minitrue: Don’t Hype ‘Under the Dome’

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source.

All media must refrain from further Continue reading

New Lenovo computers install dangerous malware that could allow hackers to spy on users

‘Superfish’ adware puts ads onto websites without users’ permission, and could leave the computer vulnerable

ANDREW GRIFFIN Thursday 19 February 2015

New Lenovo computers came shipped with software that forced ads onto the users and could have left them vulnerable to hacking.

The adware, known as “Superfish”, was made to push new third-party results into internet browsers Continue reading

Lu Wei on the “dream of the web”

 

lu-wei-new-yearBy David Bandurski | Posted on 2015-02-17

On February 9, 2015, China’s internet czar, Lu Wei (鲁炜), the director of the Cyberspace Administration of China, hosted a Chinese New Year banquet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Continue reading

Mainland delays HK TV shows

By Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai Source:Global Times Published: 2015-2-4 23:28:02

A popular video website on Wednesday confirmed that it has received a notice from the State broadcasting regulator to pull down online streams of Hong Kong TV dramas for review.

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HSBC story deleted from Weibo

The following post from user “LifeTime” was deleted from Weibo sometime before 8:31AM today, February 10, 2015, less than 12 hours after it was posted. Continue reading

HELEN GAO:China Sharpens Its Censorship Blade

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Credit Jing Wei

BEIJING — In early November, when Beijing played host to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, city officials closed hundreds of factories and forced millions of vehicles Continue reading

How extensive is the official crackdown on Chinese internet access?

January 31, 2015 at 4:31 PM EST

Jonathan Landreth, managing editor of ChinaFile, the Asia Society’s online magazine, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the Chinese crackdown on the country’s access to the Internet this week. Continue reading

China shuts 50 websites and social media accounts

Tue Jan 13, 2015 8:41am EST

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has closed 50 websites and social media accounts for violations ranging from pornography to “publishing political news without a permit”, Beijing’s cyberspace watchdog said on Tuesday.

The government is pursuing a crackdown on unwanted material online. Critics say the increasing restrictions further limit free speech in the one-party Communist state. Continue reading