Mulan: What Disney’s Movie Teaches Us About Xi Jinping’s China
The failure of the remake of the famous 1990s cartoon highlights several issues hidden under the carpet for too long. In 2015, Disney had the … Read more
Delays and censorship worsened the spread of the spread of coronavirus in China
The first weeks of the health crisis were characterized by the incompetence of local authorities and the obsession with controlling the flow of information. On … Read more
Understanding the Scope and Size of the Great Firewall
The People’s Republic of China has two famous walls. The first and most renowned is the Great Wall, which took centuries to complete and traverses … Read more
Global Times: “Apple is finally doing the right thing”
Global Times, a daily tabloid newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, commenting on the removal of HKmap.live from the iOS Apple Store, said: “Apple … Read more
China’s censorship is not as rigorous as everyone thinks. The self-censorship of the authors is much worse. Yan Lianke
Origin: From the documentary “China on China, Culture for Billions” by Schulz Contreras, Lisbet & Jarnebrink, Lollo. “China’s censorship is not as rigorous as everyone … Read more
Microsoft Bing blocked in China
Microsoft confirmed Bing could no longer be accessed in China. The surprise move comes amid tensions between United States and China. According to the Financial … Read more
Chinese erotic writer jailed for more than 10 years over gay sex scenes in a novel
The writer has stumbled into an old law that condemned writers who had sold more than 5,000 copies to 10 years in prison. According to … Read more
Hong Kong Art Event by Chinese artist Badiucao has been cancelled after threats by China
News website Hong Kong Free Press announced that the art exhibition ‘Gongle’ by Chinese artist Badiucao has been canceled out of safety concerns. Read our … Read more
The Severe Online and Offline Oppression of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang
NordVPN has spoken extensively about the various ways the Chinese government surveils and censors their population – from the blacklisting of sensitive keywords online to … Read more
The Never-ending Censorship of the Online News Media in China
With each week it is becoming more and more difficult to keep up with the news about China and another website or application being taken … Read more
China Now Censors Information Even Outside of Its Borders
Another Chinese-owned company got in trouble while trying to enter the United States market. by Eugene Michaels The US Commerce Department suggested denying a business … Read more
China’s Planning to Partially Lift Web Censorship in Hainan
As per usual, troubling news keeps coming out of China about internet censorship. by Eugene Michaels Just a week ago many VPN providers were hit … Read more
How is Artificial Intelligence Influencing the Digital Content and its Censorship in China?
Anyone with a smart-phone has already encountered Artificial Intelligence (or AI for short). Whenever you call out “Hey Siri” or “Ok Google”, there it is, … Read more
Surveillance in China is Seeping into the City Streets
Surveillance in China Each week brings more and more news from China about all the novel (and sometimes quite unnerving) ways of censorship and surveillance. … Read more