China plans to review every single comment before it is posted on social media
More censorship concerns have been raised by China’s plans to scrutinize each social media comment. The document also proposes that the author of a post … Read more
China says influencer management organizations will be tightly regulated
As part of a 10-point “clean cyberspace” strategy released by the sector regulator on Thursday (Mar 17), China will “rectify” firms that manage social media … Read more
China arrests a blogger with insulting Korean War veterans
A popular figure on Chinese social media has been detained on suspicion of making an offensive joke about Chinese soldiers who died of exposure during … Read more
Facebook, Google, Twitter, and other hi-tech companies threaten to leave Hong Kong over privacy laws
Asia Internet Coalition, established in 2010, and others, warned that amendments to privacy laws could have very negative effects. The group which includes Google, Amazon, … Read more
Wikipedia banned in China
All editions of Wikipedia in China have been blocked. Related: The Chinese Media Model Until a few days ago only the Chinese version and some … Read more
The Chinese media model: China is influencing the global media to deter criticism and spread propaganda
According to a long report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), released Monday, China is using several different strategies to infiltrate and manipulate foreign media. Related … Read more
Top 10 worst Internet freedom abusers
Freedom House is an independent organization that conducts a report about the Internet freedom every year. by Jolie Lenkewicz It takes into consideration a lot of … Read more
2018: The ban of non-authorized VPNs
The ban of non-authorized VPNs in China – Even before the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, there were talks about the … Read more
The blacklisted words in China
China has set up a strong system of Internet censorship and online monitoring, making the tracking of Internet users even easier. by Jolie Lenkewicz The system … Read more
China’s TV and film watchdog shutting down video Sina Weibo streaming services
Sina Weibo, the popular Twitter-like social platform, the news portal Ifeng.com and ACFUN, a major online video site with a real-time commenting system, and other … Read more
China’s Contested Internet edited by Guobin Yang
Gives a sophisticated analysis of the dimensions of the Chinese Internet and covers hacker spaces, online activism, diaosi, weiguan, censorship of Internet fiction, the government … Read more
