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US firm says network of bot accounts also hijacking hashtags in large-scale attempt to obscure coverageAn attempt to flood social media platforms with spam in order to drown out coverage of the lockdown protests in China was probably backed by the Chin…
Read MoreThe largest protests in a generation erupted in cities across China over the weekend against the government’s zero-Covid policy. The most widely used symbol in the demonstrations has been a blank sheet of paper. It symbolises censorship, and may a…
Read MoreSocial media videos by people from the Uyghur community are part of a sophisticated propaganda campaign, thinktank saysThe Chinese Communist party is using social media influencers from troubled regions like Xinjiang, Tibet and Inner Mongolia to whitew…
Read MoreApple is now manufacturing a new phone model outside China – and the implications could be huge. Plus, a cyberstalking saga puts social media platforms on the spotDon’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThis week, the first iPhone 14s …
Read MorePosts touting off-grid locations as ‘secret resorts’ have fuelled a travel craze that is now being criticised over risks to public safety Chinese social media influencers and their platforms have come under fire for posts about “wild trips” – or visits…
Read MoreOutrage after clip showing the vlogger Tizi roasting and eating threatened species went viralA Chinese influencer is under police investigation after a clip of her roasting and eating a great white shark went viral.Footage of the vlogger, known by her …
Read MoreMeta, TikTok, Google, Amazon and Twitter sign ‘world first’ voluntary code, which critics say is a move designed to fend off regulationGlobal social media companies including TikTok, Twitter and Meta have signed a “world first” code of conduct that com…
Read MoreGovernment scheme links older people with university students who provide mentoring to develop online skillsSomsak Jiteurtragool stands in a sun speckled field, saplings lined in rows behind him. “Hello viewers, today I’m bringing you to Principal Uncl…
Read MoreTang Lu was found guilty of killing social media star Lhamo by setting fire to her online in September 2020A Chinese man has been executed after a court found him guilty of setting his former wife on fire while she was livestreaming on social media.The…
Read MoreSocial media star’s broadcast cut short after appearance of dessert thought to reference 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdownLi Jiaqi was trained as a dancer but discovered a knack for selling lipsticks in his early 20s. Even before he became one of China’s…
Read MoreMuslim group say coroner’s decision to include gunman’s social media activity in investigation a ‘landmark moment for the accountability of digital platforms’The online activities of the Australian white supremacist who opened fire on two New Zealand m…
Read MorePlea comes after ‘Voices of April’ spreads on social media as users get creative to bypass China’s censorsThe author of a viral video about Shanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown that sparked a rare show of defiance on China’s social media has urged users to sto…
Read MoreNon-white refugees face violence and racist abuse in Przemyśl, as police warn of fake reports of ‘migrants committing crimes’Russia-Ukraine crisis: live newsPolice in Poland have warned that fake reports of violent crimes being committed by people flee…
Read MoreVideo clip of two men kissing in Beijing bar during Channel News Asia report hailed as ‘act of revolution’It was a Singaporean news report on the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, live from a Beijing bar filled with eager fans. Yet it was two men – who…
Read MoreInfluencers told to extol country’s virtues on social media despite diplomatic boycotts of Beijing Games over human rights recordAn army of western social media influencers, each with hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok, Instagram or Twitch, i…
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