カテゴリー: Social media
Guo Qingshan’s image of a cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River in Hubei province has been viewed millions of timesA cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River has become an overnight sensation in China after a Shanghai-based designer posted a photo of it…
Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at the crisis in western democracy, Donald Trump’s victory and the role played by digital mediaIn November 2020, shortly after Donald Trump’s defeat in the U…
Chinese-owned firm’s operation falls foul of official review, though Canadian users will be able to use video app as usualCanada has ordered TikTok to shut down its operations in the country after conducting a security review, but users will not be bar…
National police agency says it is investigating 513 cases of deepfake pornography as a new scandal grips the countryThe anger was palpable. For the second time in just a few years, South Korean women took to the streets of Seoul to demand an end to sex…
Web developer in Lahore charged with cyberterrorism, after riots thought to have been fuelled by false reports onlinePolice in Pakistan have charged a man with cyberterrorism for his alleged role in spreading misinformation thought to have led to wides…
Doctoral student at Renmin University of China school of liberal arts in Beijing posted recordings on WeiboA top Chinese university has fired a professor, a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment on social media in a rare public …
Calls grow for end to ban that means only married Chinese couples can access ‘social egg freezing’ servicesWhen Yang Li* turned 30, she gave herself three years to decide whether or not she wanted to have children. But as the years ticked by, working a…
Clampdown follows fatal stabbing of Chinese woman who tried to stop attack on Japanese mother and childChina’s internet companies have announced a crackdown on “extreme nationalism” online, particularly anti-Japanese sentiment, after a Chinese woman wa…
Chow Hang-tung, a prominent barrister, among those held over social media posts before Tiananmen Square anniversaryHong Kong police have arrested six people, marking the first time that the city’s new national security law, known as Article 23, has bee…
Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by civil and corporate accountability groupsThe Facebook and Instagram owner Meta approved a series of AI-manipulated political adverts during India’s election that spread disin…
Freedom to Write index says there are 107 people in prison for published content in China, with many accused of ‘picking quarrels’The number of writers jailed in China has surpassed 100, with nearly half imprisoned for online expression.The grim milest…
German chancellor follows in the footsteps of Joe Biden and other leaders on social media platformThe German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has opened a TikTok account, promising he will not be seen dancing on the social media platform popular with young peo…
New research into Brenton Tarrant’s posts on 4chan raises questions about why authorities did not detect them before the 2019 mosque shootingsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or d…
Social media users get around government crackdown on negativity by taking to US embassy conservation updateA social media post about giraffe conservation has become the latest place for people in China who are unhappy about the economy to vent their f…
‘Frog seller’ trend sparks debate on intellectual property amid concerns over copyright infringementAn anthropomorphised frog has joined celebrity live-streamers and social media commentators among China’s ranks of influencers, as a trend that began wi…