Internet
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Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia?
A new feature on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allows users to see the location of other…
- Asia Pacific, Digital media, Health, Health & wellbeing, Internet, Japan, Mental health, Smartphones, Social media, Technology, Young people
‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrollin…
- Afghanistan, Business, Censorship, Freedom of speech, Internet, Mobile phones, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Technology, Telecommunications industry, Telecoms, World news
‘It felt like we had gone back centuries’: Afghans express relief after internet restored
For 48 hours Afghanistan had been cut off from mobile and internet services in a Taliban-imposed shutdownJust …
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My calls and emails to family in Afghanistan go unanswered. The Taliban’s internet shutdown has left us all helpless | Shadi Khan Saif
From the safety of Australia, I watch in despair as my loved ones in Kabul navigate this digital darkness – a …
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Afghanistan ‘blind without phones and internet’ on second day of telecoms blackout
Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’Afghans …
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Afghanistan hit by communications blackout after Taliban shuts internet
Telecoms disrupted nationwide after authorities cut fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘v…
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‘Alarming’ rise in regional internet censorship in China, study finds
Tens of millions of internet users in China’s Henan denied access to five times more websites than usualChina’…
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Smuggled Starlink devices allegedly used to defy India’s internet shutdowns
Civilian and armed groups in conflict-ridden state of Manipur using SpaceX’s satellite internet, sources sayEl…
- Barack Obama, Digital media, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Facebook, Internet, Media, Meta, Myanmar, Republicans, Social media, Social networking, South and Central Asia, Technology, US elections 2024, US news, US politics, World news
The Guardian view on digital media: the case for better regulation must be made | Editorial
Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at the crisis in western …
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Critics decry Vietnam’s ‘draconian’ new internet law
Social media users will need to verify their identities under new decree 147, prompting fears it will undermin…
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Democrats and Republicans condemn espionage-driven Chinese hack
Ongoing infiltration by Salt Typhoon group has hit US telecoms companies and Trump, Vance and HarrisDemocrats …
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, Cyberwar, Elon Musk, Europe, Internet, Taiwan, Telecommunications industry, Telecoms, UK news
Taiwan to have satellite internet service as protection in case of Chinese attack
Coverage with UK-European provider will be in place by end of month, says island’s main telecoms companyTaiwan…
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How China’s internet police went from targeting bloggers to their followers
In recent months, followers of influential liberal bloggers have been interviewed by police as China widens it…
- Digital media, Facebook, Internet, Media, Pakistan, Social media, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news, YouTube
Man charged in Pakistan for alleged role in spreading false claims before UK riots
Web developer in Lahore charged with cyberterrorism, after riots thought to have been fuelled by false reports…
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Pakistan businesses reeling from slow internet blame testing for firewall
Government denies new cybersecurity measures responsible for up to 40% drop in internet speeds across the coun…