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From total blackouts to targeted ‘screwdriver-style’ tactics, governments are adept at controlling who can access the internet. But resistance is growingGovernments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of controlWhen shutdowns spill over bordersInterne…
Read MoreFrom Sudan to Syria, Jordan to Jaipur, the trend towards digital authoritarianism is deepeningHow to shut down the internet – and how to fight backWhen shutdowns spill over bordersOn 1 February 2021, reporter Ko Zin Lin Htet received a panicked phone c…
Read MoreThe popularity of ‘boy-love’ series sends fans from home and abroad flocking to filming locations across the countryThere is a table in Soontaree Thiprat’s Phuket cafe that is always fully booked. Most of her customers at the Dibuk restaurant want to s…
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 MoreChinese cyberspace is filled with videos showing violence against women and activists say only real social change will stop the abuseTang Ping, 31, a mother-of-two in the southern Chinese city of Nanning, says in 2014 when her first child was six month…
Read MoreMistranslations falsely blame Ukrainians for atrocities perpetrated by Russian forces against civiliansRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesA number of Chinese government-linked media outlets and pro-Russia social media accounts are spreading pro-Kremlin …
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 MoreResearch into 12- to 17-year-olds adds to concerns that Covid has left them more vulnerable in their countryOne in five children aged between 12 and 17 were subjected to grave instances of online sexual abuse while using the internet in the Philippines…
Read MoreUK-based Hong Kong Watch says outage could be part of wider Beijing crackdownThe website of a UK-based advocacy group appears to have become inaccessible through some networks in Hong Kong, raising fears of mainland-style internet censorship in the Chi…
Read MoreChanges coming in this week will see all online traffic pass through a gateway to preserve ‘social order’A China-style internet gateway scheduled to be imposed in Cambodia this week would grant the government far greater powers to conduct mass surveill…
Read MoreIpac’s website went offline following comments about lawyer Christine Lee reportedly seeking to influence MPsMembers of a cross-party China human rights group have accused Britain’s cybersecurity agency of “failing to respond” with help after their web…
Read MoreIpac’s website went offline following comments about lawyer Christine Lee reportedly seeking to influence MPsMembers of a cross-party China human rights group have accused Britain’s cybersecurity agency of “failing to respond” with help after their web…
Read MoreWomen say website aims to punish journalists, academics and artists drawing attention to hate speechPolice in India have detained a woman accused of organising a fake online auction in which hundreds of prominent female Muslims were put up “for sale” o…
Read MoreProposed legislation follows warning from Narendra Modi and crackdown in ChinaThe Indian government is preparing to ban private cryptocurrencies and allow the country’s central bank to launch an official digital currency.The proposed legislation follow…
Read MoreHuang Chia-lu responds to the news that a Chinese official is seeking election to Interpol’s executive committee, and urges the international community to support Taiwan’s participation You rightly point out the concerns of human rights activists and i…
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