カテゴリー: Internet
Canadian politician, poet, an India MP and journalists are among 120 accounts that have been withheldTwitter has been accused of bowing to government pressure in India by blocking scores of prominent journalists, politicians and activists from its plat…
Shutdown imposed as part of search for Amritpal Singh Sandhu, accused of disrupting communal harmonyEconomic life in the north Indian state of Punjab has been paralysed by an internet shutdown, affecting 30 million people, imposed as part of a huge man…
Shares plummet after Ernie Bot AI chatbot software falls short of expectations at unveiling in BeijingThe Chinese search engine company Baidu’s shares have fallen by as much as 10% after it presented its ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence software, w…
Investigation reveals more than 150 fake firms, many with ties to China, are targeting people online, breaking their hearts – and emptying their bank accounts.A woman meets a man online. They flirt. Then, after a few weeks, they begin imagining a futur…
Authorities want Glory to Hong Kong axed from top results and replaced with China’s national anthemGoogle has refused to change its search results to display China’s national anthem, rather than a protest song, when users search for Hong Kong’s nationa…
Government websites and email still offline, leading to delays in payments and services across the countryOne month after a cyber-attack brought down government servers and websites in Vanuatu, frustrated officials were still using private Gmail accoun…
The mechanics of the internet mean that blocks on access imposed by one country can be felt half a world awayGovernments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of controlHow to shut down the internet – and how to fight backWhen Myanmar’s military ordered…
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…
From 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…
The 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…
Chinese 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…
Mistranslations 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 …