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People of Myanmar in ‘great peril’, UN told as police clash with protesters
Human rights council meets as police fire rubber bullets in south-eastern city of Mawlamyine The UN human righ…
- Aung San Suu Kyi, Facebook, Global development, Myanmar, South and Central Asia, United Nations, World news
Myanmar coup: army blocks Facebook access as civil disobedience grows
Instagram and WhatsApp – owned by Facebook and used to organise protests – also restricted, as UN secretary ge…
- Alphabet, Amnesty International, Asia Pacific, Facebook, Freedom of speech, Google, Human rights, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, Social networking, Technology, Vietnam, YouTube
Facebook and YouTube accused of complicity in Vietnam repression
Amnesty report accuses sites of openly signalling they will bow to authoritarian regimesFacebook and YouTube a…
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Solomon Islands government preparing to ban Facebook
Communications minister claims move is intended to address ‘abusive language’ but observers say it is linked t…
- Amazon, Amazon Prime Video, Facebook, India, Internet, Media, Netflix, Social networking, South and Central Asia, Technology, Twitter, World news
Indian move to regulate digital media raises censorship fears
Government will oversee online news, social media and video streaming platformsIndia’s government has ordered …
- Culture, Donald Trump, Facebook, Film, Holocaust, Kazakhstan, Media, Second world war, Social networking, South and Central Asia, Technology, UK news, US news, World news
Kazakh-American group claims Borat Subsequent Moviefilm ‘incites violence’
The Kazakh American Association has released a letter on social media accusing Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest Bora…
- Asia Pacific, China, Data protection, Facebook, Freedom of speech, Google, Hong Kong, Human rights, Microsoft, Technology
Big tech firms may be handing Hong Kong user data to China
Allegation follows new law that lets Hong Kong ask for sensitive data if deemed to threaten national securityB…
- Facebook, India, Islam, Media, Religion, Social networking, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
Facebook faces grilling by MPs in India over anti-Muslim hate speech
Social media site denies any bias towards ruling Hindu nationalist BJP partyFacebook’s alleged political bias …
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Facebook blocks access to group criticising Thailand’s monarchy
Curb on 1m-member ‘Royalist Marketplace’ comes after legal threat from Thai governmentFacebook has blocked acc…
- Asia Pacific, China, Facebook, Hong Kong, Human rights, Social networking, Technology, WhatsApp, World news
Facebook and WhatsApp pause Hong Kong user data requests
Social media sites suspend process as they assess impact of new national security lawFacebook and its WhatsApp…
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New Zealand’s Stuff newspaper group joins Facebook boycott as ‘experiment’
Company says it has ‘paused’ its relationship with the social media company as part of global movement against…
- Australia news, China, Coronavirus outbreak, Facebook, Infectious diseases, Media, Politics, Science, Social networking, Technology, UK news, YouTube
Report coronavirus ‘quack cures’ immediately, says UK government
People urged to inform social media firms if they see falsehoods shared onlineCoronavirus – live updates See a…
- Asia Pacific, Digital media, Facebook, Maria Ressa, Media, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Social media, Social networking, Technology, World news
Rappler editor Maria Ressa: ‘They could shut us down tomorrow’
Philippines journalist leading war on fake news may be jailed for 12 years on libel charges“The toughest part …
- Asia Pacific, Aung San Suu Kyi, China, Facebook, Myanmar, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news, Xi Jinping
Facebook blames ‘technical error’ for Xi Jinping offensive name translation gaffe
Problem arises in translation of leader’s name from BurmeseTech giant ‘sincerely apologises for offence this h…
- Asia Pacific, Censorship, Digital media, Facebook, Law, Media, Singapore, Social media, Social networking, Technology, World news
Singapore invokes ‘fake news’ law for first time over Facebook post
UK-born politician told to edit post after alleging government influenced state investorsA politician in Singa…