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U.S. TikTok users who once saw the app as a haven for free speech say they see signs of censorship after the platform, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, was revived by an executive order from President Donald Trump. TikTok users are noting a difference in the short-video app following its revival after going dark…
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West is under political censorship, says exiled Chinese artist – after exhibition cancelled over Israel-Hamas comments Political censorship in the West today is “exactly the same” as it was in China under its ruthless communist leader Mao Zedong, exiled artist Ai Weiwei has told Sky News. The 66-year-old dissident was responding to a question about…
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Twitter says it has removed nearly 6,000 accounts it has deemed tied to a state-backed information operation in Saudi Arabia. Twitter says the accounts violated its “platform manipulation policies” and targeted discussions related to Saudi Arabia and advancing its geopolitical interests. The 5,929 accounts removed are part of a larger group of 88,000 accounts engaged…
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WeChat is an all-in-one social media platform that combines services such as those offered by WhatsApp, Facebook, Uber and Apple Pay. It also acts as a news service via numerous WeChat Official Accounts (also called Public Accounts). These accounts allow government agencies, business corporations, and social organisations to post and distribute news stories to subscribers. WeChat users registered outside…
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Having spent a few years in China, I understand what a hectic task it is for foreigners to visit websites like Google, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. If you are an expat boarding the next available flight to China, I bet you already know what a VPN is and what a VPN is used for. If…
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China has extended its censorship to foreign academic publishers, reports confirm. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), one of the affected publishers which is regarded as one of the world’s largest academic publishing house, confirmed that over 1,000 of its journal articles were blocked in China. Chinese internet users were unable to gain access to…
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A Chinese woman has torn apart the cultural blindfolds covering the country from unholy pornographic infiltration from the West, after she willingly posed for a nude photo shoot in public–a lake, of all places. They called it “art”. The woman and her photographer defied Chinese government’s strict censorship on pornography by this adventure which has aroused criticisms…
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