University of New South Wales accused of hampering free speech for fear of offending Beijing
Legislation would require Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to comply with stringent conditions or face bandwidth squeeze
Erdogan government refuses to grant filming licence for series being produced by streaming service
Microsoft and Zoom will temporarily bar city’s authorities from accessing user data when requested
China government adviser cautions media as Beijing tightens control over territory
Moves by social media companies follow rollout of China’s national security law
Secretive brotherhoods, financiers and frozen fish have been fingered as the culprits behind a second wave
RTHK reporters told to tone down coverage ahead of imposition of Beijing security law
Move brings to an end largely ineffective ban aimed at forcing app to comply with secret services
The flawed French rules will have an unjustifiable impact on free expression
Chinese dissidents in US targeted after announcing plans for video call commemorating 1989 massacre
Zuckerberg faced staff backlash for refusing to take action on controversial Trump posts
‘Some people hoard dried food or stash bullets. I collect VPN servers’
Questioning the Communist party’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis is risky
Tensions escalate between Facebook and Twitter founders with White House drafting move over fact-checking
Why we shouldn’t be enforcing the equivalent of digital social distancing just because content is going viral
Research finds WeChat analyses messages from users registered outside China to train its algorithms
Platforms including WeChat and YY succumbed to pressure from Beijing, say researchers
Threats from Beijing’s ambassador add to concern over free speech and Uighur rights
Decision comes a day after US designates Chinese media outlets as propaganda agents
Activist Xu Zhiyong disappears and access to online information blocked
Government attacks on VPN services make it more difficult to access restricted sites
Users vented frustrations at officials over virus outbreak for two weeks before censors stepped in
Nigeria and Thailand see city state as model but activists and news outlets push back
Group claims content on Facebook and YouTube is suppressed during deadly land dispute
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