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First big media play by Asia’s richest man stokes fears over editorial independence
State-controlled social media giant will take over tech group’s news aggregator, blogging platform and homepage
Freedom of speech needs to be valued at all times as the author’s long career lays out
‘Harsh reception’ for Kremlin opponents shows difficulties of operating in the Baltic state
Freedom of expression needs to be defended with even more vehemence
Author who spent years in hiding because of fatwa is in critical condition but able to speak
Suspect charged with attempted murder and assault of writer who spent years in hiding because of Iranian fatwa
One-party state’s Cinema Law bans ‘reactionary ideas and social evils’
Report on Shireen Abu Akleh’s death comes a week before Joe Biden’s Middle East trip
Block on Deutsche Welle and Voice of America websites risks fuelling tension between Ankara and the west
US media group ‘encouraged’ by claimed release in January of journalist Haze Fan
Tech companies and Republican-led states have clashed over moderation limits and misinformation
Growing popularity of decentralised ledger technology presents fresh challenge for country’s censors
Proposal to reveal locations exposes patriotic commentators and stokes outrage among users
Foreign Correspondents’ Club halts journalism prizes in wake of media crackdown in Chinese territory
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Cheng Lei was arrested in 2020 but diplomats were denied entry to closed-door trial
Independent voices struggle to be heard after decade in which government has increased its control
References to Taiwan, Hong Kong and other subjects deemed sensitive by Beijing are excised
Head of UK-based group ordered to take down website or face possible prison sentence
Response to Ukraine invasion poses ESG problems for foreign investors in country’s social media companies
Moscow cracks down on western social media in country following invasion of Ukraine
As the global market grows, developers endeavour to make their content appropriate for wildly different cultural contexts
Moscow spin-doctors and officials try to frame the war in Russian president’s terms
Deutsche Welle and Voice of America say they will not comply with attempt at ‘censorship’
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