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‘A Safety Guide for Artists’ offers guidance on navigating threats of persecution
Move comes as Kremlin seeks to reduce social media influence on pro-Navalny protests
Restructure of RTHK signals tightening of media controls in territory, critics say
Battle over protest censorship comes as New Delhi exerts more control over online content
Block on British broadcaster comes a week after UK withdrew licence for Chinese state network
Disruption likely to spell end of rare space for free discussion of sensitive topics in China
Netizens pay for access to invite-only platform to chat about sensitive topics away from censors
Accusations of censorship fly after New Delhi uses heavy-handed tactics over farming protests
“Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the other person makes.”
Platform blames ‘automation error’ after outcry over suspensions
Case will present social media company’s appellate council with first big test
Move raises fears Beijing will extend ‘Great Firewall of China’ to financial hub
Rightwing Twitter rival was forced offline after facing blowback for lack of moderation
Hearing from 1921 was merely the start of a long-running debate over obscenity
Tencent-owned company says premier’s conciliatory message ‘contrary to objective facts’
Social media platforms were ‘hunting grounds for state-sponsored trolls’, says Amnesty International
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube among those targeted and warned of further penalties
Executives from Twitter, Facebook and Google defend their platforms as US presidential poll looms
Authorities are increasingly abusing the justice system to silence critics, say activists
Erdogan government alarmed human rights groups with rules to oversee tech companies
Order for Apple and Google to remove Chinese messaging platform from app stores put on hold
Correspondents leave after being given consular protection amid tensions between countries
iPhone maker approves new policy after shareholder pressure
Activists have used messaging apps to organise, while shutdown has affected key parts of economy
Attempt to force social media companies to remove content showing student protests
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