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Sri Lanka To Amend Online Censorship Law After Backlash From Tech Giants
Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would amend its strict new internet censorship law after opposition from global tech giants, who risked criminal prosecutions for content shared on social media.
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China Launches Internet Crackdown To Clear Out "Bad Culture" In Lunar New Year
People flaunting their wealth, overeating and drinking in excess are also being targeted by the authorities.
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US Sanctions Iran Communication Minister Over Internet Censorship
The US Treasury slapped punitive sanctions on Iran's communications minister, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Friday after the Tehran regime blocked internet communications amid violent protests triggered by a petrol price hike.
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Wikipedia Blocked In China Ahead Of Tiananmen Anniversary
Authorities in China have blocked Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia's owner said on Wednesday.
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Reliance Jio Seems to Be Blocking Proxy Websites in India
Reliance Jio is apparently blocking proxy websites like hide.me and proxysite.com on its network.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping Says Internet Must Be "Clean And Righteous"
The internet must be "clean and righteous" and vulgar content must be resisted in the field of culture, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a meeting of senior propaganda officials, state media said on Wednesday.
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Apple's China Problem Highlights Conundrum for Tech Sector
"There is a belief that millennials really want companies to be more active in protecting people's rights and free speech."
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Over 650 Social Media URLs Already Blocked in 2017, Compared to Just 10 in 2014: Ahir
The data given by Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir also showed that the URLs blocked on court orders during the period also rose significantly.
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Amazon China Partner Tells Users to Stop Using Illegal VPNs
The instruction comes after Apple removed VPN services from its Chinese app store over the weekend.
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China Orders Top Tech Companies to Increase Self-Censorship
Chinese authorities have recently cracked down on platforms that allow users to share media from outlets that are not sanctioned under state-issued licenses.
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China Said to Instruct Telcos to Block Access to VPN Networks
China's government has told telecommunications carriers to block individuals' access to virtual private networks by February 1, people familiar with the matter said.
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Weibo to Block Unapproved Video Content Following Government Rebuke
Last week, China's media watchdog threatened to close Weibo's video service along with two other popular services, ACFUN and iFeng.
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China's Authorities Tighten Noose Around Online Video, Audio Content
China keeps a close watch over the Internet, deleting comments on social media it deems harmful and blocking popular foreign websites including Google and Facebook.
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Banning Pre-Natal Sex Determination Advertisements Does Not Curtail Right to Internet Access: Supreme Court
The court was hearing a petition by Sabu Mathew George, a doctor, who is seeking the court's intervention in view of the falling sex ratio in the country.
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Google Reportedly in Talks to Stage a Comeback in China
Currently Google search engine as well other services, including email services, are blocked in China and they can be accessed only with VPNs
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Sri Lanka To Amend Online Censorship Law After Backlash From Tech Giants
Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would amend its strict new internet censorship law after opposition from global tech giants, who risked criminal prosecutions for content shared on social media.
-
China Launches Internet Crackdown To Clear Out "Bad Culture" In Lunar New Year
People flaunting their wealth, overeating and drinking in excess are also being targeted by the authorities.
-
US Sanctions Iran Communication Minister Over Internet Censorship
The US Treasury slapped punitive sanctions on Iran's communications minister, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Friday after the Tehran regime blocked internet communications amid violent protests triggered by a petrol price hike.
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Wikipedia Blocked In China Ahead Of Tiananmen Anniversary
Authorities in China have blocked Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia's owner said on Wednesday.
-
Reliance Jio Seems to Be Blocking Proxy Websites in India
Reliance Jio is apparently blocking proxy websites like hide.me and proxysite.com on its network.
-
Chinese President Xi Jinping Says Internet Must Be "Clean And Righteous"
The internet must be "clean and righteous" and vulgar content must be resisted in the field of culture, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a meeting of senior propaganda officials, state media said on Wednesday.
-
Apple's China Problem Highlights Conundrum for Tech Sector
"There is a belief that millennials really want companies to be more active in protecting people's rights and free speech."
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Over 650 Social Media URLs Already Blocked in 2017, Compared to Just 10 in 2014: Ahir
The data given by Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir also showed that the URLs blocked on court orders during the period also rose significantly.
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Amazon China Partner Tells Users to Stop Using Illegal VPNs
The instruction comes after Apple removed VPN services from its Chinese app store over the weekend.
-
China Orders Top Tech Companies to Increase Self-Censorship
Chinese authorities have recently cracked down on platforms that allow users to share media from outlets that are not sanctioned under state-issued licenses.
-
China Said to Instruct Telcos to Block Access to VPN Networks
China's government has told telecommunications carriers to block individuals' access to virtual private networks by February 1, people familiar with the matter said.
-
Weibo to Block Unapproved Video Content Following Government Rebuke
Last week, China's media watchdog threatened to close Weibo's video service along with two other popular services, ACFUN and iFeng.
-
China's Authorities Tighten Noose Around Online Video, Audio Content
China keeps a close watch over the Internet, deleting comments on social media it deems harmful and blocking popular foreign websites including Google and Facebook.
-
Banning Pre-Natal Sex Determination Advertisements Does Not Curtail Right to Internet Access: Supreme Court
The court was hearing a petition by Sabu Mathew George, a doctor, who is seeking the court's intervention in view of the falling sex ratio in the country.
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Google Reportedly in Talks to Stage a Comeback in China
Currently Google search engine as well other services, including email services, are blocked in China and they can be accessed only with VPNs
