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US-backed OTF Said to Provide Funding to Help Russians Bypass Censorship With Free VPN Access
Users in Russia are being given free access to virtual private networks (VPNs) as part of a US-backed campaign to help them dodge Moscow’s anti-censorship software. The Open Technology Fund is said to be paying out money to firms like Psiphon and nthLink which have provided VPN access to an estimated four million users in Russia.
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Alibaba, Jack Ma Summoned By Gurgaon Court On Ex-Employee's Complaint: Report
A Gurgaon court has summoned Chinese company Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case filed by a former employee who alleges he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps.
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China Tightens Control Of Online News After Sensitive Gaffes
The Chinese government is holding chief editors of news websites personally liable for content after several portals this year posted material that was seen as embarrassing to President Xi Jinping.
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China Internet Regulator Says Web Censorship Not a Trade Barrier
The Cyberspace Administration of China said that its online censorship did not target specific countries or violate its trade commitments.
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China Looks to Ramp Up Internet Growth, and Its Controls
Chinese officials including Internet czar Lu Wei have played down concerns over what critics have described as China's expanding Web censorship.
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451 Error to Tell You if a Webpage Is Unavailable Due to Censorship
The newly published HTTP 451 status code will warn you when a page isn't available because of censorship or any other legal obstacles.
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China Appears to Attack GitHub by Diverting Web Traffic
Recent cyber-attacks on sites that help Chinese Internet users circumvent censorship appear to have used the Great Firewall as a weapon.
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Chinese Premier Calls for Greater Role in Shaping Web
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday demanded a greater role for Beijing in shaping the global Internet, calling for "order" online as he failed to address his government's censorship of content it deems politically sensitive.
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China strips Sina's online publication licence in web porn crackdown
Sina issued a statement saying the company was sincerely apologetic and that it is now closely communicating and cooperating with authorities.
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Web crash in China: great firewall suspected
Human error likely caused a glitch in China's Great Firewall that saw millions of Internet users ironically rerouted to the homepage of a U.S.-based company which helps people evade Beijing's web censorship, sources told Reuters.
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Anti-censorship hackers may have caused massive Internet outage in China
Visitors to China's top websites were redirected to Dynamic Internet Technology, a firm that sells anti-censorship web services tailored for China.
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Google's Schmidt predicts end of censorship within a decade
Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has a bold prediction: Censorship around the world could end in a decade, and better use of encryption will help people overcome government surveillance.
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Chinese journalist tries crowdfunding in a bid to resist state control of media
Calling it an experiment, the journalist is appealing to those who are "tired of the praises sung by the state-run media."
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Facebook now allows users to post gory content, if intended to "condemn"
Facebook quietly announced in response to a report that it has lifted the temporary ban on gory content, allowing posts if they condemn such acts.
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China's crackdown on online rumours targeting even non-dissident postings
China's crackdown on online "rumour-mongering" is widely seen as a tool to halt criticism of the ruling Communist Party.
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US-backed OTF Said to Provide Funding to Help Russians Bypass Censorship With Free VPN Access
Users in Russia are being given free access to virtual private networks (VPNs) as part of a US-backed campaign to help them dodge Moscow’s anti-censorship software. The Open Technology Fund is said to be paying out money to firms like Psiphon and nthLink which have provided VPN access to an estimated four million users in Russia.
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Alibaba, Jack Ma Summoned By Gurgaon Court On Ex-Employee's Complaint: Report
A Gurgaon court has summoned Chinese company Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case filed by a former employee who alleges he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps.
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China Tightens Control Of Online News After Sensitive Gaffes
The Chinese government is holding chief editors of news websites personally liable for content after several portals this year posted material that was seen as embarrassing to President Xi Jinping.
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China Internet Regulator Says Web Censorship Not a Trade Barrier
The Cyberspace Administration of China said that its online censorship did not target specific countries or violate its trade commitments.
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China Looks to Ramp Up Internet Growth, and Its Controls
Chinese officials including Internet czar Lu Wei have played down concerns over what critics have described as China's expanding Web censorship.
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451 Error to Tell You if a Webpage Is Unavailable Due to Censorship
The newly published HTTP 451 status code will warn you when a page isn't available because of censorship or any other legal obstacles.
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China Appears to Attack GitHub by Diverting Web Traffic
Recent cyber-attacks on sites that help Chinese Internet users circumvent censorship appear to have used the Great Firewall as a weapon.
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Chinese Premier Calls for Greater Role in Shaping Web
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday demanded a greater role for Beijing in shaping the global Internet, calling for "order" online as he failed to address his government's censorship of content it deems politically sensitive.
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China strips Sina's online publication licence in web porn crackdown
Sina issued a statement saying the company was sincerely apologetic and that it is now closely communicating and cooperating with authorities.
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Web crash in China: great firewall suspected
Human error likely caused a glitch in China's Great Firewall that saw millions of Internet users ironically rerouted to the homepage of a U.S.-based company which helps people evade Beijing's web censorship, sources told Reuters.
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Anti-censorship hackers may have caused massive Internet outage in China
Visitors to China's top websites were redirected to Dynamic Internet Technology, a firm that sells anti-censorship web services tailored for China.
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Google's Schmidt predicts end of censorship within a decade
Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has a bold prediction: Censorship around the world could end in a decade, and better use of encryption will help people overcome government surveillance.
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Chinese journalist tries crowdfunding in a bid to resist state control of media
Calling it an experiment, the journalist is appealing to those who are "tired of the praises sung by the state-run media."
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Facebook now allows users to post gory content, if intended to "condemn"
Facebook quietly announced in response to a report that it has lifted the temporary ban on gory content, allowing posts if they condemn such acts.
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China's crackdown on online rumours targeting even non-dissident postings
China's crackdown on online "rumour-mongering" is widely seen as a tool to halt criticism of the ruling Communist Party.
