China
China Says Building a “Civilized Internet” Is Crucial to Building a “Modern Socialist Country”
More commitment to censorship.
China Issues Censorship Orders to Media and Social Platforms After NBA Star Enes Kanter Posted Free Tibet Video
TV broadcasts cut to black. Social platforms used algorithms to censor content.
Microsoft to End LinkedIn Service in China After Censorship Accusations, Censors the Chinese Language Version of the Announcement
Microsoft says it supports “free expression.”
Apple Removes Popular Bible and Quran Apps From the Chinese App Store
The latest of many instances of censorship in China.
Muslim Women in China Were Jailed Under “Pre-Crime” Law for Accessing Gmail and WhatsApp
A new book, “In The Camps: China’s High-Tech Penal Colony,” tells a tale of China’s oppressive internet security rules, and describes incidents of detention and “reeducation.” Google and Facebook are banned in the mainland, so using their services like Gmail and WhatsApp is only possible via VP
China’s Ramped-Up Censorship of Video Games Has Put a Halt to Game Approvals
No games have been approved for two months.
Microsoft’s LinkedIn Censors US Journalists in China
Increasingly common.
China’s WeChat Deletes Comments of Evergrande Saga Victims
Protest groups are shut down.
Congressman Jim Banks Questions LinkedIn After It Censored for China
The Microsoft-owned platform is accused of taking orders from the CCP on who to censor.
Life Is Strange: True Colors Is Review Bombed and Pulled in China After Discovery of Tibetan Flag in the Game
Chinese authorities consider the flag a symbol of separatism.