China
Politifact Forced to Walk-Back Wuhan Lab “Fact-Check” That Has Been Used to Censor
Facebook posts that alleged that the coronavirus was started in a lab have been censored on the basis of the “fact check” that has now been called into question.
New Report Alleges Apple Compromises iCloud Security, Providing Encryption Keys to Chinese Government
Apple is accused of contradicting its stance of privacy.
LinkedIn Accused of Censoring for Beijing
LinkedIn is one of the few Western social networks allowed in China.
China Directs Live Stream Platforms to Collect Social Credit Codes of Users
China wants to enable “swift” enforcement.
Chloe Zhao’s Best Director Oscar Win Censored in China
Conversations were deleted, accounts were suspended, and VPNs were shutdown.
China Censors Feminist Groups After Drop in Marriage and Birth Rate
Feminists who encourage women not to get married and have kids are having their groups disappear.
US-Based YouTuber of Chinese Politics Disappears After Visiting China
Zhou Qiang’s content often showed the side of China the CCP don’t want people to see.
China Unveils New App That Allows Citizens to Report Others for Denying the Excellency of the CCP
The app was created for the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.
Facebook Is Trigger-Happy When It Comes to Censorship. but Not With China’s Propaganda.
Facebook allows the Chinese government to ads to show itself in a positive light.
German Publisher Caves to Beijing’s Demands and Censors Kids Coronavirus Book
The Chinese government threatened legal action if it didn’t censor the part that suggested the coronavirus originated in China.
WaPo Calls on President Biden to Protect Social Media Free Speech (Abroad)
Unlike what it calls for in the US.