China
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.
Russia: vaccine passports could violate human rights
Some countries are skeptical of the invasive proposals.
Microsoft pandered to the CCP to keep LinkedIn alive in China, but now China demands more censorship
China says Microsoft is “not doing enough.”
Alibaba’s browser starts disappearing from Chinese app stores
The former CEO recently criticized the CCP.
China scrubs mentions of the “stock market” online after losing streak
Weibo and other platforms were affected.
Nomadland censored online in China after filmmaker Chloe Zhao’s comments critical of China unearthed
Mentions of the movie has been scrubbed.
China wants a digital data bank of all faces and fingerprints
More mass surveillance.
China jails bloggers for countering the official narrative of clash with India
Locked up for dissent.
Two YouTubers that mocked Xi Jinping have disappeared
An increasing trend.