China
Bill Gates praises China’s response to the outbreak
China’s censorship-driven response to the coronavirus has earned it praise from the former Microsoft CEO.
Harvard and Arizona law professors lay out the case for online “speech control”
“Significant monitoring and speech control are inevitable components of a mature and flourishing internet, and governments must play a large role in these practices to ensure that the internet is compatible with a society’s norms and values.”
China ordered removal of Feishu app from app stores after it allowed citizens to access Western information
ByteDance have had to release a modified version of that app.
Bild editor roasts China after China is furious about being blamed for the pandemic
Julian Reichelt said other Western outlets are afraid to.
China’s apprehended coronavirus whistleblowers are still silent
It’s been weeks since they’ve made any public statements and people are wondering what happened to them.
Apple is notoriously strict with App Store rules, but gives China’s WeChat a free pass
Owned by state-backed Tencent and increasingly privacy invasive and censorship-driven, why does WeChat why does Apple let
CNN caught using Chinese propaganda as a source
The press release highlighted the success of the Chinese Navy compared to the US Navy.
Former FDA chief slams WHO for validating China’s coronavirus propaganda
The WHO’s January tweet that “Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission” has fueled online confusion and misinformation about the virus.
Criticism of the WHO is now a “right-wing stunt”, apparently
WIRED are facing online backlash over the suggestion.
Chinese Twitter propaganda campaign to accuse Taiwan of racism causes WHO director to criticize Taiwan
China’s propaganda Twitter bots are stirring up trouble.
China cracks down on live-streamed church services during coronavirus lockdown
China prohibits religious gatherings – even online.
China crushes online publication of all coronavirus outbreak origin research
The move is hardly surprising.