Covid
China Recruits Over 1,600 Censors to Tackle Coronavirus “Misinformation”
Reports say the team has already managed to process over 606,800 posts.
PewDiePie Returns to YouTube After a 37 Day Break
PewDiePie hinted that upcoming changes will be coming to the channel.
Tim Cook Turns to Weibo to Give a Message to Chinese Citizens in the Wake of the Wuhan Virus
Cook’s account on the controversial app is seldom used.
China Implements Harsher Crackdown on VPN Use in the Face of Wuhan “Misinformation”
VPN companies are working to try and overcome the blocks.
Singapore Orders Facebook to Mark the States Times a Fake News Site and Demonetize the Outlet
The outlet says the government is punishing political dissent.
eBay Censors and Deletes Listings of T-Shirts About Coronavirus
Apparently, it’s against their “Disaster and Tragedy Policy,”
YouTube: Coronavirus Videos Will Be Automatically Demonetized Until Further Notice
YouTube gave us little reason as to why.
Coronavirus: As Journalists in China Disappear, Citizens Turn to Twitter to Find the Truth
Chinese citizens feel the state news is hiding the truth about the Wuhan virus.
WeChat Users in China, Who Were Banned for Talking About Coronavirus, Beg for Their Accounts Back
Chinese citizens find it hard to avoid WeChat as an account is used for so many services in China.
Dr. Li Wenliang, Who Was Reprimanded for Warning People of Coronavirus on Weibo, Has Died
Dr. Li Wenliang was the first to publicly announce that coronavirus could be a major problem and has now succumbed to the virus.
YouTube Demonetizes Popular South Korean Channel Clark TV for Reporting on Coronavirus
The channel has seen recent popularity for on-the-ground reporting of the Wuhan virus.
Thailand Begins Arresting Citizens for “Inducing Panic” Online by Sharing Coronavirus Information
Thailand is the latest country to make sharing unverified information a criminal offense.