Great Firewall
GreatFire introduces app maker to bypass China’s censorship
This is just the latest of their tools to help combat censorship from the Chinese Communist Party.
Hong Kong: police allowed warrantless searches, internet control, and communication interception
Carrie Lam is ready to enforce the new law.
Teacher Mei Duo bypassed censorship and posted to Facebook from Tibet in 2016. She hasn’t been seen since.
The Chinese Communist Party at work.
Productivity app Notion blocked in China
You know you’ve made it when you’re blocked in China.
China implements harsher crackdown on VPN use in the face of Wuhan “misinformation”
VPN companies are working to try and overcome the blocks.
Apple admits China is the country it most censors the App Store for
China’s takedowns far-outweigh the takedowns from other countries.
When the internet is cut off, protestors find it hard to rely on bitcoin
Iran and Hong Kong have both experienced recent shutdowns.
Chinese-owned news apps are dominating the US app store, dwarfing both CNN and Reddit combined
At a time when controversy over news censorship and rising tensions with China, Chinese news apps are dominating the US App Store.
Official Disney website page for Winnie the Pooh blocked in Hong Kong
It appears that the official Disney Winnie the Pooh page has been blocked in Hong Kong for more than a year.
Hong Kong starts blocking VPNs as protests continue
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hinted that the country may start blocking certain internet applications to stop the protestors organizing last week.
Hong Kong protesters use offline message apps Bridgefy and FireChat to avoid censorship
This type of offline app has a crucial role in circumventing censors – even if the authorities, too, can hop on to the network at will.
Chinese-style social media censorship is increasingly influencing Western platforms
Chinese-style social media censorship – coming to a Western democracy near you.