India
China accused of keyword-based surveillance of Uighurs
Chinese hacking outfits are accused of breaking into telecommunications companies in Malaysia, Thailand, India, Kazakhstan, and Turkey
Governments around the world are increasingly shutting off the internet, putting citizens at risk
23 countries deployed internet blackouts 114 times as a control technique in the first six months of 2019 alone.
Twitter complies with India’s pressure to ban US and UK citizens
Indian IT Act’s Section 69A allows the country to block any website or account that harms its interests or persists to be a national threat. Twitter appears to just act without discretion.
Tech companies push back against India’s plan to link social media accounts to Aadhar state identity numbers
The state wants social media usage tied to identity.
PewDiePie and T-Series settle legal dispute over diss track videos that are blocked in India
The legal battle came at a time when the two rivals were battling to become the most subscribed channel on YouTube.
Kashmir journalists are operating amidst an internet blackout
Only half a dozen out of the 50 most popular Kashmiri newspapers are still publishing.
New WhatsApp-approved tool designed to help “fact-checkers” rate articles in bulk
Efforts to make fact-checking prolific in the run up to the 2020 elections are in full force.
YouTube turns on automatic “hold & review” censorship of comments
YouTube’s war on comments turns things up a notch.
India is launching an antitrust probe against Google
India is the latest country who sees a problem with Google’s monopoly.
YouTube tests hiding comments on Android
YouTube is continuing to chip away at features that allow fans to interact with creators on the site.
Telegram refuses to provide governments details on its users – even on terrorists
Many have commended Telegram to its commitments to privacy – but some have suggested it should make exceptions for terrorist incidents.
Indian government draws up a bill to ban cryptocurrencies
It’s not the first time India has proposed the idea, but it’s closer than ever to becoming a reality.