Topic: Beijing
Beijing’s approach to governance is marked by extensive censorship and surveillance, targeting free expression and individual privacy. The Chinese government employs advanced technologies for real-time monitoring and suppresses dissent through strict regulations on online speech. This environment poses significant challenges for those advocating for digital rights and freedom of expression.
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Acquisition of AI Surveillance Firm Signals Major Expansion of Real-Time City-Wide Monitoring
A greater access to resources means a faster rollout of controversial surveillance technology in major cities.
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Weibo deletes stock-tip accounts after Beijing crackdown
Accounts that had millions of followers disappeared overnight.
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TikTok to automatically turn on user profiling to determine personalized ads
It’ll be opt-out, not opt-in.
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Hong Kong citizens are being arrested for saying nothing
The blank piece of paper has become a symbol of pushback against authoritarian China.
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Chinese Communist Party critic Xu Zhangrun arrested
Zhangrun has been punished several times already for dissent.
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How Hong Kong citizens get around speech restrictions in wake of new “security” law
Hongkongers are finding ways to subvert the restrictions.
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Australian government expresses concern for online journalist and blogger detained in China
Australian ministers fear for his health.
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The word “Leica” is now censored in Chinese social app Weibo after Tiananmen Square video
China doesn’t like that a Leica advert featured the Tiananmen Square protests.