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Twitter has blocked dozens of accounts in India after government demands
Twitter blocked dozens of accounts in India by demand of the government on grounds that users were posting content aiming to incite violence. Read more…
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India plans to censor OTT video content after recent controversy
India is planning to develop content guidelines for OTT video streaming platforms following controversy over Prime Video’s series ‘Tandav’. Read more…
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Vietnam reaches record political prisoners from online activism – Amnesty
The number of political prisoners from online activism in Vietnam has reached its highest on record, according to a tally by Amnesty Int. Read more…
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ByteDance censored content critical of Chinese government in Indonesia
ByteDance censored content it perceived as critical of the Chinese government on its news aggregator app in Indonesia from 2018 to mid-2020. Read more…
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Alibaba and founder Jack Ma summoned to Indian court over censorship
An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma after former employee says he was wrongfully fired over censorship issue. Read more…
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Is the golden age of social media coming to an end?
The journeys of the social media giants has been nothing if not fascinating. From doubtful beginnings, Facebook went through several stages. Read more…
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Facebook agreed to censor anti-state posts after Vietnam slowed traffic
Facebook’s servers in Vietnam were taken offline early this year, slowing local traffic to a crawl until it agreed to censor anti-state posts Read more…
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India mulling censorship of streaming platforms such as Netflix
India is deliberating potential censorship on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, a senior government source claims. Read more…
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Turkey launches sweeping oversight for all online content
Turkey has granted its radio and television watchdog sweeping oversight for all online content, including streaming platforms and online news outlets Read more…
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Chinese censors work hard to erase news of Hong Kong protests
Chinese censors are working hard to erase or block news of the Hong Kong protests on social media and search platforms amid a surge in local interest. Read more…
