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When journalism still exists -- but no longer matters
News, Carla Norrlöf, Published on 14/02/2026
» 'Democracy Dies in Darkness" became the motto of the Washington Post in 2017, four years after Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and one of the world's richest men, purchased the newspaper. Today, however, Mr Bezos, who has throttled the Post's opinion page and now slashed the newspaper's staff, seems determined to demonstrate that a free press, an essential component of democracy, can be killed off in broad daylight.
Detained Chinese professor who criticised Xi is freed, friends say
AFP, Published on 13/07/2020
» BEIJING: A Chinese academic who penned an essay blaming the coronavirus pandemic on President Xi Jinping's authoritarianism and censorship has been released after nearly a week in detention, his friends have told AFP.
'Witches' feminist drama sparks outrage in conservative Pakistan
AFP, Published on 10/11/2020
» KARACHI - A fiery online series about a group of women who unleash revenge on men has sparked a backlash in conservative Pakistan, where tough censorship rules prevent such shows from appearing on television.
Silence, suppression in China on 30th Tiananmen anniversary
AFP, Published on 04/06/2019
» BEIJING - China is set to mark 30 years since the deadly Tiananmen crackdown with a wall of silence on Tuesday after arresting activists and tightening internet censorship ahead of the politically sensitive anniversary.
'I won't stop talking': Ukrainians in China fight disinformation
AFP, Published on 30/03/2022
» BEIJING: Thousands of miles from a home consumed by conflict, a group of Ukrainians in China have found themselves on the frontlines of an information war, battling pro-Russia bias, trolls and censorship.
Zuckerberg meets Trump, senators; nixes breaking up Facebook
AFP, Published on 20/09/2019
» WASHINGTON - Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg met Thursday with US President Donald Trump and members of Congress on a political reconnaissance mission to Washington, where he rejected calls to break up the world's biggest social network.
Mandatory Chinese Olympics app has 'devastating' encryption flaw: analyst
AFP, Published on 19/01/2022
» WASHINGTON: An app all attendees of the upcoming Beijing Olympics must use has encryption flaws that could allow personal information to leak, a cyber security watchdog said Tuesday.
US watchdog warns over athletes' safety at China Olympics
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: A US rights monitor sounded the alarm Monday over athletes' safety at China's upcoming Winter Olympics, after the host threatened "punishment" for anti-Beijing comments.
India leads as internet shutdowns surge from Myanmar to Russia
Bloomberg, Published on 28/04/2022
» India disrupted or blocked internet access at least 106 times last year, making it the world’s biggest offender for the fourth straight year, according to a report from digital rights advocacy group Access Now.
LGBTQ rights groups blocked on China's biggest social media app
AFP, Published on 07/07/2021
» BEIJING: Multiple social media accounts belonging to major university LGBTQ rights groups in China have been blocked from the popular WeChat app, prompting fears of targeted censorship and calls Wednesday for an online protest.