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China Passes New Cybersecurity Law, Increases Control of Internet
China has further tightened its grip on the Internet, with the passage of a new cybersecurity law. The law will have wide-reaching impacts both in and outside the country, on Internet businesses and human rights alike.
November 9, 2016
Censorship
China Censorship: How New Chinese Social Media Rule Creates Restrictions
The new policy was revealed as part of China’s campaign against online misinformation. The change instead intimidates Chinese citizens. Concerns continue to grow for Chinese netizens as their freedom of speech continues to be attacked.
May 12, 2022
Censorship
China Strengthens Great Firewall, Requires Registration of Domain Names, Censorship of Mobile Apps
China strictly censors and restricts the Internet via a mechanism called the Great Firewall. With newly-proposed regulations, they will increase the Great Firewall’s censorship of websites and expand restrictive practices to mobile and Internet-based applications.
January 17, 2017
Censorship
As China’s VPN Ban Looms, Here’s What to Expect
China’s all too scary VPN ban, slated to take effect on February 1, 2018 – or this Thursday. While we won’t know for sure what’s in store until the date hits, based upon news reports and previous experiences here’s what we might expect.
January 29, 2018
Censorship
China’s Web Censorship Curbs the Innovation of Startups
Great Firewall (GFW), a barrier that keeps Chinese Internet users from interacting easily with the outside world. Unfortunately, the Great Firewall is just part of the Chinese government’s overall control strategy.
September 20, 2015
Censorship
Chinese Law Proposes Banning Web Domains and Increasing Censorship
The Chinese government introduced a draft law that would increase Internet censorship in the country. The proposed rules would allow the government to ban Web domains that are not approved by “local authorities.”
March 30, 2016
Censorship
The Inextricable Connection Between Surveillance and Censorship
We’ve been writing about extreme censorship in China for quite some time now. But something we’ve talked less about is how censorship is coupled with another, equally concerning, rights issue – surveillance.
February 11, 2018