The security forces have arrested at least 56 reporters, outlawed online news outlets and crippled communications. Young people have stepped in with their phones to help document the brutality.
Tag: Computers and the Internet
Why The Internet Loves the Suez Canal Stuck Ship Saga
The sheer oddity of one ship single-handedly snarling global trade has grabbed the world’s attention, and spawned thousands of relatable memes.
India’s News Upstarts Challenged Modi. New Rules Could Tame Them.
Online portals have practiced aggressive journalism in a mostly compliant media landscape. But trolls and the government could now be empowered to stop them.
How Anti-Asian Activity Online Set the Stage for Real-World Violence
On platforms such as Telegram and 4chan, racist memes and posts about Asian-Americans have created fear and dehumanization.
Covid? What Covid? Taiwan Thrives as a Bubble of Normality.
The island has used its pandemic success to sell something scarce: life without fear of the coronavirus. Citizens have flocked home from abroad, helping to fuel an economic boom.
Deepfake Videos of Eerie Tom Cruise Revive Debate
A tool that allows old photographs to be animated, and viral videos of a Tom Cruise impersonation, shined new light on digital impersonations.
Russia Says It Is Slowing Access to Twitter
Moscow accused the social network of failing to remove content it deemed illegal. Soon after, a raft of government websites suffered a short outage.
YouTube Removes Myanmar Military Channels
The video platform became the latest American internet giant to take down the military’s content since the coup last month.
China Charges Ahead With a National Digital Currency
The electronic Chinese yuan is now being tested in cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. No other major power is as far along with a homegrown digital currency.
A Spreadsheet of China’s Censorship Shows the Human Toll
An online spreadsheet with an anonymous minder tabulates Xi Jinping’s crackdown on speech.