Authorities in China have turned to sophisticated investigative software to track and silence obscure critics on overseas social media. Their targets include college students and non-Chinese nationals.
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Hu Xijin, Chief of China’s Global Times, Will Retire
Mr. Hu, editor of the Communist Party tabloid Global Times, set the tone for a new generation of Chinese pundits with his flair for verbal combat.
Her Instagram Handle Was ‘Metaverse.’ Last Month, It Vanished.
Five days after Facebook changed its name to Meta, an Australian artist found herself blocked, with seemingly no recourse, from an account documenting nearly a decade of her life and work.
Nobel-Winning Journalists Denounce War Talk and Online ‘Toxic Sludge’
At an awards ceremony in Oslo, Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitri A. Muratov of Russia called for peace, democratic renewal and support for a free press.
Surgeon General Warns of Youth Mental Health Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic intensified a rise in adolescent depression, anxiety and mental health distress that was underway before the spring of 2020.
‘Where is **?’: Fans in China Elude Censors to Talk About Peng Shuai
She is not the first celebrity to be scrubbed from the internet, but her supporters are finding creative ways to voice their frustration.
‘Where is **?’: Fans in China Elude Censors to Talk About Peng Shuai
She is not the first celebrity to be scrubbed from the internet, but her supporters are finding creative ways to voice their frustration.
‘Where is **?’: Fans in China Elude Censors to Talk About Peng Shuai
She is not the first celebrity to be scrubbed from the internet, but her supporters are finding creative ways to voice their frustration.
China’s Silence on Peng Shuai Shows Limits of Beijing’s Propaganda
Officials have struggled to respond to a sexual assault allegation that hits at the heights of its buttoned-up political system.
‘Today’s Outfit Is Confidence’: Atypical TikTok Star Enchants Mexico
Middle-aged and scarred, a Mexican journalist is breaking the mold of social media influencers with a message of pure positivity that resonates in dark times.