The court case is about online harassment, but it also touches on some of France’s most sensitive issues: freedom of expression and blasphemy.
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These Chinese Millennials Are ‘Chilling,’ and Beijing Isn’t Happy
Young people in China have set off a nascent counterculture movement that involves lying down and doing as little as possible.
Prominent Women Call for Tech Giants to Act Against Online Harassment
The signatories included the tennis champion Billie Jean King, and the actors Thandiwe Newton, Ashley Judd and Emma Watson.
At This Instagram Hot Spot, All the World’s a Stage (and the Buffalo’s a Prop)
Photographers are flocking to a rural county in southeastern China for its quaint scenes of farmers and fishermen — made to order.
Wielding Twitter, Slovenia’s Prime Minister Takes Aim at the Media
Prime Minister Janez Jansa of Slovenia, which will take on the European Union’s rotating presidency next month, is using what press freedom groups call ‘Trumpian’ tactics.
Police in Pakistan Spark Outrage With Free Burger Demands
Tired of law enforcement corruption, the owners of a fast-food chain in Pakistan sought justice over social media.
For Israel’s Netanyahu, the Official Residence Became a Fortress
After a year of protests outside Balfour, the prime minister’s house, Israelis are debating what role they played in Benjamin Netanyahu’s downfall.
India’s Covid Crisis Tests Modi’s Ability to Shift Narratives
His efforts to squelch dissent and to accentuate the positive may not be able to counter widespread anger over his government’s stumbling response, undermining a key part of his strategy for wielding power.
Biden Revokes and Replaces Trump Order That Banned TikTok
The new order calls for a broader review of a number of foreign-controlled applications that could pose a security risk to Americans and their data.
Nigeria Bans Twitter After President’s Tweet Is Deleted
The popular social media site had removed a post by President Muhammadu Buhari threatening secessionists in the southeast of the country.