China Says Chatbots Must Toe the Party Line
The Communist Party outlined draft rules that would set guardrails on the rapidly growing industry of services like ChatGPT.
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India Says New IT Fact-Checking Unit Will Not Censor Journalism
A proposed Indian government unit to fact-check news on social media is not about censoring journalism nor will it have any impact on media reportage, a federal minister said on Friday. Reuters reports: Recently amended IT regulation requires online pl…
China Sentences Leading Rights Activists to 14 and 12 Years in Prison
Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were detained after organizing a small seaside gathering of activists to discuss human rights. Their lengthy sentences point to Beijing’s intolerance of dissent.
The Open Source VPN Out-Maneuvering Russian Censorship
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: The Russian government has banned more than 10,000 websites for content about the war in Ukraine since Moscow launched the full-scale invasion in February 2022. The blacklist includes Facebook, Twitter, I…
Meet Anthalon, fighting for freedom of the press
By Owais Sultan
In today’s world, censorship and suppression of free speech are rampant in many parts of the globe. Governments…
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Chinese ‘Chained Woman’ Jail Sentences Revive Online Outrage
The episode stirred anger not only for its shock factor, but also for the wider social problems it exemplified, and the government’s lack of transparency.
‘Joyland,’ a Pakistani Film Banned at Home, Is Celebrated Abroad
Saim Sadiq’s feature “Joyland,” which includes a transgender woman’s love affair, cannot be shown in Pakistan’s Punjab Province.
Evan Gershkovich Covered Repressed Russian Journalists. Now They Are Covering Him.
Evan Gershkovich’s work for The Wall Street Journal included reporting on Russians’ efforts to help others who were being repressed. Russian journalists are now scrutinizing his arrest as a brazen attack on press freedom.
Twitter accused of censorship in India as it blocks Modi critics
Canadian politician, poet, an India MP and journalists are among 120 accounts that have been withheldTwitter has been accused of bowing to government pressure in India by blocking scores of prominent journalists, politicians and activists from its plat…
Pirate porn and candle wax: review of Australian film classification recommends end to ban on fetishes
Report says some depictions of violence in pornography should be allowed, with government to first tackle gambling in video games Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia should ditch its censorship of certain …