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Pakistan's online spaces for dissent, freedom of expression shrinks, while
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 28 (ANI): Online space for dissent and freedom of expression has shrunk in Pakistan, while hate speech and digital surveillance has increased, informed a press statement from the Freedom Network group on Wednesday.
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Taiwan, India growing closer amid Chinese aggression, censorship: Report
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Taiwan and India do not have formal diplomatic ties but their citizens have bonded over a shared feeling of being targets of Chinese aggression and censorship, reported The Diplomat.
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China censors vice presidential debate when Pence was questioned about com
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 9 (ANI): China's censors blocked the live coverage of the vice presidential debate Wednesday night when Mike Pence was asked a question about the communist nation.
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'Draconian' secuirty law not a solution for Hong Kong's crisis: Outgoing
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 19 (ANI): The "draconian" national security law of Hong Kong is not a solution to the city's political crisis, according to outgoing European Union diplomat Carmen Cano adding who says she observed "growing fear and self-censorship" among Hongkongers.
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Imran Khan continues to throttle voices of press criticising Pak govt, mil
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 3 (ANI): Pakistan has been known for strangling press freedom by imposing censorship or arresting journalists over bizarre reasons. The recent abduction of Mattiullah Jan, a reporter and a critic of Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, has again brought forth Khan's a
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25 US Congress members urge President Trump to follow India's lead and ban
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 16 (ANI): Expressing concern over TikTok's censorship of user content to advance the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) foreign policy aims, a set of 25 US Congressmen and Congresswomen have urged President Donald Trump to "take decisive action to protect the American
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Shakil-ur-Rahman case highlights Pak's attempt to throttle media freedom
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan has been known to strangle press freedom by imposing censorship or arresting journalists for some bizarre reasons. The owner-editor of Jang, nation's most powerful media conglomerate, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman's appearance in court on Wednesday has aga
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Indian newspapers, websites not accessible in China
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 30 (ANI): Amid ongoing border tension between China and India following the June 15 standoff, the Indian newspapers and websites are not accessible in China.
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Lawsuit filed against Trump for signing executive order targeting social m
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 4 (ANI): A lawsuit has been filed against US President Donald Trump for signing an executive order on preventing online censorship that seems to violate the freedom of speech of individuals on social media platforms.
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US Senator introduces 3 bills to punish China over censorship amid pandemi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 22 (Sputnik/ANI): US Senator Ted Cruz announced that he introduced three bills to counter Chinese propaganda and hold China accountable for what he described as medical and political censorship that helped fuel the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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YouTube CEO defends content recommendation mechanism
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
California [USA], Dec 2 (ANI): YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has defended the video service giant's content recommendation system amidst rising controversies, including extremism and child sexual exploitation.
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US Treasury Dept. sanctions Iran's Information minister over internet rest
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 22 (ANI): The United States Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran's Information Minister Mohammad-Javad Asari Jahromi for his role in the Iranian regime's wide-scale internet censorship.
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