With online freedom of expression under constant threat, some people help maintain an open Internet by using proxies or mirroring content. However, creating new routes of access to blocked sites has traditionally been daunting for the less tech-savvy. Several recent projects are aiming to making circumvention easier; in turn, they are becoming targets of censorship […]
China has announced changes to its online video content regulation. The changes require sites that host online videos to pre-screen user-posted content for material “that is deemed inappropriate.” China’s State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) issued an official notice of the policy change on July 9. According to Huffington Post, these changes were […]
China restricted access to US news agency Bloomberg this past week. According to Bloomberg spokesperson Ty Trippet this is in reaction to a recent article divulging the familial wealth of Xi Jinping, the man expected to be the next Chinese president. The article, which ran June 29, explains the extreme wealth of the Xi family, […]
