China

Facebook now supports Tor

In the battle against Internet censorship, this matters.

On Oct 31, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

7 reasons Comcast is the most hated company in America

How bad is it really? 

On Sep 23, 2014 by [email protected]

In China, women are showing off their armpit hair on social media

Be the pit you wish to see in the world. 

On Aug 4, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

Chinese are buying fake sick notes so they can watch the World Cup

Ah, the wonders of capitalism.

On Jun 12, 2014 by Kevin Morris

China is censoring a 7-minute sci-fi flick about the demise of Hong Kong

It’s titled “Hong Kong Will Be Destroyed After 33 Years,” which happens to be its full reunification with mainland China.

On Apr 14, 2014 by Kevin Collier

Shanghai woman posts Instagram photos leading up to alleged suicide

One of jojotsai’s last Instagram photos show her feet dangling stories above the ground.

On Mar 16, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

This ancient Chinese instrument perfectly mimics the ‘Mario Bros.’ score

You can even hear Mario gobble up a mushroom.

On Feb 23, 2014 by Kevin Morris

China can’t decide if these rats in a tree are hilarious or sad

Three bound mice have nowhere to run in this viral photo from a Chengdu police squad.

On Dec 27, 2013 by Aja Romano

Chinese teen arrested for getting more than 500 retweets

The teen, named Yang, accused police of faking a suicide to cover up a murder

On Sep 21, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

China’s newest meme is kids dressed in watermelons

Can they move around in those things?!

On Aug 9, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

Why the White House must address a 20-year-old Chinese poisoning case

Chinese are demanding Beijing, and the world, help solve a 20-year-old cold case.

On May 6, 2013 by Kevin Morris

China denies sponsoring hacking attacks against U.S. companies

The Chinese government flatly denies a U.S. security firm’s claim that the Chinese military has been running a large-scale hacking attack against U.S. industries.

On Feb 20, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Report on Chinese cyberattacks gives CISPA a boost

CISPA sponsors Rep. Mike Rogers and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger point to a detailed new report about China’s state-sponsored cyberattacks against the U.S. as evidence that the U.S. needs their cybersecurity bill.

On Feb 19, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Did China’s Twitter play a role in this teenage girl’s murder?

16-year-old Lai Zengyuting chronicled her life on Sina Weibo, and her killer may have used that information to track her down.

On Jan 22, 2013 by Kevin Morris

Gougou, China’s biggest pirate search engine, is gone

Gougou has shut down less than a month after the United States’ trade regulator labeled its parent company a “notorious” copyright violator.

On Jan 2, 2013 by Kevin Morris