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great firewall

Cutting the ethernet cable from a laptop

The slow creep of internet shutdowns

Internet shutdowns are increasingly being used around the world to silence opposition.

On Mar 13, 2018 by Nithin Coca

Layer 8 Tech

The slow creep and chilling effect of China’s censorship

In China, fear and intimidation are leading some to self-censor online.

On Aug 20, 2016 by Nithin Coca

Tech

Thailand may copy Chinese censorship efforts with its own Great Firewall

Using the Internet in Thailand might get even tougher.

On Sep 23, 2015 by Kevin Collier

Tech

Russia and China promise not to hack each other

Pinky swear.

On May 8, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

Tech

Popular Chinese online-fiction authors see entire novels deleted by censors

The chilling effect applies to fiction, too.

On Apr 19, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

You should know about China’s terrifying new cyberweapon, the ‘Great Cannon’

It's similar to a cyberweapon developed by the NSA.

On Apr 10, 2015 by Dell Cameron

Tech

Chinese censors try to suppress massively popular pollution documentary

Too little, too late.

On Mar 6, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

China made a bizarre, Communist-style anthem to celebrate Internet censorship

It's a tear-jerking ode to censorship.

On Feb 12, 2015 by Kevin Collier

Tech

China moves to ban anonymous usernames

New law prohibiting fake usernames could be hard to enforce, experts say.

On Feb 5, 2015 by Tim Sampson

Tech

Chinese government hackers targeting Microsoft Outlook and other clients

Internet users in China can't catch a break.

On Jan 19, 2015 by Dell Cameron

Tech

A Chinese activist’s guide to getting around the Great Firewall

It's not hard, but if you don't take a few steps, you can't access the majority of the west's favorite sites.

On Sep 29, 2014 by Anthony Tao

Tech

News, social media, and porn: A list of the major sites censored in China

Someone in China's government really doesn't like porn.

On Sep 29, 2014 by Kevin Collier

Tech

Internet freedom group gives China an uncensored Google for Tiananmen anniversary

Someone put a ladder against China's Great Firewall.

On Jun 4, 2014 by Tim Sampson

Tech

Google blocked in China ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary

Thou shalt not search "Tiananmen."

On Jun 3, 2014 by Jack Flanagan

Tech

Need a job? China is hiring ‘sexual content appraisers’ for porn crackdown

Their job might be to watch porn all day, but it's way less fun than it sounds. 

On May 5, 2014 by EJ Dickson

IRL

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