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China’s Internet Censors Are Trying a New Trick: Revealing Users’ Locations

[ad_1] A hashtag calling for the feature’s swift cancellation had amassed 8,000 posts and had more than 100 million views before it was censored in late April. A university student in Zhejiang province sued the Chinese social platform Weibo in March for leaking personal information without his consent when the platform automatically showed his location. …

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The USA and more than 55 other countries have pledged to keep an open internet.

[ad_1] The White House said on Thursday that the United States and more than 55 other governments have pledged to strengthen online democracy by agreeing not to shut down internet access, use algorithms to illegally spy on citizens, or run misinformation campaigns to undermine elections. Governments said they would not block or limit access to …

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Blocked from the Global Internet, Russia Is Spilling Digital

[ad_1] “I plan to work in Russia for the time being,” he said. “How this might change in the future, especially if YouTube is blocked, I don’t know.” Unlike China, where domestic internet companies have thrived for over a decade, Russia similarly lacks a vibrant local internet or tech industry. Russia-Ukraine War: Basic Things to …

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Why Is The Chinese Internet Encouraging Russia’s Invasion?

[ad_1] They said that the friendship of countries has no borders. Given that the leaders met a few weeks before the invasion, it is understandable to conclude that China should have known better about the Kremlin’s plans. But growing evidence suggests that the echo chamber of China’s foreign policy establishment may have misled not only …

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Kazakhstan’s Internet Shutdown Could Be a Warning to Ukraine

[ad_1] As Almaty, largest city in Kazakhstanplunged into chaos over the past month rising energy costs and country leaders outraged at the government took a drastic step to quell the protests: they blocked the internet. They first tried to block access to certain news sites, social networks and messaging services. Then, as activists bypassed those …

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How Trump Coins Became an Internet sensation

[ad_1] Ms Mirchandani had also seen the archived page mentioning Stone Force Media on an affiliate portal for “Tactical Home Defense,” an e-book about defending against home intrusions. These details put Stone Force at the heart of the mystery, with links to many other political and conspiracy products available online, including Raw Conservative Opinions, Conservative …

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