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Indonesia to Require Digital Platforms to Pay for Media Content, President Says

Indonesia to Require Digital Platforms to Pay for Media Content, President Says

By Sebastian Strangio
The policy is the latest instance in which Jakarta has flexed its regulatory muscles against the big foreign tech firms.

Malaysia to Probe Social Media Firms For ‘Blocking’ Pro-Palestine Content

Malaysia to Probe Social Media Firms For ‘Blocking’ Pro-Palestine Content

By Sebastian Strangio
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil's warning comes two weeks after he blamed TikTok for failing to remove defamatory or misleading content from its platform.
Meta Rejects Recommendation to Suspend Former Cambodian PM From Facebook

Meta Rejects Recommendation to Suspend Former Cambodian PM From Facebook

By Sebastian Strangio
The case has been widely seen as a test for how the social media company deals with hate speech and incitement by prominent public figures.

Vietnam Proposes to ‘Turn Off’ Internet For Law-breakers

Vietnam Proposes to ‘Turn Off’ Internet For Law-breakers

By Sebastian Strangio
Under rules proposed by the Ministry of Information, ISPs and telecoms operators will be obliged to cut off users and organizations that "commit violations online."

Cambodia Bars Members of Meta’s Oversight Board From Entering the Country

Cambodia Bars Members of Meta’s Oversight Board From Entering the Country

By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement followed Meta's decision to suspend Prime Minister Hun Sen's Facebook account for breaches of its policies on violence and incitement.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Vietnam Calls for Tech Giants to Use AI to Remove ‘Anti-State’ Content

Vietnam Calls for Tech Giants to Use AI to Remove ‘Anti-State’ Content

By Sebastian Strangio
The demand marks a further incremental tightening of the state's control over the online sphere.

Meta Watchdog Calls for Suspension of Cambodian Leader’s Facebook Account

Meta Watchdog Calls for Suspension of Cambodian Leader’s Facebook Account

By Sebastian Strangio
The firm's independent Oversight Board said that a January speech by PM Hun Sen, in which he threatened to "beat up" his opponents, violated its policy on violence and incitement.
Malaysia Sues Meta Over ‘Undesirable’ Content on Facebook

Malaysia Sues Meta Over ‘Undesirable’ Content on Facebook

By Sebastian Strangio
The decision comes amid a rise in racial and religious online rhetoric as the country moves toward important state elections.

Meta Promises to Combat Misinformation Ahead of Malaysian Election

Meta Promises to Combat Misinformation Ahead of Malaysian Election

By Sebastian Strangio
It remains unclear whether these promises can be reconciled with Facebook's attention-driven business model.

Meta Should Pay Reparations to Rohingya Refugees, Rights Group Says

Meta Should Pay Reparations to Rohingya Refugees, Rights Group Says

By Sebastian Strangio
Amnesty International claims that Facebook was aware that its algorithms were amplifying harmful anti-Rohingya hate speech in Myanmar, but still did nothing to stop it.

Vietnamese Government Readies New Social Media Controls: Report

Vietnamese Government Readies New Social Media Controls: Report

By Sebastian Strangio
It will soon introduce restrictions on which social media accounts can post news-related content.
Facebook, Instagram Purged Millions of Posts During Philippine Election

Facebook, Instagram Purged Millions of Posts During Philippine Election

By Sebastian Strangio
The scale of Meta's content removals points to the sheer deluge of hate speech and disinformation that is flowing through the country's social media networks.

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