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The internet has developed into an easily accessible “open university” for hate speech and propaganda.

Blunt “fake news” legislation is open to easy abuse. There are other good options for tackling the complex problem of misinformation. 

India has the potential to be a global leader in promoting democratic technology norms, but instead it leads the way with internet shutdowns.

The recent leaks of China’s elites’ personal information will harden Beijing’s stance on cyber sovereignty.

Internet freedom is coming under increasing pressure across East Asia, but China’s influence has its limits.

By providing an alternative to mainstream media, the internet can increase mutual understanding.

Even as the Ministry of Culture tries to consolidate cybercafés, citizens turn to mobile devices to access the internet.

A regulation banning internet cafes near schools is only the latest salvo in Cambodia’s ongoing war on internet freedom.

Despite growing ties with the U.S., a recent self-immolation in Hanoi was emblematic of the country's deteriorating human rights situation and attacks on free speech.

India’s Internet economy has been growing fast. But corruption could undermine its future prospects.

The number of internet users in India is set to boom. A large chunk of new users will be using smart phones.

To the casual eye, China’s social media landscape might look diverse and lively. But the social media clones are careful to follow Communist Party censorship.

China’s media crackdown is frequently discussed. But it goes deeper than censoring what newspapers report.

The Arab Spring has offered some useful pointers for countries such as China about what works in suppressing dissent — and what is counterproductive.

The Communist Party’s crackdown on ‘toxic’ Internet rumours is misguided. The tighter it squeezes freedom, the more credibility slips through its hands.

The Chinese government’s response to the train crash in Wenzhou left a gaping hole for new media to fill.

Finally, Japanese politicians are allowed to use the Internet for their campaigns. But is it enough?

Establishing the source of the hack attacks on Google is fiendishly difficult.

For fans of Casablanca, Google's encounter with the Chinese government may be reminiscent of Police Captain Renault, who claimed to be 'shocked, shocked!' that gambling was going on inside Rick's casino.&

Our writer argues that his young tech-savvy peers, celebrity fixations aside, are increasingly engaged in global issues like this summer’s riots in Tehran.

An intelligence specialist considers the implications of the recent attacks by Chinese hackers on the website of the Melbourne International Film Festival.

The Diplomat spoke recently with Stephen Yates, senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and former Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs, and Christian Whiton, a former deputy special envoy to the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, about North Korea, China and US relations with Japan.

It looks like any other diplomatic meeting. Seated on one side of the table is the President of the United States. Opposite him is the prime minister of a small African nation. The discussion centres on the African’s desire to accelerate the arrival of promised military aid in response to a rising coup attempt.