internet censorship

Plus, President Xi warns Taiwan that a political settlement cannot be put off forever. Monday China links.

The South China Morning Post reports that internet users within the new FTZ will have access to banned websites.

Weibo users are being arrested for spreading conspiracy theories, asking questions and mixing up statistics.

Plus, are China’s internet censors really just pollsters? Monday China links.

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

Fearful of social media and Xi’s anti-graft campaign, some local officials are using firms to scrub their corruption from the web.

A provision in the new anti-cybercrime bill is just the latest in a series of excessive libel laws.

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

The “Hermit Kingdom” has slowly embraced cell phones and cyberspace – on its own terms. Those expecting that technology will lead to a “Pyongyang Spring” will be disappointed.

Surveillance cameras at internet cafés, harsh accountability standards for webmasters and the specter of self-censorship have many questioning the future of Internet freedom.

Owner’s of cyber cafés, mobile phone users, and website administrators could face jail time for allowing “seditious comments.”

Vietnam already has restrictions on social media. But from June, the government wants to make them tougher.