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Thailand’s Creeping Digital Authoritarianism
February 17, 2021

Thailand’s Creeping Digital Authoritarianism

By Gerard McDermott
Since the military coup of 2014, Thailand has developed one of the most sophisticated systems of digital surveillance in Southeast Asia.

The Truth About Vietnam’s New Military Cyber Unit
January 10, 2018

The Truth About Vietnam’s New Military Cyber Unit

By Nguyen The Phuong
Task Force 47 needs to be understood as part of the regime’s broader cyber challenges and the limited options it perceives that it has.
After the 19th Party Congress, China Tightens Control on Internet Once Again
October 31, 2017

After the 19th Party Congress, China Tightens Control on Internet Once Again

By Charlotte Gao
The Cyberspace Administration of China issued two new regulations on online news services.

China’s Weibo Hires 1000 ‘Supervisors' to Censor Content
September 29, 2017

China’s Weibo Hires 1000 ‘Supervisors' to Censor Content

By Charlotte Gao
Weibo asks that each supervisor censor no less than 200 pieces of content per month

China Fines Its Top 3 Internet Giants for Violating Cybersecurity Law
September 26, 2017

China Fines Its Top 3 Internet Giants for Violating Cybersecurity Law

By Charlotte Gao
China’s internet regulator has imposed maximum fines on Tencent, Baidu, and Sina

Weibo Requires All Users to Register With Real Names by Mid-September
September 11, 2017

Weibo Requires All Users to Register With Real Names by Mid-September

By Charlotte Gao
Those users who don’t register will not be able to post or comment

Please, Self-Censor: China Provides New Regulations for Online Conduct
September 08, 2017

Please, Self-Censor: China Provides New Regulations for Online Conduct

By Charlotte Gao
Ahead of the 19th party congress, news regulations put the focus on individual Chinese netizens.
China's New Wave of Internet Censorship: Name Verification for Online Commenting
August 26, 2017

China's New Wave of Internet Censorship: Name Verification for Online Commenting

By Charlotte Gao
China announces new rules, forbidding unidentified netizens from posting anything on internet platforms

China Accuses Its Top 3 Internet Giants of Potentially Violating Cybersecurity Law
August 12, 2017

China Accuses Its Top 3 Internet Giants of Potentially Violating Cybersecurity Law

By Charlotte Gao
Tencent, Baidu, and Sina are being investigated by the Chinese Cyberspace Administration.

China Clarifies Reports of VPN Ban
July 13, 2017

China Clarifies Reports of VPN Ban

By Charlotte Gao
China counters media reports that it plans to ban personal VPNs.

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