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China to Allow Facebook and Twitter in Shanghai Free Trade Zone

China to Allow Facebook and Twitter in Shanghai Free Trade Zone

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

Twitter Making it Easier to Report Abusive Tweets

Twitter Making it Easier to Report Abusive Tweets

Twitter will integrate a “report abuse” button for individual tweets.

Hashtags Come to Facebook. #Epicwin or #Epicfail?

Hashtags Come to Facebook. #Epicwin or #Epicfail?

Organizing topics with a simple “#” now available for Facebook users.

Southeast Asia’s Twittering Heads of State

Southeast Asia’s Twittering Heads of State

SE Asian leaders are becoming increasingly savvy with social media. The results have been positive–mostly.

Brad Pitt Thaws China Ties

Brad Pitt Thaws China Ties

Brad Pitt, who is banned from entering China, has opened a Weibo account and is studying Mandarin. Why?

AKB48 Starlet Humiliated for Breaking “No Dating” Rule

AKB48 Starlet Humiliated for Breaking “No Dating” Rule

AKB48’s Minami Minegishi shaved her head and made a tearful apology online for having a boyfriend.

Weibo Spawns "Wei-diplomacy"

Weibo Spawns "Wei-diplomacy"

The popular Twitter-like site is used by Chinese citizens, foreign diplomats, and government officials in remarkably innovative ways.

India's Internet Freedom Nightmare

India's Internet Freedom Nightmare

India has called out Facebook, Twitter and Google over what it deems to be “objectionable” online content. With recent violence powered through social media, can balance be found?

Social Media's Thai Flood Role

Social Media's Thai Flood Role

Social media played a key role in helping Thais in the floods. Has the government learned some lessons?

China's Twitter War

China's Twitter War

Those looking for information on Tibet this month ran up against a wall of spam. A sign of things to come?

China Tries Twitter Diplomacy?

China Tries Twitter Diplomacy?

If China wants to develop its soft power then it may need to take to some of the social media sites it blocks.

Thailand Tries Twitter Censorship

Thailand Tries Twitter Censorship

Twitter’s recent announcement that it will allow local censorship, a move embraced by Thailand, is troubling.

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