Instant messenger service Telegram has announced that it will intensify the development of anti-censorship technologies so that users from countries like Iran and China can use the platform without any issues. As of May 2020, Telegram had 400 million monthly active users worldwide. Tackling Iran and China “Over the course of the last two years, ...
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to tighten its grip on the lives of its citizens as it introduces newer surveillance mechanisms to keep them under control. In an interview with Bitter Winter, an ex-employee of a state-backed telecommunications company revealed the extent to which the Chinese government is monitoring the communications of the public. ...
Once, freedom of speech and respect among people with different opinions existed in the Western world: Then, something changed and went terribly wrong. Where did that liberty go? Social media made it simple to express one’s thoughts and easier to widely share opinions, but years down the track, they turned into an ugly trap. When ...
“This WeChat account has been suspected of spreading malicious rumors and has been temporarily blocked…” is the message BBC reporter Stephen McDonell received earlier this year, after posting photos of a live event on his WeChat account. No commentary. Just a few shots of Hongkongers commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre — a ...
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