Trump and Putin's ‘useful idiot’ Viktor Orbán faces a tough election in Hungary; the EU bashing leader could lose its 16-year grip, opinion polls suggestHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's long rule may end Sunday. Economic woes and rising costs fuel discontent. Orban's "informational au...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.54 AM IST
China's online censorship faces growing public pushbackTaiwan's Mainland Affairs Council reports China's digital surveillance is faltering. The suspicious death of actor Alan Yu, met with swift ...
07 Dec, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
US senators probe Mark Zuckerberg over alleged China censorship pushThis refers to allegations in a memoir by former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams that Zuckerberg sought access to the Chinese market by ...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.43 PM IST
China tightens grip over internet during key political meetingBeijing operates some of the world's most extensive censorship over the internet, with web users in mainland China unable to access everyth...
10 Mar, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
China's search engines have more than 66,000 rules controlling content: reportThe most diligent censor, by at least one measure, is Microsoft's search engine Bing, the only foreign search engine operating in the count...
27 Apr, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
China’s hue & cry over apps ban contradict its own rule of internet censorshipChina has most extensive and sophisticated censorship regimes in the world. Described as the "Great Firewall," a number of methods are empl...
01 Jul, 2020, 08.15 PM IST
Baidu, Sohu get caught in Chinese net clampdownThe CAC announced it was starting a six-month effort to eradicate “vulgar” information” from a plethora of online media, including messagin...
05 Jan, 2019, 07.59 AM IST
Xi Jinping's sensitivity to memes pushed China to ban 'Winnie The Pooh' filmNo reason has been given for the film's denial, but according to the Hollywood Reporter, it is because of China's censorship of Winnie the ...
07 Aug, 2018, 12.32 PM IST
Tech companies might be forced to reveal company secrets under a new Chinese security lawThe law, which calls for a review of the tech industry and foreign investments in China, is asking that tech industry giants be "secure and...
03 Jul, 2015, 12.45 PM IST
Key Google services partially inaccessible in ChinaComments on social media about the disruption reflected widespread speculation that it could be related to the crackdown anniversary tomorr...
02 Jun, 2014, 08.46 PM IST
- China's microblogs facing new restrictions
China's Twitter-like microblogs are facing new threats of censorship.
15 Jul, 2010, 12.16 PM IST
- Microsoft chief says it's better to work with China
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer defended the company's presence in China on Wednesday, saying it was more helpful in easing censors...
27 May, 2010, 03.52 AM IST
- Microsoft chief says it's better to work with China
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer defended the company's presence in China today, saying it was more helpful in easing censorship tha...
26 May, 2010, 05.40 PM IST
Google stops China censorship, but searches till blockedChinese access to websites covering sensitive topics such as Tibet remained blocked on Tuesday despite an announcement from Google that it ...
23 Mar, 2010, 12.41 PM IST
- US asked to drag China to WTO over Google dispute
Some groups are calling on the United States to challenge China's "firewall" before the World Trade Organization, as a bilateral row over c...
24 Jan, 2010, 08.28 AM IST
- Canadian broadcaster protests China censorship
Canada's national public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada called on Friday on Chinese authorities to restore access to its websites, saying tha...
05 Apr, 2008, 07.27 AM IST
- China, Cuba denounced for web censorship
These are the countries singled out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders as the worst culprits for systematic online censor...
09 Nov, 2006, 12.16 AM IST