Pakistan spying on millions of citizens through mass surveillance systems: ReportAmnesty International's report reveals that Pakistani authorities are employing mass surveillance tools acquired from foreign companies to ...
09 Sep, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
China cuts ties with the global internet for 60 minutes, world baffled — here’s what happenedOn August 20, 2025, China’s internet was cut off from the world for about 60 minutes. The Great Firewall blocked port 443, stopping access ...
22 Aug, 2025, 12.21 AM IST
Musk goes to China, takes a 3-day break from TwitterMusk was on a visit to China, where Twitter (along with a bunch of Western social media platforms) is banned.
02 Jun, 2023, 04.55 PM IST
China’s information dark age could be Russia’s futureBy blocking online platforms, shutting down the last vestige of Russia’s independent media and making it a crime to refer to the fighting i...
18 Mar, 2022, 09.51 PM IST
Online encyclopedia Wikipedia blocked in China ahead of Tiananmen anniversary"In April, the Wikimedia Foundation determined that Wikipedia was no longer accessible in China," Samantha Lien, spokeswoman for the Wikime...
15 May, 2019, 04.06 PM IST
Microsoft says Bing search engine blocked in ChinaA search performed on Bing's China website - cn.bing.com - from within mainland China directs the user to a page that says the server canno...
24 Jan, 2019, 08.41 AM IST
Nepal to get internet connection from ChinaThe long-awaited internet connection from China is expected to be completed by the end of July as the work of laying optical fiber on the C...
13 Jul, 2017, 07.28 PM IST
Chinese city announces punishments for VPN usersIf an individual accesses international network privately or via "illegal channels," or offers related services without authorisation, they...
29 Mar, 2017, 01.56 PM IST
Hackers attack on Apples' App store raises concern over Chinese malware spreadThe danger is that bad software and apps created in China will spread outward, undermining the credibility of once-secure services such as ...
13 Oct, 2015, 06.08 AM IST
Apple plays safe, disables iOS news app in ChinaUsers who have the app on their iPhones can continue to use it in other countries when they travel — except in China, according to the New ...
12 Oct, 2015, 04.49 AM IST
Chinese web users swells to 618 million: ReportAs many as 500 million people in China were accessing the Internet using mobile phones by December, according to the report.
16 Jan, 2014, 05.14 PM IST
- Eurozone crisis creates a headwind for global economy: US
Observing that economic performance in Europe is of great importance to US, the White House has said the EU crisis creates a headwind for g...
06 Jun, 2012, 10.54 AM IST
- China clamps down on online gaming market
Web users in China will have to register their names before playing games online as part of the nation's first official set of rules govern...
23 Jun, 2010, 10.52 AM IST
- China could force web users to disclose real names
China could introduce a system requiring web users to provide their real names before posting comments online.
05 May, 2010, 11.07 AM IST
- China's online population passes 400 million: State media
The number of Internet users in China, already the largest in the world, has surpassed 400 million and accounts for almost a third of the c...
01 May, 2010, 02.59 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
Google cocks a snook at China with Tiananmen picThe iconic "Tank Man" photo taken during the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown and banned in China was available on Google.cn on Wednesday, hours af...
14 Jan, 2010, 10.51 AM IST