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193 articles matching the search query.
Alphabet’s Plans for a China Comeback Go Beyond Google Search (Published 2018)
The company’s driverless-car unit, Waymo, has registered a Shanghai subsidiary — the latest sign of the breadth of its interest in the country. Yet hurdles are plentiful.
China's censorship casts shadow over internet businesses
Domestic companies adapt to scrutiny, but crackdown adds trouble to Google's entry
A #MeToo Reckoning in China’s Workplace Amid Wave of Accusations (Published 2018)
A series of gripping letters describing abuse and harassment by journalists, intellectuals and charity leaders has lit up the Chinese internet and enlivened the country’s fledgling #MeToo movement.
China’s video app Douyin halts advertising over war hero insults
‘Voluntary’ ban will cost operator millions of dollars in lost revenue, including US$450,000 a day from a single client, agent says.
Chinese Military Veterans Converge on Zhenjiang as Protests Swell
Veterans are traveling from across China, coming out in solidarity after the beating of elderly petitioners who demanded better pensions.
Why China has banned videos of people whispering
State censors ban ‘vulgar’ videos that trigger ASMR, a phenomenon that millions of people worldwide experience
Tough Crowd: Comedian’s Jokes Trigger Probe of Popular Chinese App
China’s hugely popular Jinri Toutiao news and content aggregation platform has come under investigation for allegedly slandering a Chinese war hero in violation of the country’s new “Heroes and Martyrs Protection Law.”
Chinese Legal Maverick, Facing Political Gales, Bides His Time (Published 2018)
He Weifang, who has spent two decades at the forefront of struggles for the rule of law in China, is confident that his time will come again.
China disrupts global companies' web access as censorship bites
“Five international companies and organisations told the Financial Times that access to the global internet from their Chinese offices has been disrupted in recent months…Multinationals have historically used software known as virtual private networks (VPNs) to bypass censorship and protect their communications from hacking and government surveillance. But in recent months, the companies said, they have had difficulty using their custom-built VPNs.”
Facebook Blocks Chinese Billionaire Who Tells Tales of Corruption (Published 2017)
The company, which acted at a sensitive time for China, said Guo Wengui had posted personal information that violated its terms of service.
A Chinese Video Game Rakes In Cash — and Draws Young Rule Breakers (Published 2017)
Amid political pressure, Tencent’s popular Honor of Kings added limits on how long young people can play, but fake accounts and other workarounds have proliferated.
China’s Internet Controls Will Get Stricter, to Dismay of Foreign Business (Published 2016)
A new law, long expected, pushes back against online anonymity and sets out requirements on how companies store data.
互联网信息搜索服务管理规定
A translation of China's Provisions on the Management of Internet Search Services
