Tag: censorship
LGBT activists in China seek to change marriage civil code
BEIJING (AP) - It was only after her partner’s death that He Meili realized the full meaning of marriage.As a lesbian couple in China,...
Video app TikTok unblocks teen who posted on China’s Muslims
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Chinese-owned video app TikTok says it has unblocked a U.S. teenager and restored her she viral video condemning China’s treatment...
Study: Russia’s web-censoring tool sets pace for imitators
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia is succeeding in imposing a highly effective internet censorship regime across thousands of disparate, privately owned providers in an effort...
Study: Russia’s web-censoring tool sets pace for imitators
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new study says Russia is succeeding in imposing a highly effective internet censorship regime across thousands of privately owned providers.The...
Fans at Rockets opener show support for Hong Kong protesters
HOUSTON (AP) - A group of 30 fans at the Houston Rockets' season opener against Milwaukee held signs and wore shirts in support of...
US companies walk fine line when doing business with China
NEW YORK (AP) - The furor over a tweet by the Houston Rockets general manager in support of Hong Kong protesters is highlighting the...
South Park, games company swept up in China censorship fury
TV show South Park and a major video game studio are the latest businesses to get swept into a controversy over how to handle...
Parents complained of priest who banned Harry Potter books
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee priest who banned Harry Potter books from a Catholic school's library was accused by parents of causing their...
White House launches survey looking for tech industry bias
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - On the heels of President Donald Trump's repeated assertions claiming anti-conservative bias by tech companies, the White House has launched...
Trump attacks social media companies after Facebook bans
STERLING, Virginia (AP) - President Donald Trump is criticizing social media companies after Facebook banned a number of extremist figures.Trump, who tweeted and re-tweeted...
