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Why a mystery social media account on the U.S.-China trade talks is generating buzz

by Jennifer Pak
May 28, 2019
China’s state-run media has been tight-lipped about trade talks, but a mystery social media account seems to have the inside track.
A headline on a Taoran Notes article on the U.S.-China trade talks reads: "Without sincerity, there is no point in coming for talks and nothing to talk about.” Credit: Taoran Notes/WeChat
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China's Googleless internet remains vibrant

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 8, 2019
Many U.S. tech firms are blocked, but there are homegrown equivalents inside the "Great Firewall."
The Google logo is reflected in windows of the company's China head office as the Chinese national flag flies in Beijing in 2010.
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The EU’s proposed copyright rules could upend the internet economy

by Molly Wood
Sep 14, 2018
Could this be the beginning of the end of internet memes?
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Should websites be responsible for what users post online?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 7, 2018
A new bill makes it easier to sue websites for illegal content their users post.
The statute that former Rep. Chris Cox wrote with Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has “worked pretty well over the last 20 years,” Cox says, but he's seen courts “stretch the rule a little bit too far.”
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Cloudflare's CEO wants to talk about who censors the internet

by Kai Ryssdal , Robert Garrova and Emily Henderson
Aug 22, 2017
Matthew Prince terminated the account of extremist website The Daily Stormer, but he's still worried about censorship.
Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, says the company has tried to be neutral.
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Instagram's giving you a new filter. To block abuse

by Andy Uhler
Sep 13, 2016
It's not for pics. It's a keyword tool to hide inappropriate comments.
Instagram will introduce a keyword moderation tool that lets users list words you consider offensive or inappropriate so that those will automatically be deleted or hidden from appearing in your comment feed. 
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Twitter's caught between a rock and a censorship place

by Molly Wood
Jul 28, 2016
Policing content is a messy, slippery slope. But Twitter's hiding should be over.
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How do you solve a problem like censoring YouTube?

by David Gura and Aparna Alluri
Feb 2, 2015
48 hours worth of video is uploaded every minute—Policing content is problematic.
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Russian journalists try to thwart Kremlin censorship

by Stephen Beard
Dec 17, 2014
A group of Russian journalists decamps to Latvia to strike a blow for press freedom.
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Fire Chat is hot app in repressive countries.

by Jeff Tyler
Jun 26, 2014
An new app called Firechat lets people ommunicate even when they're offline, allowing them to keep ahead of government censors.
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