The U.S. government’s decision to ban TikTok, the immensely popular short-form video app owned by China’s ByteDance, has sent shockwaves through the tech industry,…
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Twenty three years ago today, the Tienanmen Square Protests were put down in bloody fashion by Chinese authorities. Given that the government refuses to…
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One of China’s most popular microblogging platforms, Sina Weibo, is set to introduce a new user policy which restricts free speech on the service…
Sina’s anonymous citizen reporting site launches, mysteriously disappears
Sina is responsible for running some of China’s web properties. The Twitter-like Sina Weibo and its native blogging service are immensely popular. Hardly surprising…
Meet 50 of the most influential political tweeters in emerging markets
Social media in emerging markets is poised in a delicate position. A number of governments are trying to clampdown on various platforms, all while…
