Chinese netizens protest doomsday smog
A cloud of toxic pollution descended on Beijing this weekend, prompting citizens to post “I am not a human vacuum cleaner” in protest.
On Jan 16, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Developer canned for outsourcing his job so he could surf Reddit
“Bob” loved programs like C, C++, Perl, and Java—or so his employers believed. He’d outsourced his entire workday to China for one-fifth of his salary.
On Jan 16, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
World’s largest chat app takes Chinese censorship global
A list of words and phrases censored in China also affects international users of the world’s most popular messaging app, WeChat.
On Jan 11, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Gougou, China’s biggest pirate search engine, is gone
Gougou has shut down less than a month after the United States’ trade regulator labeled its parent company a “notorious” copyright violator.
On Jan 2, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Why space colonization is bad for your health
Also in today’s Reddit Digest: The history of peanuts in Asia, the snobbiest subreddits, and gravitational pull.
On Jan 1, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Is China’s newest leader behind this social media account?
Does Xi Jinping, head of China’s communist party and likely its next president, run his own account on social media site Sina Weibo?
On Dec 31, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Why is China really cracking down on Internet anonymity?
China’s newest leaders have only been in office a few months, but they’re already preparing to tighten controls over the country’s Internet. .find_in_page{background-color:#ffff00 !important;padding:0px;margin:0px;overflow:visible !important;}.findysel{background-color:#ff9632 !important;padding:0px;margin:0px;overflow:visible !important;}
On Dec 27, 2012 by Kevin Morris
U.N. denies that it’s selling billion-dollar “doomsday ark” tickets
Chinese hysteria about the Mayan apocalypse has gotten so bad the U.N. has take to social media to deny rumors that it’s distributing tickets for a doomsday ark.
On Dec 21, 2012 by Kevin Morris
China’s “Great Firewall” cracks down on VPNs
Virtual Private Networks have long been used to circumvent China’s “Great Firewall,” but the government is now restricting VPNs.
On Dec 17, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
Chinese official brought down amid online sex scandal
The incriminating photos and videos spread through Sina Weibo.
On Nov 23, 2012 by Kevin Morris
The greatest Chinese meme that never was
This clearly Photoshopped photo was blocked by China’s sensors.
On Nov 20, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Chinese Twitter user detained for joke
Zhao Xiaobin has been in custody since Nov. 7th for tweeting a joke about China’s seven newest party leaders.
On Nov 19, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Crossdressing grandpa is China’s greatest gift to the Internet
Grandpa Liu doesn’t care what you think. He wears what he wants.
On Nov 16, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Rumors of Internet clampdown in Beijing ahead of power shift
It’s an interesting coincidence that major Chinese websites are going dark the day of a major political transition.
On Nov 1, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei goes “Gangnam Style” for political protest
Ai’s parody video is both silly and subversive. It doesn’t mean anything at all and at the same time it means everything.
On Oct 24, 2012 by Kevin Morris
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