‘Guild Wars II’ spurs panic in China with ‘monster’ sighting
A Chinese man strolling through the forest thought he discovered a monster. He was only half wrong.
On Jun 28, 2014 by Mike Wehner
China cracks down on WeChat’s millions of prostitution accounts
Other accounts shut down included fake accounts and those under the suspicion of spreading rumors about the government.
On Jun 10, 2014 by Elizabeth Robinson
China deems Microsoft Windows 8 a security threat
Is the U.S. using Windows 8 to spy on China? The Chinese government says yes.
On Jun 6, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Internet freedom group gives China an uncensored Google for Tiananmen anniversary
Someone put a ladder against China’s Great Firewall.
On Jun 4, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Will China block Amazon to kill this anti-censorship app?
Embracing the radical concept of ‘collateral freedom,’ app developers hope to circumvent China’s government censors.
On Apr 30, 2014 by Tim Sampson
How to pronounce Sina Weibo
If you’re investor, you should at least be able to say the name of the company whose shares you just bought.
On Apr 16, 2014 by Kevin Morris
Chinese actor’s apology to betrayed wife becomes most shared post on Sina Weibo
It’s like what would have happened if Brad Pitt apologized to Jennifer Aniston on Twitter ca. 2005.
On Apr 2, 2014 by EJ Dickson
China’s Sina Weibo drops “Sina” from its name as it prepares for IPO
China’s Twitter-like social network just shortened its name to “Weibo.”
On Mar 30, 2014 by Kate Knibbs
Amid crackdown on online speech, China’s largest social network is losing millions of users
Chinese government declares “victory” against uncontrolled speech.
On Jan 19, 2014 by Kevin Morris
China bans ‘Battlefield 4,’ calling video game a security threat
The Ministry of Culture gets touchy about an unflattering bit of fiction.
On Dec 28, 2013 by Miles Klee
China can’t decide if these rats in a tree are hilarious or sad
Three bound mice have nowhere to run in this viral photo from a Chengdu police squad.
On Dec 27, 2013 by Aja Romano
China’s ‘Sherlock’ fans took their requests straight to the prime minister
“Please urge Sherlock crew to be quick! They have had us waiting for two years for every season!”
On Dec 9, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Chilling effect: China declares victory in war to control online speech
Critical voices are getting drowned out by a cacophony of pro-government mouthpieces.
On Nov 30, 2013 by Kevin Morris
China’s army of Web monitors is 2 million strong
Both government and corporate clients hire monitors to search the Web for negative opinions.
On Oct 6, 2013 by Jay Hathaway
Apple yanks app that helps Chinese avoid government censorship
The company claims that the app, OpenDoor, is “illegal.”
On Oct 5, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
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