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Women and gender
Chinese officials accuse online stand-up shows of stirring ‘gender antagonism’
Zhejiang officials hope ‘rising stand-up comedy scene can become more rational and profound, with less division and more understanding’.
22 Jul 2025 - 4:08PM
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Cybersecurity
China rolls out ‘voluntary’ cyber ID amid concerns over privacy, censorship
15 Jul 2025 - 6:30PM
ByteDance
ByteDance’s China head of content quality leaves amid stricter censorship
9 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM
Malaysia
Malaysians resist censorship as book bans increase, include rom-com novels
Book lovers lament being at the mercy of ‘faceless officers’ who decide what the public can read, as the number of banned titles grows.
9 Jun 2025 - 10:24AM
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United States
US to scrutinise visas for officials, targeting those ‘responsible for censorship’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US will refuse visas to foreign officials who block Americans’ social media posts.
28 May 2025 - 11:48PM
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Japan
Japan’s low press freedom ranking signals self-censorship remains rife: analysts
Political pressure affects media coverage in Japan as journalists fear angering the government over their reporting, analysts say.
7 May 2025 - 8:00AM
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United States
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Trump seems to be taking a leaf out of Chairman Mao’s book
Trump is purging officials, persecuting intellectuals and burnishing his cult of personality. If reason prevails, Americans will reject this.
18 Apr 2025 - 9:14PM
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Art
Chinese dissident artist’s video screened on Hong Kong billboards
4-second clip by artist known as Badiucao, submitted to Italian gallery under a false name, part of a video art reel shown in busy district.
8 Apr 2025 - 11:15AM
Pacific nations
Pacific nation’s Facebook blackout tied to content ‘control’ experiment
Meta’s Facebook and Messenger remained inaccessible to users in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, over 24 hours after mysteriously going offline.
25 Mar 2025 - 12:47PM
United States
Opinion
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From Musk to Bannon, Trump’s rabble of backers are heading for a brawl
The competing agendas of Trump’s elite supporters are clashing, with the sharpest conflict between the economic nationalists and techno-right.
1 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
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Indonesia
Censorship in Indonesia? Outcry over punk band’s apology for anti-police song
Activists say there may now be a ‘chilling effect’ of artists censoring themselves to avoid persecution from authorities.
25 Feb 2025 - 5:32PM
Books and literature
Rewriting history? The delicate balance of sensitivity and censorship in books
Sensitivity readers can be a valuable resource for authors navigating complex issues of race, culture and sexuality, but at what cost? Writers appearing at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival explore this question.
24 Feb 2025 - 4:12PM
Malaysia
Asian Angle
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Why Malaysia’s new social media licences are disconcerting
Industry players and users worry about the new social media licensing framework’s potential impact on freedom of expression and fairness.
15 Feb 2025 - 3:00PM
US-China relations
US lawmakers raise concerns about Chinese national ballet performance in Washington
Politicians say National Ballet of China performance at Kennedy Centre is part of the Communist Party’s political machinery’.
31 Jan 2025 - 3:58PM
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US-China relations
Opinion
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US and China should follow lead of their youth bonding on RedNote
Their interactions help debunk Washington’s ‘China threat’ narrative and should give Beijing the courage to relax its censorship and trust Chinese youth.
23 Jan 2025 - 5:52AM
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Mark Zuckerberg
Regulating online hate speech ‘not censorship’: UN rights chief
If efforts to create safe online spaces are called censorship, ‘that ignores the fact that unregulated space means some people are silenced’.
10 Jan 2025 - 8:54PM
Vietnam
Asian Angle
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Vietnam’s ‘Chubby Bear’ approach to TikTok reveals double standards
Vietnam’s TikTok strategy involves enforcing censorship while exploiting youth-centric trends to promote pro-leader narratives.
5 Jan 2025 - 10:00AM
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Trending in China
Chinese ex-gymnast hit with new social media ban over sexy dance routines
Former sporting hero’s provocative live streaming sessions lead to fresh social media gag, dividing opinion on mainland social media.
3 Jan 2025 - 12:35AM
China society
Opinion
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Spate of random killings rooted in China’s social and economic despair
The mental trauma from pandemic controls and the economic slump have led to feelings of helplessness and despair that cannot be ignored.
4 Dec 2024 - 9:30AM
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China exports
As China’s vertical dramas charm US, soft-influence exports offer risks, rewards
Facing oversaturation in China, short-form video companies are finding lucrative new markets abroad, even amid geopolitical tensions.
23 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM
American cinema
Why was Trump biopic The Apprentice censored in Hong Kong?
The controversial movie starring Sebastian Stan that chronicles Donald Trump’s rise to power was cut for its Hong Kong cinema release.
22 Nov 2024 - 12:23PM
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China’s Communist Party
Chinese officials told to stop avoiding media questions about emergencies
Commentary in legal newspaper warns officials not to give ‘no comment’ answers – but some observers warn it will be easy to get round law.
3 Nov 2024 - 9:37PM
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Books and literature
Jodi Picoult, Margaret Atwood, Alice Walker books top banned list in US
Once recommended for young adults, Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes leads among 4,200 titles banned in schools, writers’ group PEN America says.
15 Jan 2025 - 8:15PM
TikTok
TikTok slashes hundreds of jobs in shift towards AI content moderation
Short-video platform TikTok currently employs a mix of automated detection and human moderators to review content posted on the site.
11 Oct 2024 - 2:48PM
Malaysia
Malaysia arrests, deports maid for criticising Cambodia leaders on social media
Nuon Toeun, 36, who had worked in Malaysia for several years, was arrested on a request from the Cambodian government.
4 Oct 2024 - 1:59AM
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Accidents and disasters in China
Man accused of stabbing Japanese boy jobless with criminal record: Chinese media
Information about the sensitive case is tightly controlled by Chinese police, media and internet censors.
20 Sep 2024 - 8:16PM
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Malaysia
Malaysia scraps its loathed internet re-routing plan after public backlash
Insiders warn fallout from scrapped DNS policy could undermine government efforts to attract tech investments from major players like Nvidia.
9 Sep 2024 - 1:29PM
Malaysia
Malaysia denies web traffic rerouting plan ‘draconian’ amid censorship fears
The regulator said the move would protect users from harmful content, but critics argue it could dent the country’s digital economy.
8 Sep 2024 - 1:00PM
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