The technologies include facial recognition tools used on Uyghurs in western China, say experts ...

(Bloomberg) -- Malaysian lawmakers voted in favor of broadening the government’s control over the internet, unmoved by criticism that the law risks suppressing dissent and free speech. Communications ...

China has mastered the craft of policing the internet, operating one of the world’s most extensive online censorship and surveillance regimes. With mandatory identity checks on every online platform, ...

Anti-coup protesters march during a demonstration against the Myanmar junta's internet restrictions in Yangon on May 12, 2021.

In recent days, Iranians experienced a near-complete internet blackout, with local service providers—including mobile services—repeatedly going offline. Iran's government has cited cybersecurity ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ambitions to strengthen control of the Internet with filtering software became a show of the limits of its power on Wednesday, as activists and industry groups welcomed an ...

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament has approved internet controls enabling web pages to be blocked within hours in what the opposition decried as part of a government bid to stifle a corruption ...

Among the law’s provisions is a ban on the provision of virtual private networks (VPNs), which are frequently used to circumvent internet controls. Myanmar’s military junta has passed its ...

"Technology is moving really fast, and the law has got to keep up," Starmer said in a statement, Sky News reported. His office said expanded powers would allow ministers to act on policy reviews ...

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