China deleted more than 4.5 million online posts in 2017

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China deleted more than 4.5 million online posts in 2017

by WorldTribune Staff, January 9, 2018 China reinforced its Great Firewall in 2017, shutting down 128,000 web sites and deleting some 4.55 million online posts, state media reported on Jan. 9. According to the Global Times, the offending sites and posts were considered “obscene” or “harmful” by the Chinese government’s national office for the fight […]

Freedom House: Governments’ increasing use of social media undermining democracy

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Freedom House: Governments’ increasing use of social media undermining democracy

by WorldTribune Staff, November 14, 2017 Governments in 30 countries manipulated information on social media in an effort to advance their agendas and suppress dissent, a U.S.-based rights group said in its annual report on Internet freedom. “Paid commentators, trolls, bots, false news sites, and propaganda outlets were among the techniques used by leaders to […]