Internet in China

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Chinese Censors Scrub Emoji Tributes To Nobel Winner

China's censors raced Friday to scrub social media networks of candles, RIP and other tributes to Nobel laureate Liu...

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China Bans Online Videos Showing Homosexuality, Affairs

China issued new regulations on Friday around online video content, directing streaming platforms to eliminate a range...

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China Orders Halt To Video Streaming On Major Websites

China's media oversight body announced Thursday that it has ordered three prominent Internet companies to terminate...

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Yahoo-Verizon Deal Set To Close June 13

Yahoo shareholders voted Thursday to back the sale of the company's internet business to Verizon, clearing the way for...

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China To Launch Own Encyclopaedia To Rival Wikipedia

China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a "cultural Great Wall" that can rival...

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China Blocks Pinterest

Image-curation website Pinterest has become the latest social media service blocked in China, checks on censorship...