China Censorship

China censorship sweep deletes more than 60,000 Internet accounts

Some of China's largest Internet companies deleted more than 60,000 online accounts because their names did not conform to regulations due to take effect on Sunday, the top Internet regulator said.

China cracks down on porn apps as censorship drive continues

Send them on a free holiday: China's new method of taking on dissidents

It happens so often that dissidents have coined a phrase for it: "being travelled".

China now cracks down on WeChat in massive online censorship drive

China lifts ban on gaming consoles but with new regulations

China's president Xi Jinping to head national cybersecurity body

Chinese President Xi Jinping has put himself in charge of a new body to coordinate cybersecurity, in a sign of Beijing's concern over its vulnerability to online attacks and its desire to retain tight control over the Internet.

China orders real name register for online video uploads

Microsoft blocks censorship of Skype in China: Advocacy group

Microsoft Corp. has made it harder to monitor calls and chats over its Skype phone service in China...

Father of Web says China will dismantle 'great firewall'

China's rulers will ultimately take it upon themselves to dismantle the "great firewall"...

China's 'mini-Hong Kong' eyes Internet access, shrugs off Shanghai threat

A planned economic zone in southern China will allow full internet freedom, similar to what will be allowed in a proposed free trade zone in Shanghai...