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China has shut down 13,000 websites since 2015, says Xinhua; Google, Facebook, Twitter and NYT among those blocked
• 7 years agoChina has shut down or revoked the licenses of 13,000 websites since 2015 for violating the country's internet rules, state media reported
World internet freedom declines: Trolls, bots, emerge as techniques used by govts to inflate support on social media, says report
Ians • 7 years agoGovernments around the world have drastically increased their attempts to manipulate information being shared on social media networks
North Korean soldier shot while trying to defect, says South Korea
• 7 years agoNorth Korean soldier was shot and injured by his own side Monday while defecting to South Korea at the border truce village of Panmunjom
US' press freedom worst in over a decade, Trump's disparagement of media contributed to it, claims report
Ians • 8 years agoPress freedom in the US and across the world is at its lowest point in 13 years, according to a new report by the watchdog group Freedom House.
Global internet surveillance, censorship on rise: Report
Fp Archives • 9 years agoGovernments around the world are expanding censorship and surveillance of the Internet as overall online freedom declined for the fifth consecutive year, according to a report from a group that tracks democracy and human rights.
Still 'partly free', but India sees biggest improvement in Internet freedom globally
Fp Staff • 10 years agoIndia, with a cumulative score of 42, showed an improvement over last year's score of 47 (higher score indicates lower freedom). India figures in the "partly free" category.
Press freedom holds steady worldwide: report
Fp Archives • 13 years agoFreedom House's annual survey of freedom of the press around the world found that for the first time in eight years, global media freedom showed no overall decline.