Finally, Chinese people can watch the original ending of David Fincher’s 1999 cult classic movie “Fight Club” on China’s Tencent streaming platform. Last month, Tencent released the Chinese version of the movie on its platform. However, audiences found out that about 11 of the movie’s 12-minute ending were cut, and the movie ended with a…
Twitter Suspends Main Account, Multiple Staff Accounts for Education Website That Highlights CRT
Twitter has suspended four accounts associated with “The Chalkboard Review,” a website that includes a detailed guide to critical race theory (CRT) along with other resources and commentary on education. The social media company, which named Parag Agrawal as CEO after founder Jack Dorsey stepped down from the role in November, suspended the publication’s main…
Twitter Suspends Main Account, Multiple Staff Accounts for Education Website That Highlights Dangers of CRT
Twitter has suspended four accounts associated with “The Chalkboard Review,” a website that includes a detailed guide to critical race theory (CRT) along with other resources and commentary on education. The social media company, which named Parag Agrawal as CEO after founder Jack Dorsey stepped down from the role in November, suspended the publication’s main…
China Censors Negative Stories About Harsh Xi’an Lockdown
The Chinese regime banned Xi’an residents from sharing negative information about the harsh COVID-19 rules or the human toll of the lockdown on social media platforms on Jan. 5. Violators will lose their accounts. At the same time, “positive” videos and texts are spreading on Chinese social media platforms, which promote the COVID-19 rules and…
To Maintain its Ruling, China’s Xi’an Bans Negative News
The Chinese regime banned Xi’an residents from sharing negative information about the extreme COVID-19 rules or the subsequent humanitarian disasters on social media platforms on Jan. 5. Violators will lose their accounts. At the same time, “positive” videos and texts are spreading on Chinese social media platforms, which promote the COVID-19 rules and praise the…
China Censors Negative Stories About Harsh Xi’an Lockdown Amid Rising Public Anger
The Chinese regime banned Xi’an residents from sharing negative information about the harsh COVID-19 rules or the human toll of the lockdown on social media platforms on Jan. 5. Violators will lose their accounts. At the same time, “positive” videos and texts are spreading on Chinese social media platforms, which promote the COVID-19 rules and…
Hong Kong Passes Film Censorship Law to ‘Safeguard National Security’
HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s legislature passed a new film censorship law on Wednesday to “safeguard national security,” though critics say it will dampen creativity in its world-famous movie industry and further reduce freedoms in the former British colony. The Chinese communist regime imposed a sweeping “national security law” over its most restive city last year, and…
NatSec Expert: ‘We No Longer Need to Censor Ourselves’ About Chinese Communist Party
In a discussion that Hudson Institute senior fellow Arthur Herman described as “particularly chilling,” experts with Hudson’s Hamilton Commission on Securing America’s National Security Innovation Base spoke Oct. 14 on the threat of Chinese economic coercion to the supply chains for defense-critical advanced batteries. One of three talks at Hudson’s “Powering Innovation: Advanced Batteries and…
Chinese Flood Victims Struggle to Receive Aid
After more than a month since a devastating July flooding in China’s central Henan Province, residents are struggling to get displacement subsidies of a maximum of $162 per person. Heavy rainfall poured down from July 17 to July 20 in Henan. Floods affected half of Weihui city’s 600,000 residents, and displaced about one-third of the…
Proposed Internet Regulation in UK Will Censor Ordinary People’s Conversations: Report
Another free speech watchdog has slammed the UK government’s proposed law for tackling online abuse, warning that it will effectively ban run-of-the-mill conversations online that remain legal on the street. A report by Big Brother Watch published on Sept. 5 (pdf) says that free speech online is already shrinking in the name of preventing harm,…
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