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Russia’s Roblox ban triggers public protest
The demonstration included participants holding signs such as “Hands off Roblox,” and “Roblox is the victim of the digital Iron Curtain.”
China bans OnlyFans, blames ‘Western influence’
Although OnlyFans was not officially available in China, some users accessed it through VPNs and third-party payment systems.
China censors US tariff content on social media
Searches for terms like “tariff” or “104” on Weibo now yield error messages, limiting discussions on the subject.
Netflix removes ‘Palestinian Stories’ films, sparks backlash
The collection went from 32 films to just two as of mid-October, which highlighted themes of family life and life.
Dickheads NFT gets the snip from Malaysia’s censors
We spotlight Adgorithmics’s use of NFTs to reward loyal customers and Malaysia’s censorship of an “inappropriate” project.
Driverless truck developer TuSimple debuts on Nasdaq
The Chinese startup raised US$1.1 billion at a market capitalization of US$8.5 billion and ended the trading day unchanged.
Video sites now more attractive than news sites for online advertisers in China
Video sites were the third highest-grossing platforms in 2019 in terms of online advertising revenue, just behind ecommerce and search engines.
TikToK postpones meetings with US lawmakers
TikTok CEO Alex Zhu was scheduled to visit the US this week to answer questions on privacy and censorship concerns.
China mulls special stake in wallstreetcn.com to control trade information flow
Known as “special management shares,” the regulator’s stake may be held via a local state asset supervision authority or a government-backed fund.
In brief: China blocks Bing
Microsoft’s self-censoring didn’t help it in the end.



