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Russia’s Roblox ban triggers public protest
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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.”
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read
China bans OnlyFans, blames ‘Western influence’
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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.
Diya Lal · · 1 min read
China censors US tariff content on social media
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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.
Diya Lal · · 1 min read
Netflix removes ‘Palestinian Stories’ films, sparks backlash
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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.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read

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.
Jonathan Chew · · 6 min read

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.
Julianna Wu · · 1 min read

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.
Coco Feng · · 2 min read

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.
Tracy Qu · · 2 min read

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.
Xie Yu · · 3 min read

In brief: China blocks Bing

Microsoft’s self-censoring didn’t help it in the end.
Aya Lin · · 1 min read