Computers and the Internet

South Korean Man Gets 34 Years for Running Sexual Exploitation Chat Room

by BistoshWorld | Apr 8, 2021 | Cho Joo-bin, Computers and the Internet, NY Times, Pornography, Sex Crimes, South Korea, Telegram LLC, Women's Rights | 0 |

SEOUL — A South Korean man was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Thursday as part of the...

Why the internet loves the Suez Canal stuck ship saga.

by BistoshWorld | Mar 27, 2021 | Computers and the Internet, NY Times, Ships and Shipping, Social Media, Suez Canal | 0 |

It’s a moment that has managed to wrap Bernie Sanders’s mittens, jokes about poor driving skills...

India’s New Media Rules Could Silence Online News Outlets

by BistoshWorld | Mar 27, 2021 | Ashutosh, Computers and the Internet, Cyberharassment, Freedom of the Press, India, Modi, Narendra, Newspapers, NY Times, Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Satya Hindi, Siddharth Varadarajan, Social Media, The Wire | 0 |

NEW DELHI — Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has cultivated and cowed large parts of the...

How Anti-Asian Activity Online Set the Stage for Real-World Violence

by BistoshWorld | Mar 19, 2021 | 4chan, Asian-Americans, Atlanta Spa Shootings (2021), Chinese-Americans, Computers and the Internet, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Discrimination, Facebook Inc, Fringe Groups and Movements, NY Times, Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020, Race and Ethnicity, Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right, Rumors and Misinformation, Social Media, Telegram LLC, Trump, Donald J, Twitter | 0 |

Negative Asian-American tropes have long existed online but began increasing last March as parts...

Deepfake Videos of Eerie Tom Cruise Revive Debate

by BistoshWorld | Mar 10, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Computers and the Internet, Cruise, Tom, deepfakes, MyHeritage, NY Times, Pornography, Rumors and Misinformation, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming | 0 |

To those fearful of a future in which videos of real people are indistinguishable from...

Russia Says It Is Slowing Access to Twitter

by BistoshWorld | Mar 10, 2021 | Computers and the Internet, Facebook Inc, Google Inc, Instagram Inc, Navalny, Aleksei A, NY Times, Politics and Government, Putin, Vladimir V, Russia, Social Media, Twitter, United States International Relations, YouTube.com | 0 |

MOSCOW — The Russian government said on Wednesday that it was slowing access to Twitter, accusing...

YouTube Removes Myanmar Military Channels

by BistoshWorld | Mar 5, 2021 | Alphabet Inc, Censorship, Computers and the Internet, Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat, Defense and Military Forces, Myanmar, NY Times, Rohingya (Ethnic Group), YouTube.com | 0 |

YouTube said on Friday that it had cut five television channels run by Myanmar’s military from its...

China Charges Ahead With a National Digital Currency

by BistoshWorld | Mar 1, 2021 | Alipay, Banking and Financial Institutions, Bitcoin (Currency), Computers and the Internet, Currency, Innovation, Mobile Applications, Mobile Commerce and Payments, NY Times, People's Bank of China, Politics and Government, Renminbi (Currency), Virtual Currency, WeChat (Mobile App) | 0 |

Yet no major power is as far along as China. Its early moves could signal where the rest of the...

A Spreadsheet of China’s Censorship Shows the Human Toll

by BistoshWorld | Feb 26, 2021 | China, Computer Security, Computers and the Internet, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Freedom of Speech and Expression, Freedom of the Press, NY Times, Political Prisoners, Politics and Government, Polls and Public Opinion | 0 |

In China, don’t question the heroes.At least seven people over the past week have been threatened,...

Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Accounts in Aftermath of Coup

by BistoshWorld | Feb 25, 2021 | Aung San Suu Kyi, Censorship, Computers and the Internet, Corporate Social Responsibility, Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat, Defense and Military Forces, Facebook Inc, Instagram Inc, Myanmar, News and News Media, NY Times, Politics and Government, Social Media | 0 |

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Wednesday that it had banned Myanmar’s military and...

A Digital Firewall in Myanmar, Built with Guns and Wire Cutters

by BistoshWorld | Feb 23, 2021 | Computer Network Outages, Computers and the Internet, Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat, Data Centers, Defense and Military Forces, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Myanmar, NY Times, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Tatmadaw (Myanmar), Telenor Communications SA, Telephones and Telecommunications, ZTE Corp | 0 |

The Myanmar soldiers descended before dawn on Feb. 1, bearing rifles and wire cutters. At...

Facebook Strikes Deal to Restore News Sharing in Australia

by BistoshWorld | Feb 23, 2021 | Australia, Brown, Campbell, Computers and the Internet, Facebook Inc, Frydenberg, Josh, Law and Legislation, News and News Media, NY Times, Politics and Government, Social Media | 0 |

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Monday that it had struck a deal with the Australian government...

Category: Computers and the Internet

South Korean Man Gets 34 Years for Running Sexual Exploitation Chat Room

Deepfake Videos of Eerie Tom Cruise Revive Debate

YouTube Removes Myanmar Military Channels

China Charges Ahead With a National Digital Currency

A Spreadsheet of China’s Censorship Shows the Human Toll

A Digital Firewall in Myanmar, Built with Guns and Wire Cutters

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