China shuts down its most popular piracy website—is it just about copyright?Netizens wonder if the crackdown had something to do with Xi Jinping’s battle against 'Western values' Written by Oiwan Lam6 February 2021
Hong Kong to launch real-name registration of mobile SIM cardsLaw enforcement agencies could access user data without court approvalWritten by Oiwan Lam1 February 2021
A Hong Kong reporter's account of the crackdown on press freedom under the national security lawShe wants to continue her journalism career and safeguard the truthWritten by The Stand News13 November 2020
A Chinese city withdraws ‘civility code’ following online criticismDespite censorship, criticism of the plan flooded Chinese social mediaWritten by The Stand News14 September 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security lawHis two sons, who are not in the media business, were also arrestedWritten by Oiwan Lam13 August 2020
COVID-19 and China's information control policyChina's strategy to control information and its consequences has become a global concernWritten by Weiboscope HKU7 August 2020
Another Australian university criticized for censoring voices supporting Hong Kong's human rightsConcerns have been raised over Chinese influence on Australian campuses.Written by Fiona So7 August 2020
Documentary exposes the threat of facial recognition surveillance in SerbiaSurveillance "really challenges your sense of dignity..."Written by Metamorphosis Foundation27 July 2020
Is Namibia walking a fine line between Chinese and European spy technology?Ultra-secretive digital-control maneuvers baffle activistsWritten by Ray Mwareya20 July 2020
Tech giants halt data requests as Hong Kong national security law casts long shadowApple is a notable absentee from the mini-rebellionWritten by Oiwan Lam9 July 2020
India bans TikTok, 58 other apps amid rising anti-China sentiment, border clashes"These apps are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India"Written by Vishal Yashoda Manve4 July 2020
Coronavirus and surveillance technology: How far will governments go?Governments mobilized digital surveillance to contain the spread of the virusWritten by Hong Kong Free Press25 March 2020
China to expel American journalists from three US news outlets, watchdog decries threat to press freedomThree Wall Street Journal reporters were expelled on March 18Written by Oiwan Lam19 March 2020
How Chinese social media platforms control information on COVID-19New research shows China's web censors have blocked 516 coronavirus-related keywordsWritten by Oiwan Lam9 March 2020
Chinese censorship demonstrates it can afford the cost of ‘the death of media’The website of Tencent Dajia and its WeChat public account disappeared from the internet Written by Oiwan Lam21 February 2020
How Zimbabwe's biometric ID scheme (and China’s AI aspirations) threw a wrench into the 2018 electionFor some, digital ID became a tool of voter intimidation.Written by Kudzai Chimhangwa30 January 2020
Is Russia getting its model for digital authoritarianism from China?Interview with assistant professor Maria Repnikova on the parallels between digital governance in Russia and ChinaWritten by Filip Noubel22 January 2020
How ‘fake news’ and disinformation were spread in the run-up to Taiwan's presidential electionsThere are two dissemination channel categories: online and offlineWritten by New Bloom22 January 2020
‘Suspension won’t silence me’: Teen speaks out after embedding message about Xinjiang Uyghurs in TikTok makeup tutorial'Please be aware, please spread awareness in Xinjiang right now.'Written by Hong Kong Free Press28 November 2019
Hong Kong activists denounce court ban on ‘violent’ content as a threat to internet freedomISPs could be compelled to block access to entire platformsWritten by Oiwan Lam12 November 2019