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In Jordan, the “Invisible Hand” Blocks Internet Archive
In this post, Reem al Masri of Citizen Lab’s Cyber Stewards Network partner 7iber investigates the process of Archive.org being blocked in Jordan.
Tibetans blocked from Kalachakra at borders and on WeChat
From January 2 to 13 2017, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is holding a popular Tibetan Buddhist teaching called Kalachakra in Bodh Gaya, India. Increased restrictions from the government of China has barred Tibetans in Tibet from attending the teachings. This report documents blocking of Kalachakra-related keywords on WeChat revealing how restrictions on the ritual extend online.
“一APP两制”：微信如何区别审查中国及海外用户
多伦多大学公民实验室的最新报告揭露了微信平台的审查机制。微信是中国腾讯控股有限公司旗下的即时通讯应用，目前是中国最受欢迎的聊天软件之一，也是全球排名第四的最流行聊天软件
One App, Two Systems: How WeChat uses one censorship policy in China and another internationally
In this report we provide the first systematic study of keyword and website censorship on WeChat, the most popular chat app in China
Harmonized Histories? A year of fragmented censorship across Chinese live streaming applications
In this report, we reverse engineer three popular live streaming platforms (YY, Sina Show, and 9158) and find keyword lists used to censor chat messages. Tracking changes to the keyword lists over the past year gives an inside look into how these applications implement censorship