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Twitter moves to limit sharing on unread articles
Jun 10, 2020 (AFP)
The feature -- which asks users whether they have read an article before they retweet it -- appears to be aimed at slowing the spread of unverified information....
Hong Kong security law like 'anti-virus software': Beijing official
Jun 08, 2020 (AFP)
The comments by Zhang Xiaoming, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, were the most detailed from a senior party cadre since Beijing announ...
Facebook labels state-controlled media posts, will block ads
Jun 04, 2020 (AFP)
The social network is following through on a previously announced plan to label state-controlled news publishers, according to Facebook head of cybersecurity po...
Biden, Trump campaigns targeted by foreign hackers: Google
Jun 04, 2020 (AFP)
A tweet from Google's threat analysis chief Shane Huntley said the internet giant warned the Biden campaign about "phishing" efforts from China and the Trump ca...
Snapchat curbs Trump for inciting 'racial violence'
Jun 03, 2020 (AFP)
The youth-focused social network said it would no longer promote Trump on its Discover platform for recommended content. "We will not amplify voices who incite ...
Indian 'Remove China Apps' software taken down by Google
Jun 03, 2020 (AFP)
"Remove China Apps" was downloaded more than five million times in the past two weeks as anti-Chinese sentiment grew because of the coronavirus and tensions alo...
UK talks to 'Five Eyes' allies about potential Hong Kong exodus
Jun 03, 2020 (AFP)
The revelation came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said London would not "walk away" from Hong Kongers worried by Beijing's control over the international busi...
Trump ally says US forces could leave UK over Huawei row
Jun 02, 2020 (AFP)
Tom Cotton's message to the UK parliament came during a review of London's decision in January to allow China's technology leader Huawei to build up to 35 perce...
In the US, camera phones increasingly expose racism
May 29, 2020 (AFP)
Two videos shot on smartphones spread from social media to mainstream media this week, highlighting how bystanders are now frequently capturing incidents that i...
US ex-marine in Russia spy trial has urgent operation
May 29, 2020 (AFP)
The US embassy in Moscow said Whelan had "emergency surgery" after Russia delayed medical treatment, despite its repeated requests for him to see an English-spe...
Pompeo says Trump to act on Chinese students
May 29, 2020 (AFP)
Trump earlier said that he will hold a press conference Friday about China amid soaring tensions between the two powers, including over the status of Hong Kong ...
Canadian court rules against Huawei exec fighting extradition
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
The decision on so-called double criminality, a key test for extradition, found that bank fraud accusations against Meng Wanzhou would stand up in Canada. The i...
Proposed Chinese agency in HK for intel, not enforcement: adviser
May 27, 2020 (AFP)
China's rubber-stamp parliament is expected to approve on Thursday a proposal to draft a national security law for the semi-autonomous city, which has sparked f...
YouTube says removal of China comments 'an error'
May 26, 2020 (AFP)
The comments from the Google-owned video service came after a media report in The Verge prompted by complaints from technology entrepreneur Palmer Luckey. Lucke...
Russian prosecutors seek 18 years for ex-US marine in spy trial
May 25, 2020 (AFP)
Paul Whelan, 50, was detained in Moscow in December 2018 for allegedly receiving state secrets, but he insists he was framed when he took a USB drive from an ac...
Moscow espionage trial of ex-US marine Whelan to wrap up
May 25, 2020 (AFP)
Lawyers on both sides are scheduled to make their closing arguments, and the prosecutors are to make their sentencing request. Whelan, 50, who also holds Irish,...
UK set to scale back Huawei role in 5G network: report
May 23, 2020 (AFP)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave the green light to Huawei's participation in January, despite widespread domestic opposition and pressure from the United Stat...
Trudeau says China just doesn't get Canada's independent judiciary
May 21, 2020 (AFP)
China detained former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor in December 2018, nine days after the arrest on a US warrant of Huawei exe...
Facebook chief wants EU not China to lead on tech rules
May 18, 2020 (AFP)
"I think right now a lot of other countries are looking at China... and saying: 'Hey, that model looks like maybe it might work. Maybe it gives our government m...
China warns of 'necessary measures' to defend Huawei
May 17, 2020 (AFP)
Washington on Friday ramped up sanctions on the company at the center of US spying allegations, cutting Huawei off from global chipmakers. "China will take all ...
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