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Reddit: Censorship fears spark criticism of Tencent funding reports

2019-02-11 05:31:50| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Redditors flooded the site with snarky posts after reports of funding from Chinese tech giant Tencent.

DoJ plans meeting on social media competition, censorship concerns

2018-09-06 09:09:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The US Department of Justice is looking into whether social media platforms "may be hurting competition and intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas on their platforms". The announcement was made after Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg appeared at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to discuss foreign meddling on social media.

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Google set to relaunch in China after 8-year censorship exodus

2018-08-02 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Google is preparing to relaunch in China, eight years after it quit the country in response to censorship demands imposed by the government. According to news site The Intercept, Google has drawn up plans to launch a mobile based search engine in China…read more on TotalTele.com »

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Trump Signs FOSTA, Igniting Online Censorship Concerns

2018-04-11 22:15:16| PC Magazine Security Product Guide

FOSTA will let law enforcement prosecute websites for facilitating sex trafficking crimes, but critics worry the new law will trigger internet platforms to censor user content.

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