Tag: China
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300+ NGOs to United Nations: intervene on China’s human rights abuses
Access Now and 320 other NGOs and civil society actors, call on U.N. bodies to take immediate action, and put an end to China’s rampant human rights violations.
TikTok Could Become A Powerful Propaganda Tool If It Stays With China, Experts Warn
Banning TikTok Is a Human Rights Issue
China’s Great Firewall of Censorship Is Already Going Up Around Hong Kong
Facebook pauses sharing WhatsApp user info with Hong Kong authorities
China is trolling and hacking Uighur exiles across the world
Once, Uighurs forced to flee China would at least get some respite. Not anymore.
Access Now calls on Apple to affirm its commitment to freedom of expression
The recent reports of Apple’s removal of the Chinese version of the Quartz news app and the HKmap.live app from the App Store, as well as the censorship of iOS mobile games in China, raise questions about the company’s commitment to freedom of expression.
Open letter on affirming Apple’s commitment to freedom of expression
The recent decisions by Apple to remove the Chinese version of the Quartz news app and the HKmap.live app from the App Store, as well as reports of the censorship of iOS mobile games in China, underscore why we urged Apple to fully commit to respecting freedom of expression.
Export bans alone won’t stop surveillance — we need a new global approach
The impact that surveillance technology has had on vulnerable individuals and members of at-risk communities demonstrates why comprehensive, systemic regulation of this industry is both necessary and urgent.