The Malaysian authorities quietly presented the director Amanda Nell Eu with an ultimatum: They would submit her film “Tiger Stripes” to the 2024 Academy Awards only if scenes they deemed inappropriate were cut for local audiences. “Tiger Stripes,” which follows a rebellious girl who gets her period, was riding high after winning the grand prize … Read more
He blocked Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. He signed a censorship law that led TikTok to disable its functions. President Vladimir V. Putin has clamped down on free expression in Russia to a degree unseen since the Soviet era. Now he is taking aim at the last Western tech platform barely standing in wartime Russia: YouTube. … Read more
As the world scrambles to understand DeepSeek — its sophistication, its implications for the global A.I. arms race — one natural question has arisen: Given that it is made by a Chinese company, how is it dealing with Chinese censorship? I decided to test it out. I’m based in China, and I registered for DeepSeek’s … Read more
Visitors will descend on Washington’s National Zoo on Friday to witness the cheery unveiling of two pandas on loan from China. Fans can pose for selfies or livestream on social media under the hashtag #DCPandas. But in China, the government has sent a chilling message to panda fans to watch what they say online. Some … Read more