Enter the Age of the Vaccine Selfie
New York Times
Someday, when the history of the pandemic is written, it may be a narrative told partly in images: the despair of crowded hospitals and body bags, the fear and isolation…
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How China’s Outrage Machine Kicked Up a Storm Over H&M
When the Swedish fast-fashion giant H&M said in September[1] that it was ending its relationship with a Chinese supplier accused of using forced labor, a few Chinese social media accounts…
How Anti-Asian Activity Online Set the Stage for Real-World Violence
Negative Asian-American tropes have long existed online but began increasing last March as parts of the United States went into lockdown over the coronavirus. That month, politicians including Representative Paul…
China Punishes Microsoft’s LinkedIn Over Lax Censorship
LinkedIn has been the lone major American social network allowed to operate in China. To do so, the Microsoft-owned service for professionals censors the posts[1] made by its millions of…
Facebook Ends Ban on Political Advertising
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Wednesday that it planned to lift its ban on political advertising across its network, resuming a form of digital promotion that has been criticized…
China Charges Ahead With a National Digital Currency
Yet no major power is as far along as China. Its early moves could signal where the rest of the world goes with digital currencies. “This is about more than…
How One State Managed to Actually Write Rules on Facial Recognition
A bill passed by the Democrat-controlled legislature banned almost all government use of facial recognition technology, except for the Registry of Motor Vehicles, which uses it to prevent identity theft.…
A Spreadsheet of China's Censorship Shows the Human Toll
In China, don’t question the heroes. At least seven people over the past week have been threatened, detained or arrested after casting doubt over the government’s account of the deaths…
Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Accounts in Aftermath of Coup
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Wednesday that it had banned Myanmar’s military and military-controlled state and media entities from its platforms, weeks after the military overthrew the country’s fragile…
Facebook Strikes Deal to Restore News Sharing in Australia
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Monday that it had struck a deal with the Australian government that would allow users and publishers in the country to once again share…
