China Internet population reaches 632 million
China is now home to 632 million Internet users, a government agency said Monday, although use of social networks has dropped amid a crackdown.
China is now home to 632 million Internet users, a government agency said Monday, although use of social networks has dropped amid a crackdown.
Internet
Jul 21, 2014
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(AP) -- The head of Yahoo's online advertising business in North America said Monday he has been too busy trying to bring in more revenue to consider whether he would be willing to become the struggling Internet company's ...
Business
Oct 18, 2011
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The Russian government has persuaded many of its citizens to avoid websites and social media platforms that are critical of the government, a new study has found.
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2017
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An influential committee of British lawmakers accused search company Google of dodging its taxes on Thursday in a scathing report that said the U.S. Internet company took on highly contrived arrangements serving no purpose ...
Business
Jun 13, 2013
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(AP) -- China's Communist Party is preparing for its biggest policy meeting of the year by ratcheting up pressure on social media sites that have fast become forums for information and public expression beyond government ...
Internet
Oct 14, 2011
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After a tornado slammed Havana in late January, Mijail Ramirez complained on Twitter that authorities were threatening to evict him from his damaged home. A week later he said the government had changed its mind and would ...
Telecom
Feb 22, 2019
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Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg called Saturday for governments to play a "more active role" in regulating the internet, urging more countries to adopt versions of sweeping European rules aimed at safeguarding user privacy.
Internet
Mar 31, 2019
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(AP) -- China's technology ministry moved to tighten controls on Internet use Tuesday, saying individuals who want to operate Web sites must first meet in person with regulators.
Internet
Feb 23, 2010
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The German government says it backs an "open and free internet" following the U.S. decision to repeal net neutrality rules.
Telecom
Dec 15, 2017
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Turkish police have arrested 32 people suspected of belonging to a cabal of hackers who sabatoged government websites to protest against Internet censorship, the Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday.
Internet
Jun 14, 2011
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