Protests test sympathies of Chinese mainlanders in Hong Kong
For mainlanders in Hong Kong, the city's protests pose a complicated challenge, with even some who backed the demonstrations now wary of a movement that has become vocally and sometimes even violently anti-China. Christine Wang moved to Hong Kong from the mainland seven years ago, ...
China seeks to root out fake news and deepfakes with new online content rules
Chinese regulators have announced new rules governing video and audio content online, including a ban on the publishing and distribution of "fake news" created with technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Any use of AI or virtual reality also needs to be clearly ...
Japanese panel wants to establish team to fight fake news, with help from U.S. tech giants
A government panel has drafted a proposal to create a public-private team to fight fake online news that U.S. tech giants would be asked to join. The proposal calls for the establishment of a team including the government and social media service operators at home ...
Since reshuffling his Cabinet in September, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has seen two ministers resign in close succession amid scandal, the thwarting of an educational reform plan at the Diet, and debate about a referendum law key to constitutional revision grind to a halt. To ...
One of Egypt's few remaining independent media outlets says police raided its HQ, briefly held trio
Security forces on Sunday raided the offices of one of Egypt's last remaining independent media outlets, briefly detaining its top editor and two other journalists and later releasing them, the outlet and officials said. The raid is the latest in a widening government crackdown ...
SDF tops poll for trustworthiness as lawmakers and the media rank near the bottom
The Self-Defense Forces and medical institutions are the most trusted organizations in Japan according to a poll released Friday, while lawmakers were ranked at the other end of the spectrum, alongside the media and bureaucrats. In the survey, conducted by the Jiji Press-affiliated Central Research ...
Malta mogul arrested on yacht in journalist assassination case
Malta on Wednesday arrested a tycoon in connection with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the day after an alleged middleman was offered a pardon to identify the mastermind behind the killing. Maltese national Yorgen Fenech was detained on his yacht at dawn as ...
French media launch copyright case over Google's refusal to pay to display their content
French media organizations lodged a complaint against Google to the country's competition authority Wednesday over the U.S. internet giant's refusal to pay for displaying their content. The move sets up a legal fight with Google over a new EU copyright law that could have huge ...
Public divided over treatment of the homeless during Typhoon Hagibis
When Typhoon Hagibis struck Tokyo on Oct. 12, news emerged that three homeless people had been turned away from an emergency evacuation facility in Taito Ward. As the story spread, it varied in tone and content on social media. Some thought the persons refused ...
Provocative magazine Atlantic retraces its roots and asks how civil war can be avoided
The Atlantic magazine was founded in the years leading up to the Civil War, so it's worth noting when it produces a special new issue on the theme, "How to stop a Civil War." The issue went to newsstands and its articles were posted online ...
Fake news is stoking violence and anger in Hong Kong's continuing protests
Soon after Alex Chow Tsz-Lok fell off the edge of a parking garage in Hong Kong, the allegations began spreading online. Posts circulating in chat groups and on social media claimed the 22-year-old student was chased — and maybe even pushed — by police who ...
Lights, camera ... cut! Japan soul-searching over freedom of expression
Withdrawn endorsements for films and art exhibitions are re-igniting a debate in Japan over self-censorship, exposing a struggle to balance freedom of expression with a cultural penchant for avoiding conflict. The latest controversy arose when Japan last week canceled its endorsement of an art exhibition ...
