Freedom of the Press

China Forcing Online Media to Obtain Licenses

May 6, 2017 Andrew Burke Comments Off

China may be giving North Korea a run for its money when it comes to media censorship. The Communist nation just announced that companies that publish, share or edit news will require a license to […]

Several Chinese Online News Sites Publish Independent Stories, Chinese Government Shuts Them Down

July 25, 2016 Hilary Fask Comments Off

China has seen a huge surge in cyber-censorship in the recent years since current president Xi Jinping took office in 2012, of which he rules on the platform of heightened control of his people under […]