The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Is Beijing blocking WhatsApp in mainland China?
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2103168/beijing-blocking-whatsapp-mainland-china

WhatsApp內地受阻 外交部稱不了解 (WhatsApp partially blocked in the mainland; Foreign Ministry: don’t know about the messaging app)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 18, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1342866-20170718.htm