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.

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China blocks WhatsApp, broadening online censorship
中国屏蔽WhatsApp,进一步加强网络监控
The New York Times, September 26, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20170926/china-whatsapp-blocked/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20170926/china-whatsapp-blocked/

China’s Internet regulators fine major companies for failing to purge banned content on social networks
Hong Kong Free Press, September 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/26/chinas-internet-regulators-fine-major-companies-failing-purge-banned-content-social-networks/