Internet / World Wide Web
NSO ended Pegasus contract with UAE over Dubai leader’s hacking
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -The Israeli-based NSO Group ended its contract with the United Arab Emirates to use its...
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Indonesia president backs amnesty for professor jailed for WhatsApp message
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo has agreed to pardon an academic jailed last month for...
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Russia to seek hefty Facebook fine even after content was deleted
By Alexander Marrow and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Tuesday that Facebook had complied with its demands to...
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Russia says Facebook outage shows why it needs internet sovereignty
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian social networks reported a spike in activity during Monday's global Facebook outage which Moscow officials said...
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Singapore parliament approves law to tackle foreign interference
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's parliament has approved a law that gives broad powers to the government to deal with foreign...
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It takes three to tango – Germany’s intricate coalition dance
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -Whether the Social Democrats' Olaf Scholz or a conservative becomes the next German chancellor, they...
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Singapore parliament debates bill to tackle foreign interference
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's parliament began discussion on Monday of a proposed law to counter foreign interference that has sparked concern...
Read moreBelarusian security forces detain 50 people over social media posts on Minsk shooting: rights group
KYIV (Reuters) - Belarusian KGB officers have detained 50 people on charges of insulting a government official or inciting social...
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Singapore’s main opposition party seeks changes to foreign interference law
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's main opposition, The Workers' Party, has called for changes to be made to a draft foreign...
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Access to website dedicated to Tiananmen victims appears restricted in Hong Kong
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Access to an online museum dedicated to the victims of China's 1989 crackdown...
Read moreS.Korea’s ruling party retreats on ‘fake news’ law after backlash
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling party has backed down on a controversial bill to impose tougher...
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Australian Chinese language newspapers print censored news – report
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Chinese language community news groups in Australia are publishing news censored by translators they...
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Hong Kong legislature passes controversial anti-doxxing privacy bill
By Pak Yiu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's legislature on Wednesday passed a privacy law tackling "doxxing" - the...
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Blending chalk and cheese: assembling a government for Germany
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Whether the Social Democrats' Olaf Scholz or a conservative becomes the next German chancellor,...
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U.S. deports convicted Russian hacker to Russia -TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian hacker, sentenced in June 2020 to nine years in a U.S. jail for cyber crimes,...
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Italian far-right leader Salvini’s media guru quits amid drug inquiry
ROME (Reuters) - The social media guru for Italy's Matteo Salvini said on Monday he had quit his post, key...
Read moreMyanmar air strikes reported in battle, internet cut in more areas
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military launched air strikes at the weekend after clashes with fighters opposed to the junta in the...
Read moreRussia boosts online monitoring tools in clampdown on banned content
By Rinat Sagdiev MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will add three new tools to its technological arsenal as part of its...
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India’s Silicon Valley state seeks to ban online gaming, worrying booming industry
By Vishwadha Chander and Aditya Kalra BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Indian state of Karnataka, home to India's Silicon Valley, has...
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Russia’s Navalny criticises Apple, Google over app removal, social media posts say
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Google and Apple showed "cowardice" and acted as accomplices of Russian...
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