Senators from both parties are criticizing Microsoft for its censorship of Bing results for users in China. Compliance with local law allows it to operate on the market. However, it comes at a price.
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The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has expressed his desire for the internet in the country to open up and that it won't move to an intranet network. The country plans to push its cyber sovereignty.
China has decided to block access to the ZeroNet website in the run-up to the 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress. Users with the software may also have difficulty connecting to the network.
Following new regulations that ban the use of VPNs for individuals, Apple has now removed all major VPN apps from the App Store in China, which were used by many to bypass China's online censorship.
China has told ISPs they have until February 1 to bar customers from accessing VPN services. Companies that want to keep using VPNs to access global services will have to register with the government.
Facebook for Android will be gaining new functionality in the next few days which will allow users to connect to the social network using a Tor connection provided by the Tor Project's Orbot app.
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The Chinese censorship of international websites is well known, and now it has become even tougher against social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and various other services.
Google's analytics have revealed that the Gmail service is once again becoming accessible, albeit slowly, in China after being blocked for more than three days due to unknown reasons.
