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A US judge temporarily blocked the detention of British social media campaigner Imran Ahmed, who sued US officials over an entry ban related to online censorship concerns, citing his rights and the potential impact on his family.
Two 15-year-olds have been found guilty of the murder of Brianna Ghey, a young trans girl who was stabbed to death in a frenzied knife attack. While the initial assumption was that it was a hate crime, the detectives involved in the case stated that they did not believe Brianna was killed because she was trans. The trial revealed the disturbing and sinister nature of the crime, with one of the defendants having written notes detailing murderous fantasies and the other displaying a complete absence of empathy. The author argues that the access to the dark corners of the internet, including the dark web, played a significant role in corrupting the minds of these teenagers and calls for online censorship to protect young, undeveloped minds from the harmful effects of unrestricted internet access.
China's internet censors are cracking down on short videos that spread "misleading content" and promoting incorrect values such as pessimism and extremism. The annual online crackdown, known as "Qing Lang," aims to create a healthy space for competition and benefit people's mental health. The crackdown will also target content producers who make up stories about social minorities, as well as AI-generated fake videos. This year's crackdown comes as China's economy continues to struggle after the Covid-19 pandemic. In previous months, videos highlighting the plight of homebuyers affected by the property sector crisis have been circulating online, raising concerns about future economic prospects.
A book titled "Chongzhen: The Diligent Emperor of a Fallen Dynasty," which attributes the end of the Ming dynasty to the incompetence of a Chinese emperor, was recalled in China due to online comparisons with President Xi Jinping. Screenshots of critical comments were also scrubbed from the internet. The book, published on September 1, is currently unavailable online, and searches for it on Weibo yield no results. This incident highlights China's ongoing censorship practices, which aim to suppress content critical of its policies or leaders.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey revealed that India, Nigeria, and Turkey threatened to shut down the social media platform unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts. India wanted to curb journalists' and protesters' use of the platform, while Nigeria suspended Twitter in 2021 after it removed a post from then-President Muhammadu Buhari. Turkey had also restricted the platform in the past. Dorsey added that the situation in Nigeria was such that Twitter could not even put its employees on the ground in the country out of fear of what the government might do to them.