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Society 2 days ago

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Wikimedia to meet government after access block threat

The Communications and Digital Ministry gave an ultimatum for the nonprofit platform to register as an electronic system provider (PSE) in the country for seven days from April 15 to prevent a permanent block on its projects’ websites.

Tech 1 year ago

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Ministry blocks 1 million online gambling sites in first half this year

The ministry estimates that the number of online gambling websites in the country has grown by 10,000 every day.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Australia calls out Google for "experiment" blocking some news sites

After the Alphabet owned search engine provider said it was conducting experiments to determine the value of its service to Australian news outlets, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg accused it of "blocking" users when it should be paying for the content.

World 7 years ago

Chinese island eyes oasis from web censorship for foreigners

China's Hainan island has proposed allowing foreign visitors access to censored websites such as YouTube and Facebook, a double standard that has raised cries of indignation from the country's internet users.

National 8 years ago

Govt deploys artificial intelligence to combat internet hoaxes

Communications and Information Minister Rudiantara said on Wednesday that the government would use an artificial intelligence tool to crack down on websites containing fake news.

Science & Tech 8 years ago

Turkish court formally blocks access to Wikipedia

In a move that social media users called censorship, a Turkish court on Saturday blocked access to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, enforcing an earlier restriction by Turkey's telecommunications watchdog.

National 9 years ago

Ministry defends move to block websites

Despite questions being raised on the government’s transparency and methods in deciding which news websites to shut down, a minister has defended the move, saying that it is being done for the greater good.

National 9 years ago

Indonesia blocks 800,000 websites

The Indonesian government has blocked 800,000 websites as of December last year, mostly websites containing pornographic material or gambling sites, an official said on Saturday.

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