China's Weibo Just Walked Back A Ban On LGBT Content After Users Protested
Thousands of Weibo users protested by using hashtags like #IAmGay and #IHaveGayFriends, while many shared selfies and personal stories.
Netflix Says It’s Up To Viewers To Decide Whether A New Show Glorifies A Brutal Drug War Or Not
Critics say Amo, which has been described as the Philippines’ answer to Narcos, normalizes a brutal war on drugs that has seen thousands of Filipinos gunned down by police and vigilantes.
Facebook Has Been Accused Of Helping The Vietnamese Government Crack Down On Dissent
The open letter from human rights activists and independent media groups in Vietnam criticizing Mark Zuckerberg comes ahead of his Congressional hearings and amid a rising tide of global criticism over Facebook’s content moderation policies.
China Is Forcing People To Download An App That Tells Them To Delete “Dangerous” Photos
The surveillance app, the name of which literally translates to “web cleansing,” scans for photos and videos and dispatches all the information to a mysterious outside server.
“We Had To Stop Facebook”: When Anti-Muslim Violence Goes Viral
Extremists in Sri Lanka used Facebook to organize deadly violence against Muslims. Facebook is accused of not doing enough to prevent it.
NGOs Complain They're Doing Facebook's Work For Them
"We believe your system, in this case, was us — and we were far from systematic,” a group of six Myanmar-based NGOs said in an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg released Thursday.
China Says It's Going To Impose New Tariffs On A Bunch Of US Products
"As the Chinese saying goes, it is only polite to reciprocate."
A MasterChef Judge Said Chicken Rendang Should Have Crispy Skin And Malaysians Are Not Happy
MasterChef UK is getting dragged on Twitter over a judge's decision about a classic Malaysian-Indonesian dish.
The Trump Administration Is Pushing For Closer Ties To Taiwan, But Not Everyone There Is Happy About It
The Trump White House is encouraging high-level visits to Taiwan, but many on the island are worried this will make them a pawn in the great power game with China.
Trump Has Just Signed A Package Of New Tariffs On China
The curbs come in response to the country's theft of US intellectual property, the administration says. The move is likely to spark retaliation from Beijing.
People In China Are Losing Their Shit Over This Journalist's Truly Epic Eyeroll
A television reporter asked a long-winded and fawning question of a government official, and this journalist wasn't having any of it.
China Is All For Talks Between Trump And North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
China, which has long pushed for a return to talks, appears optimistic about the process — even though it won't be part of it.
Trump Has Agreed To Meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un
Kim also pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests, a South Korean official announced.
I Tried And Failed To Interview The Instagram Star Who Says She Has Dirt On Trump And Russia
My 48 hours inside the eccentric world of Anastasia Vashukevich.
Sri Lanka Is Blocking Facebook For Three Days In Response To Violence Against Minorities
The social media giant was blocked as the country imposed a state of emergency for the first time since its civil war ended almost a decade ago.
China Is Said To Be Using A Database To Identify And Detain People As Potential Threats
Human Rights Watch found the database has a direct link with a growing network of “political education centers,” where tens of thousands of ethnic minorities are detained in the country’s west.
China Has Moved To Get Rid Of Presidential Term Limits
The move suggests Xi Jinping is on the path to becoming the most powerful Chinese leader in more than a generation. Here's how he consolidated power.
This Country's Leader Literally Threatened To Beat Up Protesters When He Visits Australia
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen really, really does not want demonstrators to burn effigies of him when he visits Australia next month.
Facebook Is Being Taken To Court Over Human Rights Abuses In Cambodia
Lawyers representing the former leader of a Cambodian opposition party filed the case in a California court on Thursday morning.
North Korea Is Attending The Winter Olympics In South Korea — But What Happens After?
The upcoming games have caused a thaw in relations on the Korean Peninsula. But it's not clear that it will last after the torch is extinguished.