Disinformation from China floods Taiwan’s most popular messaging app A messaging tool called Line has been used to spread false information about Covid-19 and downplay reports of human rights abuses in China dispatch Nithin Coca
Is TikTok’s free-speech honeymoon over in Russia? The video-sharing platform has been a safe haven for activists and outspoken young people, but now that is changing dispatch Natalia Zamorskaya and Katia Patin
Life in India's digital dystopia Hyderabad’s IT industry brought jobs and growth to the city. Critics now say the same technology is being used to watch the moves of every citizen feature Varsha Bansal
Belarus’ Telegram rebels take on Europe’s last dictatorship Dozens of channels are being used to organize demonstrations and publish news that Belarusians cannot access elsewhere dispatch Glenn Kates and Katia Patin
Egypt’s TikTok crackdown targets young female influencers A vaguely defined cybercrime bill has seen the government convict Egyptian social media stars with millions of followers feature Mat Nashed
Pro-Beijing influencers and their rose-tinted view of life in Xinjiang A network of social media personalities cast doubt on Uyghur abuses in Xinjiang feature Isobel Cockerell
Military-backed company in Myanmar seeks control of the country's internet In authoritarian countries, armed forces wield huge power over digital spaces dispatch Kayleigh Long and Burhan Wazir
Ethiopia’s internet shutdown is silencing migrant workers stranded in Lebanon Caught between an economic crisis and a news blackout, this vulnerable community is struggling to be heard dispatch Emily Lewis
TikTok apologizes after being accused of censoring #blacklivesmatter posts follow-up Isobel Cockerell
Russia’s Internet, already dim, gets darker Censorship and new laws block online information and stifle digital life dispatch Matej Voda