COVID19 originated in a country where censorship and surveillance are the government’s top priorities. These priorities were established in China’s response to the pandemic. The country was put under lockdown, and communications relating to the virus were heavily censored. Critics of China’s government note that this censorship...
Stay at home orders, quarantine policies, and the risk of the contagious novel coronavirus causing more COVID-19 cases are heavily impacting businesses. Many companies have instructed their employees to work remotely to the best of their abilities, and these employees always need the internet to be able to perform their...
It’s not a stretch to say that recent internet and news censorship efforts have now proven lethal, fueling the recent coronavirus pandemic that is overtaxing healthcare workers and having a significant negative impact on the global economy due to the many ordered closures designed to impede the spread of...
The Chinese government has already started VPNs to prevent people from circumventing blocks to the open internet as the coronavirus spreads. The virus originated in Wuhan, which was hit the hardest by the outbreak. Taking things one step further, the government is throttling or outright disabling internet access in the...
The Chinese government loves censorship. They always have, and they always will. The foundation of their government largely depends on their ability to control what information can enter or exit the country. If freedom of information were a supported system, the already restless population would be able to gain enough...
