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World

China’s WeChat deletes LGBT+ and other groups at most major universities overnight

OpIndia Staff -
Homosexuality is legal in China but was classified as a mental disorder until 2001. However, same sex marriage is not recognised.
World

Twitter temporarily restricts account of New Zealand professor for mocking China’s CCP centenary celebrations

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter arbitrarily restricted the professor's account without bothering to explain as to what prompted them to do so
News Reports

Post for which Twitter locked IT Minister RS Prasad’s account: A DMCA notice, an International Federation and Sony Music

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter came under the scanner for blocking Union Minister of Law and Justice, Electronics and IT RS Prasad for violating copyright act
News Reports

Facebook restricts account of user who shared news report about rape and torture of women in Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
While violence in Bengal should be a story everyone talks about, Facebook is actively suppressing information about post-poll violence
News Reports

Former US President Donald Trump congratulates Nigeria for suspending Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
Trump added that he should have also taken similar steps, but Mark Zuckerberg kept visiting him for dinners at the White House and telling him how great he was.
News Reports

Chinese Instagram-like startup Xiaohongshu faces investigation after veiled reference to Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary

OpIndia Staff -
China's startup Xiaohongshu faces investigation over a post that was alleged to be lined to the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
World

Giant hypocrite: Activist confronts Twitter CEO over censorship, asks why he ‘hates Jews and Conservatives’. Watch

OpIndia Staff -
"Bitcoin is all about decentralisation. You have no right to be here," she lambasted the Twitter CEO," she lambasted the Twitter CEO.
News Reports

Nigeria suspends Twitter indefinitely after it had deleted President’s tweet warning secessionists against violence

OpIndia Staff -
The Nigeria govt on Friday announced that it has indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities in the country
Opinions

32 years later, China finds new excuse to justify Tiananmen Square Massacre as political divide in USA deepens

K Bhattacharjee -
The 4th of June this year marks the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China.
Entertainment

China censors bits from ‘Friends: The Reunion’ featuring BTS, Lady Gaga and gay fans

OpIndia Staff -
These celebrities and artists are accused of offending China, because of which their snippets were removed from Friends: The Reunion episode
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