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China’s WeChat censoring ‘sensitive’ photos, not just text, study shows

by Nectar Gan in South China Morning Post, apr 14, 2017 China’s popular instant messaging app WeChat is filtering not only keywords, but also images deemed sensitive, without users’ knowledge, according to researchers in Canada. The findings from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab came after its researchers studied how the app removed discussions and posts concerning a nationwide crackdown on rights lawyers and activists in China. There has been anecdotal evidence of picture filtering…

AJK premier’s China funding claim proves to be a white lie

by Sheraz Rathore in Daily Times, Feb 9, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Farooq Haider’s claim regarding funding of the Mansehra-Muzaffarabad-Mangla road by China has proved to be false, as the Planning Commission has refuted the claim. A news item was released by the press secretary to the AJK PM on Tuesday, claiming that China has approved funds for the construction of Mansehra-Muzaffarabad-Mangla road under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and…