During the COVID-19 lockdowns in Vietnam last year, blogger Bui Van Thuan took to Facebook to criticise a government plan to use soldiers to deliver groceries to people confined to their homes in Ho Chi Minh City.
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ICANN: Inaugural Asia Pacific Domain Name System Forum and Pre-Event Monthly Webinars
[news release] ICANN Monday announced plans for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region’s first Domain Name System (DNS) Forum. Jointly organised by ICANN and MYNIC Berhad, which is the Registry and Registrar for .MY, the inaugural APAC DNS Forum 2022 is scheduled to take place from 30 March to 1 April 2022.
Nazis and incels are using Gotye and MGMT to evade TikTok’s auto-moderators, report finds
The largest independent study of hate on TikTok has found anti-Asian and pro-Nazi videos are racking up millions of views, often using pop songs to evade the platform’s auto-moderators.
Facebook undersea cable to boost South East Asia internet
Facebook and Google are planning two new undersea internet cables to connect South East Asia to North America.
ICANN: APIGA 2020 Cancelled Due to COVID-19
ICANN and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) today announced that the fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) will not be held in 2020.