Sometimes you’re just so excited about your country’s cybersecurity strategy that you have to sing about it. The song, which lasts about two-and-half minutes, was written by Qin An, who is director of the China Institute of Cyberspace Strategy. It was unveiled in a post on his WeChat account last month. The lyrics largely talk …

The sky, as they say, is the limit. Especially when it comes to China’s stranglehold on its internet. From November onward, internet service providers must fork over data on citizens’ internet histories if the country’s public security personnel deem it related to cybersecurity, according to a statement posted on the public security ministry’s website last month. Police may also conduct …

It’s only been a day since Instagram’s new boss came on board and the social network has already gone down. Instagram was out for about an hour today across several cities across the globe. The outage occurred as the Facebook-owned platform saw a new boss come into office this week.  The appointment of Adam Mosseri, former vice president of product …

Apple isn’t known for its iPhone’s battery capacities — and Huawei wants to help.  The Chinese phone maker took to the streets outside Singapore’s Apple Store to give out power banks to buyers queuing to be one of the first to get Apple’s newest iPhones, and conducted a similar stunt in London this morning with a “juice” van offering both electricity …

You already know bots are capable of shaping our political views. Now new research shows they were more powerful than we thought. Fake accounts were around 2.5 times more influential than humans during the 2016 US presidential debate, according to researchers from the Australian National University Wednesday. The study was based on an analysis of 6.4 million tweets posted over a 90-minute …

There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Now apparently the same goes for Wi-Fi. Students in the cafeteria at China’s Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics must solve a calculus equation to get the school Wi-Fi password, state media Global Times reported Sunday. The password lies within the answer to the problem, according to instructions seen in …

China is stepping up its fight against disinformation spreading online. Piyao, a platform hosted by the country’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission and state-run media Xinhua, was launched Wednesday to bust rumors and fake news disseminated across the internet. The move comes as official data showed a whopping 6.7 million reports of fake news in July. News broadcasted on Piyao will …

It’s all about being transparent now for Instagram. The Facebook-owned photo app announced three new tools Tuesday. As well as enabling two-factor authentication via third-party apps, users can now see more information about other Instagram accounts through a feature called “About the Account.” Instagram A new verification request form found under settings will also let users apply for a blue …

Facebook may have removed hundreds of fake accounts originating from Iran that are part of an influence campaign, but new findings have shown the operation is far bigger. An “apparent” influence campaign from Iran designed to mislead and manipulate public opinion globally by spreading disinformation is “significantly bigger” than previous findings have shown, Reuters reported Tuesday. A “sprawling network” of …

Almost a fifth of the world’s population lives in China. But because of the country’s so-called Great Firewall of censorship, its 772 million internet users can’t use the world’s most popular apps — they’re restricted to locally developed versions instead. Apps by FAANG companies — Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google — either are blocked or feature minimal services in the …