9 d. ago Madagascar ‘attempt to seize power illegally’ is underway, says president

A mutinied army unit declared on Sunday that it was taking control of all Madagascar military forces as President Andry Rajoelina said an “attempt to seize power illegally” was under way. The contingent of administrative and technical officers – known as Capsat – joined thousands of protesters in the capital city, Antananarivo, on Saturday in a major shift in a more than two-week anti-government protest movement, sparked by anger over power and water shortages. Local media on the scene said...

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1 week ago Chinese local governments warned not to give AI access to sensitive information

Chinese local governments have been told they may use artificial intelligence to help decision-making, but must ensure they do not leak any sensitive data or “blindly” pursue technological superiority. New guidelines, published by the Cyberspace Administration of China and the National Development and Reform Commission on Friday, said AI models could make government more efficient and benefit the public. It listed areas where AI models could be used. These included online consultations to answer...

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2 w. ago China’s Cyberspace Administration is attempting to remove all ‘pessimistic and negative sentiment’ online

China’s Cyberspace Administration is attempting to remove all ‘pessimistic and negative sentiment’ online  Global Voices

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2 w. ago China’s ‘Clean Net’ campaign targets ‘negative emotions’ in annual online purge

As China settles into its “golden week” National Day holiday, the country’s cyber watchdogs are hard at work scouring the internet for negative sentiment, and handing out harsh penalties or imposing bans on influential online figures and social media platforms. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Monday that the latest round of its “Clean Net” campaign aimed to “crack down on malicious incitement of negative emotions” and “create a more civilised and rational online...

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4 w. ago China warns ByteDance, Alibaba platforms in latest content crackdown

China’s cyberspace regulator has issued warnings to ByteDance’s news aggregator Jinri Toutiao and Alibaba Group Holding’s internet browser operator UCWeb for inadequate content moderation, adding to a series of recent crackdowns targeting trending topics in online platforms. In separate statements issued on Tuesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) accused both companies of “damaging the online ecosystem”. The regulator said Toutiao displayed “unhealthy content” on its hot search...

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last month Kuaishou, Weibo warned as China cracks down on trending topics

The operator of China’s second-most popular short video app, Kuaishou Technology, and microblogging platform Weibo came under scrutiny from the nation’s top internet regulator for allegedly “damaging the online ecosystem” due to lax content control. Kuaishou and Weibo had failed to manage content effectively, allowing celebrity gossip to infiltrate their trending topics, according to two notices published on the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)’s WeChat public account on Saturday. The...

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