Floods in Tibet: restrictions and disinformation by China are impeding vital news

Bad news!

Remember China illegally occupies Tibet since 1950!

There have been multiple news reports by different sources that again (like Covid-19) the Communist Party of China is secretive and repressive about the scope and damages of this latest natural catastrophy.

"Censorship in Tibet

In neighbouring Tibet, the difficulties in accessing information are even more worrying, and the contrast with Nepal is striking. At the time of writing, no independent Tibetan media outlet or international news organisation has been allowed access to the disaster-stricken area, according to RSF information.

This reflects a long-standing practice of the Chinese regime, which exercises some of the strictest control in the world over media professionals. As RSF has long noted, only journalists pre-approved by the authorities have been allowed to enter the territory, generally as part of tightly monitored reporting missions.

In the wake of the disaster, the Chinese regime only authorised state media to cover the floods, with reports emphasising the regime’s achievements and successes in relief efforts rather than providing a comprehensive account of the scale and impact of the disaster. According to the Chinese state-run newspaper Xinjing Bao (The Beijing News), the authorities have also punished at least ten internet users for “spreading rumours” related to the disaster. ...

“In recent years, under Xi Jinping’s tenure, Tibet has become a de facto information black hole. No independent Tibetan media, nor any international media, are permitted to freely cover news from this region. ..." ..."

Floods in Nepal and Tibet: restrictions and disinformation are impeding vital news | RSF "As the list of identified victims and missing persons continues to grow, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is sounding the alarm about the obstacles preventing the public from accessing vital information following the floods that struck Nepal and Tibet on 26 August.

In Nepal, partial cuts to telephone and electricity networks, the lack of accessibility to certain disaster zones and misinformation on social media are hindering journalists’ reporting.

In Tibet, these obstacles are compounded by restrictions imposed by the Chinese authorities, who are preventing the press from freely accessing affected areas. This lack of access to reliable information is also fuelling the spread of false reports about the scale and consequences of the disaster."

China News Network (CNN)

CNN [Cable News Network founded by Ted Turner in 1980] was the only major Western news service not censored by the Great Firewall in China mainland as far as I could tell during my most recent long stay in China.

CNN was widely available in central China.

What would Ted Turner [1938-2026] say if he was still alive.

Ted Turner

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez Spent $19,000 In Campaign Cash On A Psychiatrist

Bad news, if confirmed! Will this be the end of her political career?

Unfortunately, it appears the Daily Caller news source is blocked in China!

dailycaller.com

Kinder sollen keine Pornografie schauen: Die EU verlangt von Portalen wie Pornhub eine wasserdichte Altersverifizierung

Was für ein Unsinn! Ist das ist ein Vorwand/Versuch Pornographie wider zu verbannen?

Warum können das z.B. die Eltern und die Smartphone/Netzwerk Betreiber nicht verhindern?

"In Mitgliedsländern der EU schauen bis zur Hälfte der über 12-Jährigen Pornos auf dem Smartphone. Schuld daran seien die nachlässigen Videoportale, sagt die Kommission." (Quelle)

CDU-Ministerpräsident fordert staatliche Zensur für social media wegen Infiltrierung

Typisches aus der Bananenrepublik D!

Noch so ein lebenslanger, inkompetenter Berufspolitiker?

"Ein CDU-Ministerpräsident verabschiedet sich von Demokratie und Pressefreiheit – öffentlich bei Lanz

Bei Markus Lanz fordert Daniel Günther, Social Media – und damit sind kritische Portale wie Nius, aber auch wie Tichys Einblick, wie Apollo News, wie die Achse, vielleicht auch die Berliner Zeitung und einige mehr gemeint – zu kontrollieren, zu zensieren, zu verbieten, weil sie „unsere Bevölkerung“ „infiltrieren“."

"... Denn unsere Demokratie muss beschützt werden, indem man Social Media durch ein Wahrheitsministerium in Form „traditioneller Medien“ ersetzt, weil unsere Demokratie nur funktioniert, wenn die Institutionen geschützt werden, also keine kritische Berichterstattung mehr stattfindet, sondern unseren Menschen wieder „ein positives Zukunftsbild von Deutschland“ gezeichnet wird. Wenn also niemand Daniel Günther zu fragen wagt, wo die 300 Millionen Euro Steuergelder für Northvolt geblieben sind, denn allein diese Frage gefährdet „unsere Demokratie“, infiltriert unsere Menschen mit Zweifeln, mit Zweifeln am positiven Zukunftsbild von Deutschland, an das alle zu glauben haben. ..."

Wie viel Diktatur darf es sein, Herr Günther? "Daniel Günther fordert bei Lanz Kontrolle, Zensur und Verbote gegen kritische Medien, weil sie das Volk „infiltrieren“. Das ist der Ton der Stasi, nicht der einer Demokratie. Ein CDU-Ministerpräsident verabschiedet sich von Demokratie und Pressefreiheit – öffentlich."

Tichy's Einblick Newsletter

Daniel Günther. Was für ein Narr! (offizielles Photo, Source)

USA rettet uns vor Europa: Gegenangriff auf die Zensurbehörden | Roland Tichy

Sehr empfehlenswert! Bravo! Leider muss die Welt Ursula von der Leyen noch bis 2029 ertragen! Schlimm!

Elon Musk on X: "The Streisand Effect and the EU 😂

Will the EU Commision suffer the Streisand Effect as it tries to censor X at the hands of Elon Musk?

I think, Elon Musk has too much fun taking on the EU! 😊

Elon Musk on X: "The Streisand Effect 😂" / X

Credits: „Stasi-Kommissare“ im Glashaus

Von „Don’t be evil“ zu „Don’t be visible“ – Wie Brüssel und Google die Meinungsvielfalt abwickeln

Empfehlenswert und bedenklich!

Hinweis: Ich habe nicht den ganzen Artikel gelesen.

"„Wissen demokratisieren“ – das war der Gründungsgedanke von Larry Page und Sergey Brin. Google sollte das Werkzeug einer offenen Gesellschaft werden, eine Suchmaschine, die die besten Inhalte findet, nicht die genehmigten. „The goal is to provide the most objective information possible“, schrieben die Gründer 1998 in ihrem Stanford-Papier. Ein Vierteljahrhundert später steht davon nichts mehr.

Aus dem Versprechen der Freiheit ist ein System der Sichtbarkeitsverwaltung geworden mit politischem Durchgriff aus Brüssel.

Seit dem Inkrafttreten des Digital Services Act (DSA) und des euphemistischen European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) wird nicht mehr angezeigt, was relevant ist, sondern das, was obrigkeitsgenehm ist. Überprüfen Sie das bitte gerne selbst mit jedem Thema Ihrer Wahl.

„Risiken für den demokratischen Diskurs“ sollen minimiert werden, heißt es in den EU-Vorgaben – eine Formulierung so dehnbar, dass sie jede Kritik an der Regierungspolitik umfasst.

Und Google, einst rebellisch gegen jede staatliche Einflussnahme, macht 2025 sehr gerne mit. Die Algorithmen, die früher Freiheit bedeuteten, dienen heute der Kontrolle.

Bei Tichys Einblick lässt sich das präzise belegen: ..."

Von „Don’t be evil“ zu „Don’t be visible“ – Wie Brüssel und Google die Meinungsvielfalt abwickeln "„Don’t be evil“ war das Gründungsmotto von Google. Heute gilt das Gegenteil: Wer kritisch berichtet, wird aus der Sichtbarkeit gedrängt. Seit Inkrafttreten von DSA und EMFA steuern Brüssel und Silicon Valley gemeinsam, welche Medien noch wie wahrgenommen werden. Neue kritische Medien sind aus der Sichtbarkeit von Google News weitestgehend verschwunden."

EU Presidency Denmark surprisingly abandons EU plans for chat control

Good news! Bravo Denmark!

Child protection was apparently used as a pretense for potentially massive government censorship and snooping!

Leave it to social media providers to remove e.g. child pornography! It is in their own best interest to prevent this abuse.

"The Danish EU Council Presidency has abandoned its plan to oblige providers of communication services to search for depictions of child sexual abuse, according to Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgard. A spokesperson for the Council Presidency stated this upon inquiry by heise online, thereby confirming a report by Danish broadcaster (DR).

Denmark's government, which presides over the Council of EU Member States until the end of the year, is tasked with achieving agreements between the states. It is thus abandoning one of the most controversial projects of recent months due to a lack of prospects for success. For weeks, the Danish Council Presidency had attempted to convince other member states of its proposal, according to which providers of communication services could have been obliged to actively search for potentially child-pornographic or abuse depictions. ..."

Denmark surprisingly abandons plans for chat control | heise online "Surprising turn: the Council Presidency has buried its plans to oblige WhatsApp & Co. to search for depictions of abuse"

RSF alarmed about fate of 14 other, detained journalists after the execution of Turki al-Jasser in Saudi Arabia

How bad is the situation for journalists in Saudi Arabia?

The Wikipedia entry on this journalist is extremely thin and says little about his journalistic career.

Was he a terrorism sponsor or a journalist or both?

Of course, the RSF wants to compare the death of this journalist with the killing of the  celebrity journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

"... Before his murder, Turki al-Jasser was a jailed journalist. He had been imprisoned for running the news blog Al-Mashhad Al-Saudi (“The Saudi Scene”), where he regularly addressed social issues such as women’s rights and the Palestinian cause. Several of his fellow journalists remain behind bars — often mistreated or denied fair trials — for their reporting. Some have been imprisoned since 2012. Others were arrested during the wave of detentions that preceded the rise to power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2017. Their fate now lies in the hands of an increasingly repressive regime. ..."

"Turki al-Jasser was the founder of the news blog Al-Mashhad Al-Saudi and also contributed to the now-closed newspaper Al-Taqrir. He was arrested in 2018 and sentenced to death on charges of terrorism and high treason, based on writings he was accused of authoring. He was executed on 14 June 2025 after 7 years imprisonment. ..."

"The Ministry of Interior announced today [7/14/2025] the execution of Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Jasser, a Saudi national, after he was proven to have committed several terrorist crimes, including high treason, communicating with foreign parties to harm the Kingdom's security, and receiving sums of money to finance terrorist activities aimed at undermining internal security, national unity, and the country's stability. ..."

Portraits from Saudi Arabia: RSF alarmed about fate of detained journalists after execution of Turki al-Jasser | RSF "The execution of journalist Turki al-Jasser by the Saudi regime has raised serious concerns about the fate of other media professionals wrongly detained in Saudi Arabia for doing their job. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has profiled their cases and calls for their immediate release."

UNESCO Director-General condemns the execution of journalist Turki al-Jasser in Saudi Arabia "The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has condemned the execution of journalist Turki al-Jasser in Saudi Arabia, on 14 June."

Treason, espionage, and financing terrorism: A citizen was executed as a discretionary punishment in Riyadh. (this news outlet publishes in Arabic) "Treason, espionage, and financing terrorism: A citizen was executed as a discretionary punishment in Riyadh."

Turki al-Jasser

Russian scientists’ international collaborations to be vetted by Russian security services under new law

Good news! Maybe this is another wake up call to the many apathetic/lethargic Russian Slav(e)s to get rid of Putin the Terrible!

"Russian universities and research institutions will soon be obliged to report all scientific collaborations with foreign citizens to the country’s security services, who will have the ultimate say over whether those projects can go ahead.

The government says the new law, signed by President Vladimir Putin on 24 June, will allow the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to prevent the unauthorized transfer of scientific results outside of the country, “without violating the freedom of scientific creativity and without creating obstacles for organizations to engage in scientific activities.” But Russian scientists contacted by Science say the bill could further isolate the country’s researchers from the global community. ..."

Russian scientists’ international collaborations to be vetted by security services under new law | Science | AAAS

Ivan the Terrible (1530-1584). They say history does not repeat, but it rhymes!

Why Turkey is Arresting Cartoonists in 2025 with Palki Sharma

Recommendable! Wannabe Osman Sultan Erdogan at work! Turkey is a NATO member. Perhaps Turkey's NATO membership ought to be suspended for as long as Erdogan is president. Erdogan (age 71) needs to retire!

60 Minutes: Policing the internet in Germany, where hate speech, insults are a crime

This is the infamous 60 Minutes report about draconian government censorship of so called hate speech in Germany. Daily denunciation floods police offices around the country!

This is so embarrassing for Germany! It is such a joke given the fact that German, colloquial, ordinary language can be very gross, direct, and insulting, but that is widely accepted.

Really! This is hate speech? (Translation: A climbing park for refugees. Photo  shows electrical power lines)

A politician was called a penis/cock, but in vulgar German. It is a satire too, because the layout of a leading German weekly magazine, i.e. Der Spiegel, was used here.

This is clearly a satire not hate speech! Words were attached to a prominent German politician. (Abbreviated translation: Integration starts with a German learning Turkish). Then, some of the comments to this social media post were threatening against the politician. 

Wie Deutschland seine Zensur normalisiert und die Welt schockiert

Erschreckend typisch Bananenrepublik D! Das Land der Schreibtischtäter und Gesinnungsschnüffelei!

Da muss ich mich als im Ausland lebender Doppelstaatsbürger doch schämen für meine alte Heimat!

Sog. hate speech (auch wieder so ein Anglizismus) ist ein sehr schwammiger und vieldeutiger Begriff!

Aber gefährliche Asylbewerber dagegen werden geduldet bis es zu spät ist!

"... Dass spätestens seit dem Fall Stefan Niehoff und dem „Schwachkopf“-Meme die Hausdurchsuchungen ein umstrittenes Thema sind, ist für die Journalisten eher zweitrangig. Man begleitet die niedersächsische Polizei, die um 6 Uhr morgens ein kriminelles Subjekt aus dem Schlaf klingelt, weil dieses einen rassistischen Cartoon verbreitet hat. Sechs bewaffnete Beamte durchsuchen die Wohnung. Sein Handy und sein Laptop werden beschlagnahmt. Während mittlerweile wöchentliche Attentate Deutschland erschüttern, funktioniert wenigstens hier alles wie am Schnürchen.

Und dann die Nachricht, diesmal mit Bildern aus einem anderen Teil des Landes: zur selben Zeit finden in Deutschland 50 Hausdurchsuchungen auf ähnliche Weise statt. Es handele sich um eine „koordinierte Aktion“ um „Hate Speech“ im Internet einzudämmen. ..."

Wie Deutschland seine Zensur normalisiert und die Welt schockiert "Ein US-Reportage-Team begleitet deutsche Behörden bei Hausdurchsuchungen wegen „Hate Speech“. Das Publikum sieht kichernde Beamte und systematische Einschüchterung. In den USA wie in Deutschland sorgt das für einen Schock: Hat Deutschland wirklich aus der Vergangenheit gelernt?"

Oberstaatsanwalt Frank-Michael Laue, Staatsanwaltschaft Göttingen

DeepSeek: “Sorry, that’s beyond my current scope. Let’s talk about something else.”

Typical censorship common for a communist party!

Apparently, several such critical censorship examples to other prompts were discovered.

"—DeepSeek’s chatbot, replying to a question about what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989. (Real answer: A military crackdown on unarmed citizens—a defining moment in China’s modern history.) ... its chatbot gave limited and propaganda-infused answers to questions about subjects routinely censored in China."

The Wall Street Journal What's news

Zuckerberg Letter Confirms Government Engaged in Big Tech Censorship

We should thank Mark Zuckerberg for recently coming out in public on attempts of government censorship applied to social media!

So why are conspiracy theories created, or why do conspiracy theories exist and proliferate? There is e.g. the infamous kernel of truth and what about its size.

Zuckerberg Letter Confirms Government Engaged in Big Tech Censorship – RedState

EU Commisioner Thierry Breton (age 69) demanded/threatened Elon Musk Must Comply With EU Law Ahead of Trump Interview

I guess, I missed that one! Meanwhile, the EU President Ursula von der Leyen is doing damage control!

US Election interference by the EU Commission? Incredible!

Google and Bing search do not produce a link to the letter. Presumably, this letter has not yet been made public.
Will Elon Musk publish this letter? Please do!

"EU industry chief Thierry Breton told billionaire Elon Musk in a letter on Monday [8/12/2024] he must comply with EU law ahead of Musk's interview with U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on social media platform X. ..."

EU's Breton Says Musk Must Comply With EU Law Ahead of Trump Interview

The censor!

Heute Morgen hat Bundesinnenministerin Nancy Faeser das „Compact-Magazin“ verboten

Neues aus der Bananenrepublik D.!

Und die FDP mit ihrem Clown Lindner schaut zu!

Was für ein Kanzler ist Olaf Scholz???? Er hätte so einen Unsinn verhindern können!

Die Frau ist sogar Rechtsanwältin mit internationaler Ausbildung! Sie ist auch eine lebenslange Berufspolitikerin seit etwa ihrem 30igsten Lebensjahr!

Faesers Compact-Verbot: Politische Willkür ersetzt den Rechtsstaat Heute Morgen hat Bundesinnenministerin Nancy Faeser das „Compact-Magazin“ verboten. Es ist der vorläufige Schlusspunkt in der Demontage des liberalen Rechtsstaates durch die Verfassungsministerin.

Chinese Anime Censorship

Communist censorship in various countries has been ridiculed many times over the decades! Here is another example!

Communists e.g. tend to be prudish!

Chinese Anime Censorship | China's Blood Censorship - Let's Chinese

Not too sexy please!

Not too bloody please!

Putin’s quest to disconnect Russia from the global internet like Iran, North Korea, and China

Recommendable! I wish Putin the Terrible good luck with that! Maybe the otherwise lethargic Russian people will finally oust this megalomaniac and war criminal!

Here is my recent, related blog post on Iran.

"... Russia has been attempting to create a sovereign internet—or ‘RuNet’—for years. ...

Moscow also stepped up its international advocacy for the concept of cyber and internet ‘sovereignty’, pushing for more state control over the governance of the internet in forums such as the United Nations. These efforts—supported by China and other authoritarian countries like Iran and North Korea—have so far had limited success, prompting Putin to explore how Russia could independently break away from the global internet architecture.

The passage of Russia’s controversial Sovereign Internet Law in 2019 provided the government with the legislative authority to create a ‘sustainable, secure and autonomous’ online environment and establish the technical means to create a ‘sovereign Russian internet’. ..."

Putin’s quest to disconnect Russia from the global internet | The Strategist