AI al-Bashir
BBC News, AI: Voice cloning tech emerges in Sudan civil war, 5 Oct 2023 “A campaign using artificial intelligence to impersonate Omar al-Bashir, the former leader of Sudan, has...
Indonesia TikTok Shop Shut
Joan Aurelia Rumengan,Rest of World, Millions of sellers stranded as TikTok Shop shutters in Indonesia, 4 Oct 2023 “The Indonesian government’s move to protect small businesses in the country...
Indonesian Tik-Tok Block
Dewi Kurniawati and Stanley Widianto, Reuters, In major blow to TikTok, Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media, 27 Sep 2023 “The government said the move, which takes effect immediately, is...
TikToker Jailed
BBC News, Indonesia: TikToker jailed for two years over pork video, 20 Sep 2023 “Many conservative groups across the country also issued rulings calling the video blasphemous. They included...
Somalia TikTok Telegram Banned
AFP/Arab News, Somalia orders ban on TikTok, Telegram, 21 Aug 2023 “Somalia’s government announced Sunday a ban on social media platforms TikTok and Telegram and an online betting app,...
Senegal TikTok Block
Ngouda Dione and Joel Kouam, Reuters, Senegal blocks TikTok in widening clampdown on dissent, 3 Aug 2023 “Senegalese authorities on Wednesday blocked access to social media app TikTok, widening a clampdown...
Tunisia and Satire
Elizia Volkmann, New Lines, Under Tunisia’s Humorless Autocrat, Satirists Wonder Who Will Get the Last Laugh, 19 July 2023. ““It’s the last day of freedom in Tunisia and we...
PAS TikTok
Joseph Sipalan and Hadi Azmi, SCMP, Malaysia’s PAS takes to TikTok as it seeks a repeat of general election success in state polls, 10 July 2023 “In August’s polls, the...
TikTok News
Sky News, More young people are using TikTok to access news, research finds, 14 June 2023 “Researchers looked at 93,895 adults in 46 countries and found that more people...