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A Pakistani resident uses a computer to browse a newspaper website in Quetta on May 20, 2012, after the country's government blocked social networking website Twitter. (Banaras Khan/AFP/GettyImages)

Top Tweets: Ridiculing the Latest Ban in Pakistan

In 140 characters or less, Pakistanis react with scorn and satire when their government briefly blocks access to Twitter. more
Exiled Chinese poet Bei Ling at the 2011 Frankfurt Book Fair. (Ekko)

Exile Now Even Lonelier: Chinese Poet Says London Book Fair Excludes Dissident Voices

Chinese poet Bei Ling says the London Book Fair's celebration of China is shutting out some of its most important dissident voices in the name of money. more
This statue of Karl Marx (L) and Friedrich Engels graces Shanghai's Fuxing Park. (Hennie Schaper/Flickr)

Karl Marx and China's Big Chill 2.0

As China embarks on another internet crackdown in the name of maintaining stability, Jeffrey Wasserstrom calls into question the predictive powers of Karl Marx. more

Top Tweets: Twitter Users React to Censorship Announcement

Choice Tweets from activists and critics reacting to Twitter's new censorship policies. more
A Pakistani mobile seller shows phones to a customer at a Lahore electronics market in 2010. As of late 2011, Pakistan is estimated to have 100 million cell phone users. (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)

Mind Your Text Messages, Say Pakistani Officials

Pakistani officials cite concerns for the country's young people in announcing a ban on obscene text messages. more
Chinese author Murong Xuecun speaks during the Chindia Dialogues at Asia Society in New York on Sunday, November 6, 2011. (Elsa Ruiz)

Video: Chinese Author Murong Xuecun Talks Government (and Self) Censorship

Before he was featured on the front page of the New York Times, the 37-year-old novelist spoke at Asia Society in New York. more

Murong Xuecun: A Very Sad Creativity

In China, constantly changing standards mean off-limits speech is a moving target. more

Murong Xuecun: Internet Literature in China

In China, says writer Murong Xuecun, tens of thousands of new literary works are published online each day. more
(Mike Licht/Flickr)

Google Reader Redesign Unpopular in China

Google's recent redesign of its RSS service, Google Reader, could force more Chinese internet users behind the Great Firewall. more
An image from Pi San's "Crack Sunflower Seeds," believed to be a commentary on the detainment of artist Ai Weiwei (see below).

In China, Staying a Step Ahead of the Censors

A New York Times story profiles two activists who use gags, puns, and other tricks to defy China's notorious Internet controls. more