China makes it a criminal offence to publish deepfakes and fake news without disclosure
You know a technology is dangerous when even China doesn't want it used against its own citizens.
You know a technology is dangerous when even China doesn't want it used against its own citizens.
The heavy-handed Chinese government may be focused on making covert moves towards reclaiming Hong Kong from the scourge of democracy, but between those brutal displays of power and telling the world that everyone had a fantastic time in Tiananmen Square between April and June 1989, China is also tackling video game addiction.
After speaking out in support of the Hong Kong protests and sharing a meme which compares president Xi Jinping with Winnie the Pooh, China's banned the infamous YouTuber
Although I doubt it would take anyone too long to hazard a fairly accurate guess. Gather round children, it’s time for your daily update on what Blizzard has gone and done now. It seems like I’ve become the designated Blizzard reporter at Critical Hit, so I get to regale you with all the latest information coming out of the Internet’s …
Following a week of mass outcries from fans and employees alike, Blizzard is reducing Blitzchung’s ban to six months and giving him back his prize money. In what continues to be the most surprising (yet at the same time unsurprising story) of the month so far, Blizzard has broken its silence on the controversial banning of professional Hearthstone player Chung …
The group of disgruntled employees held their protest in the centre of Blizzard’s main campus plaza, clearly visible by the company’s executive officers.
After banning and confiscating Hearthstone player Blitzchung’s competitive prize earnings following his statement of “Liberate Hong Kong”, Blizzard’s certainly in some hot water.
This weekend past, Hong Kong Hearthstone pro Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai caused a storm of controversy when he appeared in a Hearthstone Grandmasters post-match interview, wearing a gas mask and goggles in defiance of the new law banning face masks in Hong Kong. In the stream, when he removed his mask, he shouted “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!." The stream has since been deleted from Blizzard’s Twitch channel - and Chung has been banned from play.
Truck driving is recognized as one of the more hazardous professions, with unique risks …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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