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Asia-Pacific in December: Twitter crackdown, defamation surge, electoral attacks, encryption, and transgender bill opposition (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 4, 2019

China's social media crackdown, a surge in worrying defamation cases in Southeast Asia, press freedom violations during Bangladesh polls, encryption legislation in Australia, and transgender bill opposition in India.
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