If we want free speech across the globe, we need VPNs
VPNs are giving a voice to those who have never had one.
On Mar 17, 2016 by Sagi Gidali
AdBlock is replacing ads with anti-censorship messages
What do Edward Snowden, Pussy Riot, and Ai Weiwei all have in common?
On Mar 12, 2016 by AJ Dellinger
Is family-friendly search engine Kiddle leaving behind LGBT youth?
A new search engine for kids bans words like ‘bisexual.’ And that’s a problem.
On Mar 1, 2016 by Carrie Nelson
Did Reddit censor this very good futuristic Reddit parody?
The creator of Reddit 3016 thinks his satire hit a nerve.
On Mar 1, 2016 by Jay Hathaway
How Ugandans are beating government censorship amid violent election unrest
A government crackdown on social media isn’t stopping Ugandans from getting online.
On Feb 19, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The ingenious way Iranians are avoiding the ‘morality police’
Crowdsourced app Gershad maps the location of the dress code-enforcing patrols.
On Feb 11, 2016 by Catherine Scott
As elections approach, Iran cracks down on Internet activism with ‘advanced’ censorship tactics
Many popular censorship circumvention tools have seen a large drop in their connections from Iran.
On Feb 11, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
U.S. agency behind pro-democracy propaganda to launch Internet Freedom Office
The agency that funds encrypted-messaging apps and Tor is doubling down on those efforts.
On Feb 10, 2016 by Eric Geller
Top European court rules that websites aren’t liable for mean comments
You can’t force a European website to delete a comment just because it hurts your feelings.
On Feb 3, 2016 by Eric Geller
We talked to the man who forced the U.K. film board to watch 10 hours of paint drying
To protest film censorship, a British filmmaker made the censors watch paint dry for ten hours.
On Jan 27, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Turkish official convinces court to censor every online photo of him kicking a protester
This is one way to try to salvage your reputation.
On Jan 22, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
Google appeases Pakistani censors with country-specific version of YouTube
YouTube hopes to ‘pave the way’ for local artists and personalities.
On Jan 12, 2016 by Dell Cameron
Major UK broadband provider will now block all porn by default
Lots of uncomfortable customer calls are sure to follow.
On Dec 23, 2015 by AJ Dellinger
More surveillance in France won’t stop another Paris attack
Intelligence gathering isn’t always that intelligent.
On Nov 25, 2015 by Nico Lang
Turkish ban on Reddit has been lifted
Turkey blocked access to Reddit over the weekend, but the ban has been lifted.
On Nov 15, 2015 by Kate Conger
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