China arrests 15,000 who ‘jeopardized Internet security’
That’s a lot of people and no specific charges.
On Aug 19, 2015 by Kevin Collier
Researchers debut system to route Internet traffic away from repressive countries
Sorry, China.
On Aug 19, 2015 by Eric Geller
Twitter will censor tweets in Turkey, but it won’t snitch on Turkish users
Twitter has drawn a clear line for what it’ll do to its Turkish users.
On Aug 13, 2015 by Kevin Collier
How a post about magic mushrooms got Reddit blacklisted in Russia
Is he cutting off his nose to spite his face?
The surprising freedom of standup comedy under Chinese censorship
Politics aren’t everything.
On Aug 13, 2015 by Andrea Jones-Rooy
Cuba’s hottest Internet business delivers content to subscribers by hand
Hack the system.
On Aug 11, 2015 by Curt Hopkins
Russia’s latest Internet censorship decision sets a dangerous precedent
Roscomnadzor decides what Russians get to read online. And it can decide pretty much anything it wants.
On Jul 30, 2015 by Dylan Love
Is Instagram censoring searches for Sandra Bland and #BlackLivesMatter?
On Tuesday night, users who tried to search the tags said they were met with blank screens.
On Jul 29, 2015 by Mary Emily O’Hara
China returns passport to artist Ai Weiwei after 4 years
Ai Weiwei can finally leave China again.
On Jul 22, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Turkey responds to deadly bombing by censoring social media, news sites
Even if online censorship worked, they were awfully late.
On Jul 22, 2015 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
Reddit’s former CEO says Ellen Pao fought for free speech this whole time
Pao’s departure was initially cheered by redditors who thought she was pushing for censorship.
On Jul 15, 2015 by Aaron Sankin
Russian government censors online atheist group for offending Christians
And just like that, it was back.
On Jul 14, 2015 by Dylan Love
Australian woman jailed in Abu Dhabi for calling out bad parking
She’s in jail for ‘writing bad words about a person.’
On Jul 14, 2015 by Curt Hopkins
Will the U.S. giving up control of a key Internet function hurt free speech?
Conservatives are worried, but more liberal watchdogs say it’s the right move.
On Jul 11, 2015 by Eric Geller
North Korea has apparently blocked Instagram
No one is sure why it was blocked—or whether other bans will follow.
On Jun 22, 2015 by Eric Geller
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