Headmaster expels, calls cops on student for ‘anarchist’ blog
For good measure, he called the kid’s intended college to “warn” them.
On Sep 7, 2013 by Kevin Collier
U.K. firm introduces ‘anti-trolling’ software
Get your last jabs in.
On Sep 4, 2013 by Miles Klee
Pakistan may unblock YouTube, with filter for ‘blasphemous’ videos
YouTube has been banned in the country since 2012.
On Sep 2, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Vietnam just banned doing pretty much anything online
You can blog about yourself, without mentioning the news. That’s pretty much it.
On Sep 2, 2013 by Kevin Collier
There’s no logic to this list of banned Instagram hashtags
A blog’s list of blocked Instagram tags highlights why hiding search results doesn’t make the nude bodies go away.
On Aug 26, 2013 by Kris Holt
New game plays Mad Libs with NSA censorship
Blackbar, a new app for iOS, is a fun play on the NSA’s love of redacting words with thick black bars.
On Aug 25, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Chinese Wikipedia editor has been banned from leaving the country since 2009
Huang Zhisong is banned from leaving China until 2016.
On Aug 18, 2013 by Aja Romano
Taiwan bought Google ads to silence anti-nuclear activists
One activist is calling for an investigation of whether it was an improper use of taxpaer money.
On Aug 15, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Error 451: When “not found” means “censored”
A new movement demands better access to court orders blocking websites.
On Aug 15, 2013 by Miles Klee
Anti-gay group gets WordPress to censor its own views
This is about as close as you can get to suing yourself.
On Aug 13, 2013 by Miles Klee
Vietnam to outlaw blogging as we know it
In Vietnam, your blog must be about you, and you only.
On Aug 1, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Russia wants to ban swear words from the Internet
Bad words are corrupting the children’s youth. Right?
On Jul 26, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Facebook is censoring Kirk Cameron, says Kirk Cameron
The former Growing Pains star is convinced he’s at the center of a censorship campaign.
On Jul 19, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Citizen watchdog site battles scrutiny and censorship in African nation
Zambian Watchdog is facing blowback from Internet service providers after critical reports on Zambia’s Chief Justice.
On Jul 5, 2013 by Aja Romano
Iran throttled Internet to “preserve calm” during election
Iran’s communications minister said the measure was intended to stop “foreigners trying to disrupt the election process.”
On Jun 27, 2013 by Kris Holt
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