India considers porn ban to combat rape epidemic
A public interest lawsuit asks India’s Supreme Court to consider outlawing the viewing of pornography.
On May 1, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Why Iranians might actually use the censored “halal Internet”
Iran is making accessing forbidden material more trouble than it’s worth.
On Apr 25, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Alex Jones claims YouTube censored his “Family Guy” theory
Whether intentionally or not, YouTube has given radio host Alex Jones and his conspiracy theory cohorts more ammunition for their latest claim.
On Apr 16, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Wikipedia pot article loses bongs, gets OK’d in Russia
Now that bongs, joints, and vaporizers have disappeared from a Russian Wikipedia article about smoking pot, the government has declared it safe for the general public.
On Apr 9, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Russia may ban Wikipedia over article on smoking pot
The country’s controversial 2012 Internet blacklist law is primed to take down its most prominent victim yet.
On Apr 8, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Intelligence agency threatens Wikipedia admin with prison time
France’s Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence found something it didn’t like in a Wikipedia article, so it threatened a volunteer with jail time unless he deleted it.
Facebook helps Russia blacklist more pages
Facebook is the latest American company to move to stay in accordance with Russia’s so-called blacklist law.
On Apr 1, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Court hits anti-copyright-troll website with censorship order
The notoriously litigious poet behind “The Dash” won a court order to have all comments about her removed from a website that fights “copyright trolls.” Critics of the decision say it sets a dangerous precedent against free speech.
On Mar 27, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Anonymous plans to flood Facebook with “uncensored material” April 6
The one target Anonymous has never been able to reach, despite numerous attempts, is Facebook.
On Mar 27, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Twitter complies with Russia’s Internet blacklist law
According to an announcement by Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, Twitter is now “actively involved” with the Russian registry of blacklisted sites and users.
On Mar 18, 2013 by Kevin Collier
After Chávez, online censorship continues in Venezuela
Twitter users are being targeted for posting “destabllizing tweets” about the late leader.
On Mar 15, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Iran cuts off major online censorship workaround
The Iranian government has reportedly blocked most virtual private networks (VPN), one of the most common tools for accessing blocked websites.
On Mar 11, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Why did the Vatican block access to a sex abuse registry?
It’s either a jackass move or just a glitch.
On Mar 8, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
How censorship works on China’s most popular social network
A new study shows how moderators suppress ideas on Sina Weibo, through systematic blocking of keywords and users.
A timeline of Hugo Chávez’s harsh, anti-free speech actions
It seems unlikely that his legacy of destroying freedom of speech, both online and off, will perish with the late Venezuelan president.
On Mar 6, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
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