Herman Cain cries YouTube censorship
It’s more likely that the community objected to an exploding rabbit in Herman Cain’s video than it is that anyone censored him.
On Mar 26, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Banned Reddit app returns
Reddit Is Fun’s not-so-fun misadventures in the Google Play store highlight Google’s nonsensical mobile content policy.
On Mar 21, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Two hours of freedom for Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei
For a moment, it seemed like the “skies [had] changed” in China. Then, Ai Weiwei’s Weibo account disappeared. Again.
On Mar 19, 2012 by Kevin Morris
You can no longer Weibo anonymously in Beijing
The Chinese Twitter-like service is rolling out its mandate to use real names—which means many people will stop using the service.
On Mar 16, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Breach in China’s Great Firewall allows taste of Western sites
For China’s Internet users, freedom means using Facebook.
On Mar 1, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Tumblr to ban self-harm blogs
The site, built on freedom of expression, is considering a prohibition on posts that glorify anorexia, suicide, and other self-injuring behaviors.
On Feb 23, 2012 by Kris Holt
Inside Facebook’s outsourced anti-porn brigade
“Camel toes” are more offensive than “crushed heads,” according to a training document.
On Feb 16, 2012 by [email protected]
While political rumors swirl on China’s microblogs, censors watch
If you’re trying to get the bottom of the lastet political rumor in China, don’t look to its social networks, which are strategically censored.
On Feb 10, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Oregon anti-tweet bill killed
A proposed state law that could have gotten Twitter users arrested for merely talking about protests is off the table.
On Feb 9, 2012 by Kris Holt
It’s been a bad month for those against international Internet censorship
Non-U.S. governments are calling for more Internet censorship.
On Feb 6, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Google, Facebook censoring content in India
A law in the Internet’s third-largest market requires removal of politically or religiously offensive material.
On Feb 6, 2012 by David Holmes
Thai-German journalist warns against Twitter’s censorship capabilities
In Thailand, where defamation cases against the monarchy carry a significant punishment, critics warn about the dangers of Twitter’s censorship capabilities.
On Jan 31, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Reddit Digest: January 30, 2012
Today on Reddit, users take aim at Canada’s latest censorship bill, two potential hoaxes, and CO2 emissions.
On Jan 30, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Twitter blackout to protest censorship planned for Saturday
Twitter can now delete tweets on a country-by-country basis, which has riled people up about the problem of censorship.
On Jan 27, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Canadians free to tweet about elections
At last, something to tweet about besides hockey.
On Jan 13, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
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