The anti-censorship tech inspired by Turkey’s oppressive regime
Streisand, an open-source VPN suite, has been beating back creeping government censorship since 2014.
On Aug 30, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Facebook removes Megyn Kelly Trending Topic after boosting bogus story
The problem surfaced less than a week after Facebook tweaked its Trending Topics functionality.
On Aug 29, 2016 by Andrew Couts
#TheZuckening is the next stage in meme pages’ crusade against Facebook
This time it’s personal.
On Aug 26, 2016 by Miles Klee
The slow creep and chilling effect of China’s censorship
In China, fear and intimidation are leading some to self-censor online.
On Aug 20, 2016 by Nithin Coca
Twitter refuses to explain censorship of verified journalist accounts in post-coup Turkey
Twitter’s censorship rules appear to have loosened after the July 15 coup attempt.
On Aug 12, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
Separating fact from propaganda in post-coup Turkey
Turkey is awash in anti-American conspiracy theories.
On Aug 9, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
Iran bans Pokémon Go over ‘security concerns’
Iran’s censorship regime ramps up in the face of Pokémon mania.
On Aug 8, 2016 by Andrew Couts
Facebook Trending Topic for Victor Thorn hides anti-Semitic past
‘Thorn was akin to being a Nazi and was certainly a Nazi apologist.’
On Aug 5, 2016 by Andrew Couts
Turkey’s president ramps up censorship amid post-coup purge
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a fan of censorship, now more than ever.
On Aug 4, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
The rise of Lebanon’s rebel bloggers
The youth of Lebanon are taking a stand.
On Aug 3, 2016 by Dahlia Dandashi
Facebook is deleting popular meme pages without warning
Weird Facebook is under siege.
On Jul 22, 2016 by Angel Archer
Twitter, Facebook temporarily blocked amid military coup attempt in Turkey
This story is rapidly developing.
On Jul 15, 2016 by Andrew Couts
China ramps up online censorship with ban on news sourced from social media
The Great Firewall just got a little bit higher.
On Jul 5, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The reality of life under Turkey’s internet censorship machine
Turkish government censors are tough—but Turks are tougher.
On Jul 5, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
Turkey blocks Google Cache to stop censorship circumvention, breaks its own internet
Whoops.
On Jun 23, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
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