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
Judge orders sheriff to cease campaign against Backpage sex-worker ads
Backpage is still hanging by a thread.
On Jul 31, 2015 by Kate Conger
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
Top U.S. official wants tech companies to be liable for hosting terrorist content
Will Twitter have to work even harder to ban terrorists?
On Jul 24, 2015 by Eric Geller
Killing Reddit’s most hateful subreddits won’t exterminate its troll problem
They never truly disappear, no matter how hard we try.
On Jul 21, 2015 by Derrick Clifton
Vietnam cracks down on activist ‘zombie’ movement
A political meme is turning very real in Vietnam.
On Jul 18, 2015 by [email protected]
New Reddit CEO says the site will censor harassment and ‘illegal content’
Redditors on both sides of the ‘speech’ debate are angry and nervous.
On Jul 16, 2015 by Taylor Hatmaker
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
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
So long, Reddit
Here’s why I’m leaving Reddit—and you should, too.
On Jul 13, 2015 by [email protected]
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
Hacking Team’s software used by repressive Moroccan government
Leaked documents reveal Morocco paid over $3 million for eavesdropping capabilities.
On Jul 7, 2015 by Dell Cameron
Meet the Reddit users fighting against harassment censorship
Some users see Reddit’s anti-harassment policy as a turning point for the ‘Front Page of the Internet.’
On Jul 7, 2015 by Richard Lewis
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