Tag: Internet Censorship
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Inside America’s School Internet Censorship Machine
A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial …
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The UN Risks Normalizing Internet Censorship
The United Nations’ top internet governance body will allegedly host its next two annual meetings in countries known for repressive …
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A Tricky New Way to Sneak Past Repressive Internet Censorship
world, walls are going up around the internet. For years, autocratic regimes have been in a race to heighten those walls, as their citizens …
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Over Four Billion People Affected By Internet Censorship in 2022
Internet shutdowns affected a total of 4.2 billion people in 2022, with individuals experiencing 112 internet restrictions across 32 …
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WhatsApp Launches Proxy Tool to Fight Internet Censorship
Internet shutdowns, at their worst, can involve connections being completely shut, while censorship measures can block access to specific …
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Russia Is Quietly Ramping Up Its Internet Censorship Machine
Since Vladimir Putin blocked Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in March, Russia has been pushing away from the global internet at a rapid …
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Russia’s Internet Censorship Machine Is Going After Tor
At the start of December, the Tor Project’s support email inbox began receiving an unusual number of messages from users saying they were …
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Disinformation ‘works better than censorship,’ warns internet freedom report
A rise in social media surveillance, warrantless searches of travelers’ devices at the border, and the continued spread of disinformation …
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National Censorship: Pros and Cons
Is Internet filtering at the state level good or bad? As always, there are different …
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Telegram gets 3M new signups during Facebook apps’ outage
Messaging platform Telegram claims to have had a surge in signups during a period of downtime for Facebook’s rival messaging services. In …
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Copyright Directive legislation voted down by European Parliament
Our sympathies to Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Placido Domingo and David Guetta, as well as to newspapers and other outlets whose music …
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