What Happens If Russia Cuts Itself Off From the Internet
The world’s internet infrastructure has no central authority. To keep it working, everyone needs to rely on everyone else. As a result, the global patchwork
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Venezuelan opposition targeted by internet censors
Opposition leader Juan Guaido’s calls for Venezuelans to abandon Nicolas Maduro’s government are booming across the world outside, but the self-declared interim president is having
China May Have Blocked Microsoft’s Bing in Latest Censorship Play: Report
Photo: Elaine Thompson (AP) This year is already proving to be challenging for Microsoft’s Bing. It appears as of Wednesday that the search engine is
Arizona Lawmaker Wants to Tax Internet Porn to Pay for Border Wall
Existing border fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, ArizonaPhoto: Getty Arizona state Senator Gail Griffin, a Republican, has introduced a new bill that would
Netflix Has Reportedly Signed a ‘Best Practices’ Code in India to Avoid State Censorship
Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, California.Photo: Paul Sakuma (AP) Netflix and eight other streaming services including pending Disney acquisition Hotstar and Jio Cinema have signed
Bird Issues ‘Chilling’ Legal Threat After Boing Boing Publishes Blog on E-Scooter Hack
Photo: Steven Senne (AP) In early December, Boing Boing published a piece about an e-scooter “conversion kit,” a $30 hotwiring option for users who were,
Bangladesh Shuts Down 3G, 4G Access Across Entire Country Ahead of Elections
A Bangladeshi reading news on the mobile internet in December 2018.Photo: AP The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, the nation’s top telecommunications regulator, has ordered mobile
India Proposes Regulation to Force Tech Platforms to Censor the Web and Shatter Security
Photo: Getty Following in the footsteps of the European Union and Australia, the government of India now wants to rewrite its laws to censor content
Spurred by Censorship, Jordan Peterson Makes Patreon Alternative – Why Not Bitcoin?
The controversial Canadian psychologist and right-wing thought leader Jordan Peterson has announced he will be launching an alternative to the popular content creation funding platform,
Patreon’s Censorship Is Bad for Free Speech But Good for Bitcoin
A fresh wound has opened in the culture war, and this time money is the blade. In recent days, a number of prominent Youtubers and
Google app tested in Venezuela takes swipe at press censors
Google has unveiled a tool meant to help fight press censorship around the world, testing it first in Venezuela, where journalists say they’re battling a
China requires blockchain-based information service providers to register users using real names, censor postings and store user data
Chinese users will have to register their real names before they can use online information services based on blockchain, in the first set of rules
China’s Former Internet Chief, a Censorship Hardliner, Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges
Lu Wei, left, seen with Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (right) in 2015.Photo: Ted S. Warren/Pool (AP) Lu Wei, the
The Value of Uncensorable Technology in an Age of Censorship
Governments and corporations have deployed censorship to limit speech and deprive people of vital communication channels. The ruling elite are trying to shush activists and
