While Trump Warns Tehran Of Censorship, Big Tech’s Thought Police Censor Pro-Iran Posts
By Mac Slavo The hypocrisy is unbelievable. In order to comply with United States sanctions on Iran, Facebook’s thought police have taken to censorship on…
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Internet Disruption: Different Terms for Different Tactics
By Advox As the internet progressively becomes an intrinsic part of our daily lives — from communicating with friends and applying for social services, to…
Was YouTube’s Christmas Crypto Purge Illegal?
By Wendy McElroy This article considers the legal implications of YouTube’s notorious purge of crypto channels on Christmas Eve. What legal context induces YouTube and…
A Look at YouTube Censorship with Josh Sigurdson of World Alternative Media
By Girl Gone Crypto This week a lot of crypto YouTubers were hit with violations, strikes, video removals and even suspensions. Although YouTube has restored…
The CBC Sanitizes A Christmas Classic By Removing Trump! Why?
By Jason Bermas In a bizarre move, Canada’s CBC state-funded media edited Trump out of the classic Christmas film Home Alone 2. As we enter…
Dodging Bullets on the Path to a Decentralized Future: 2019 in Review
By Danny O’Brien The Internet’s decentralized nature has historically been its greatest super-power, granting it the ability to shrug off censors and spies and redistribute…
YouTube “Christmas Purge” Has Content Creators Pointing to These Alternate Platforms
By Graham Smith Recent widespread video removals have crypto YouTubers searching for greener and more dependable pastures for content production. While reports have since emerged…
Social Media and Social Control: How Silicon Valley Serves the US State Department
By Morgan Artyukhina Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is in the spotlight for “dining with far-right figures,” and their influence over the information that appears in your…
Establishment Journalists Call For Big Tech To CENSOR Everyone Else
By Mac Slavo In a major threat to what’s left of press freedom, establishment journalists are calling for Big Tech to censor those who won’t…
Internet Blocked as Protests Intensify in Northeast India against the Citizenship Amendment Act
By Subhashish Panigrahi Soon after India finalized the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on 12 December 2019 to allow refugees of six different faiths from the neighbouring…
CBD Coffee Company Leverages Censorship-Resistant Nature of Crypto
By Jamie Redman On December 8, the U.S.-based coffee firm that uses cannabidiol (CBD) in its product, Crazy Calm, launched a promotion that aims to…
Speaking Freely: Interview on Censorship and Oppression With Human Rights Activist Rima Sghaier
By Jillian York Rima Sghaier is a human rights activist and researcher who works at the intersection of technology and human rights, particularly in the…
“Shadow Banning” Is Written Into Twitter’s New Terms
By Mac Slavo Twitter has written “shadow banning” aka, censorship, into their new terms. The platform will now intentionally “limit the visibility” of some users….
Nigeria’s Social Media Bill Will Obliterate Online Freedom of Expression
By Nwachukwu Egbunike On November 20, the Protection from Internet Falsehoods and Manipulation of other Related Matters Bill 2019, known as the “social media bill,”…