With Coercion and Black Boxes, Russia Installs a Digital Iron Curtain
By Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur Russia’s boldest moves to censor the internet began in the most mundane of ways — with a [...]
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China Censors Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Win, but Fans Find Ways to Rejoice
On social media, the director’s fans blurred out her name and turned images on their sides to evade the censors. “People should be [...]
Press freedom in Macau's gambling hub under spotlight as China ramps up scrutiny
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – At a meeting at the Portuguese unit of Macau’s public broadcaster TDM on March 10, two senior journalists addressed [...]
China appears to have blocked Signal, the encrypted chat app.
Signal, the encrypted chat app, had stopped functioning in China as of Tuesday, in what appeared to be a block of one of [...]
Opinion | The Facebook-Twitter-Trump Wars Are Actually About Something Else
Much of the outrage around the Trump era and social media platforms — like, most recently, the decision by Facebook and Twitter to reduce [...]
Myanmar blocks activist website for fake news
NAYPYITAW (REUTERS) – Myanmar’s Telecommunications Ministry said on Tuesday (Sept 1) that it had ordered mobile operators to block a website run by [...]
BBC plunged into 'Rule Britannia' censorship row
LONDON (REUTERS) – Every year millions tune in to watch a pomp-laden celebration of all things British with flag-waving music lovers boisterously singing [...]