Mobile Security Lithuania's Defense Ministry advises consumers to toss out their Chinese phones Due to censorship fears By Cohen Coberly, September 24, 2021, 1:23 PM
Mobile WeChat's video platform bans underwear on head, eating socks, and hip shaking The list of prohibited content is as bizarre as it is extensive By Rob Thubron, June 4, 2021, 7:16 AM 12 comments
The Web Tech Culture Instagram pivots to include more news content in feeds after backlash over Palestinian censorship When in doubt? Give the people what they want By Emma Garofalo, June 2, 2021, 11:36 AM 13 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Steam refuses to sell "pickup artist" FMV game Super Seducer 3 Sexiness is fine, but not in FMV form By Rob Thubron, March 22, 2021, 7:05 AM 27 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Utah may introduce bill requiring porn-blocking filters on all new phones The state declared pornography a public health crisis in 2016 By Rob Thubron, March 17, 2021, 8:59 AM 24 comments
Apple Mobile Apple purges 46,000 apps from its Chinese App Store More than 39,000 were pay-to-play games By Cal Jeffrey, December 31, 2020, 12:41 PM 46 comments
Science Tech Culture Virtual profanity filter bans the word "Bone" at a paleontology conference Putting the steam back in "Stream" By Pete Flint, October 16, 2020, 10:39 AM 16 comments
Tech Culture China jails University of Minnesota student over tweets mocking President Xi Jinping Six months in prison for some tweets! By Rob Thubron, January 24, 2020, 7:57 AM 64 comments
Gaming League of Legends says banning the word "Uyghur" was an error And nothing to do with China, apparently By Rob Thubron, October 22, 2019, 6:57 AM
Apple Mobile Apple removes Hong Kong protest app, Quartz news app following Chinese criticism China is an important market for Apple By Rob Thubron, October 10, 2019, 10:57 AM 10 comments
The Web Tech Culture Documents reveal TikTok censored numerous videos for the Chinese Government TikTok's owners claim their policies have changed since the guidelines were enforced By William Gayde, September 26, 2019, 5:32 AM
The Web Tech Culture Proposed White House executive order targets social media 'censorship' The FCC may be about to get more powerful By James Miller, August 10, 2019, 2:03 PM 33 comments
Google Democratic dark horse Tulsi Gabbard files censorship lawsuit against Google Campaign ads were pulled following 'unusual account activity' By Cal Jeffrey, July 25, 2019, 4:04 PM 14 comments
Google Controversial search engine Project Dragonfly 'terminated' Google VP tells Congress Rumors of continued work lain to rest by sworn testimony By Cal Jeffrey, July 17, 2019, 1:23 PM
The Web Tech Culture USPTO grants Facebook patent for automated shadow-banning system Algorithms could filter out banned speech without the user knowing By Cal Jeffrey, July 16, 2019, 1:32 PM
The Web Twitter will pilot the ability to hide replies to tweets in Canada The replies can be hidden but not removed By Adrian Potoroaca, July 12, 2019, 6:47 AM
The Web Russia plans to block nine global VPN providers for refusing to comply with censorship demands They refuse to compromise on user privacy By Cohen Coberly, June 7, 2019, 3:11 PM 20 comments
The Web China blocks Wikipedia in all languages As the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square approaches By Rob Thubron, May 16, 2019, 7:49 AM 15 comments
The Web Tech Culture White House asks people to report instances of social media censorship Using its online survey By Rob Thubron, May 16, 2019, 7:05 AM 18 comments
The Web Russia signs law that requires ISPs to be able to disconnect from the outside internet They're also required to route traffic through Russian servers By Cohen Coberly, May 1, 2019, 5:57 PM 17 comments
Security The Web Russia's ultimatum to VPN providers: play by the rules or get the boot Top VPNs have just 30 days to comply By Isaiah Mayersen, March 30, 2019, 7:18 AM 14 comments
The Web Tech Culture Florida senator Joe Gruters proposes the 'Stop Social Media Censorship Act' Websites could be fined for censoring 'hate speech' By Cohen Coberly, March 18, 2019, 4:12 PM 34 comments
Google The Web Google denies that it's continued work on a censored search engine for China Project Dragonfly could very much be alive, or not... By David Matthews, March 4, 2019, 6:14 PM
The Web Twitter's Hide Tweet feature makes unwanted replies disappear from public view Handing censorship capabilities to all on Twitter By Greg Synek, March 1, 2019, 8:02 AM
The Web Russia plans to completely disconnect itself from the internet to see what happens The test is part of a proposed law regarding internet censorship and protection By William Gayde, February 11, 2019, 2:23 PM 29 comments