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There’s a serious debate on reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. I am in the process of figuring out what I believe, and this is more a place to put resources and listen to people’s comments. The EFF has written extensively on why it is so important and dismantling it will be catastrophic for the Internet. Danielle Citron… Continue reading Reforming CDA 230
By Sudais
More and more people are using VPN now. This report reveals shocking stats on how these VPNs have become essential for our online life.
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Iran has gone pretty much entirely offline in the wake of nationwide protests. This is the best article detailing what’s going on; this is also good. AccessNow has a global campaign to stop Internet shutdowns. TITLE EDITED TO REDUCE CONFUSION…. Continue reading Iran Has Shut Off its Internet
“Iran, one of the countries most strongly identified with the rise cyber terrorism and malicious hacking, appears now to be using an iron fist to turn on its own,” reports TechCrunch:
The country has reportedly shut down nearly all internet access in … Continue reading Iran Shuts Down Country’s Internet In the Wake of Fuel Protests
The new law compels the country’s ISPs to forward all data arriving and departing from their networks through special gateway servers. Continue reading Russia’s sovereign internet law comes into force
The streaming giant is having to navigate different political and moral landscapes, and calls for government oversight, as it seeks subscribers worldwide. From a report: In September, Netflix released a trailer for the “Breaking Bad” sequel “El Camino…. Continue reading Netflix Expands Into a World Full of Censors
A mirror copy of the BBC’s international news website is now available to users on the so-called dark web. Continue reading New BBC ‘dark web’ Tor mirror site aims to beat censorship
dryriver quotes CNN:
Singapore’s sweeping anti-fake news law, which critics warn could be used to suppress free speech in the already tightly controlled Asian city state, came into force Wednesday. Under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manip… Continue reading Fake News Posters In Singapore Will Face Fines, Prison Sentences Under New Law
According to leaked documents revealed by the Guardian, TikTok instructs its moderators to censor videos that mention Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, or the banned religious group Falun Gong. “The documents […] lay out how ByteDance, the Beij… Continue reading How TikTok Censors Videos That Do Not Please Beijing
By Owais Sultan
Google and Facebook, both are useful and easy to use websites, so why are they banned in China? Short answer: Censorship.
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