Collaborate Disseminate
The GitHub repository at “996.ICU” in China has been calling out tech companies in the country that pressure their employees to work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days per week. “Since it went up last month, the page has been starred over 229,000 times, m… Continue reading Employees Call On Microsoft To Protect GitHub From China Censors
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ABC News: Russia’s lower chamber of parliament has adopted a bill that would expand government control over the internet, raising fears of widespread censorship. The State Duma on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to… Continue reading Russia Adopts Bill That Would Expand Government Control Over the Internet
The first in a series covering privacy, anonymity and security on the internet in recent times, with a focus on real issues affecting people in the real world. Censorship and pervasive state-sponsored surveillance is a daily reality for hundreds of mil… Continue reading Privacy 2019: Tor, Meek & The Rise And Fall Of Domain Fronting
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed two censorship bills into law Monday. One bans “fake news” while the other makes it illegal to insult public officials. Ars Technica reports on the details: Under one bill, individuals can face fines and jail… Continue reading Vladimir Putin Signs Sweeping Internet-Censorship Bills
On the occasion of the web’s 30th anniversary, its creator, Tim Berners-Lee, has given some interviews and shared his thoughts on some challenges that the web faces today. He spoke with Medianama, an Indian outlet, on some of the relatively unique chal… Continue reading Tim Berners-Lee Talks About India’s Recent Push To Data Localization, Proposed Compromise of End-to-End Encryption, and Frequent Internet Shutdowns
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Russia has told internet providers to enforce a block against encrypted email provider ProtonMail, the company’s chief has confirmed. The block was ordered by the state Federal Security Service, form… Continue reading Russia Blocks Encrypted Email Provider ProtonMail
I was reading on how ISPs in many countries block access to many sites. This got me wondering — How do ISPs block sites in the first place? I found answers here, and reading through, it became evident that ISPs usually drop … Continue reading Is it impossible for an ISP to block access to a site that has a dynamic IP?
Okian Warrior writes: Free speech social network Gab has launched a new comments platform, Dissenter, which allows users to make comments on every single website on the Internet without fear of censorship or banning. The Dissenter platform, which integ… Continue reading Gab Wants To Add a Comments Section To Everything On the Internet
An anonymous reader writes: In case you missed the latest drama to take place in the YouTube tech community, Ars Technica reports how Vox Media attempted to copyright strike two reaction videos that mocked The Verge’s terrible PC build guide video that… Continue reading Vox Lawyers Briefly Censored YouTubers Who Mocked the Verge’s Bad PC Build Video
Russia’s major ISPs plan to temporarily disconnect servers from the internet, effectively cutting the country off from the outside world. Continue reading Russian ISPs plan internet disconnection test for entire country