Collaborate Disseminate
Lawmakers exempted non-commercial and smaller platforms from the directive, but opponents of the law still worry that it will lead to greater censorship on the internet. Continue reading EU Passes Controversial Copyright Law With ‘Link Taxes’
An anonymous reader shares a report: Tencent Holdings will shut a popular Texas Hold’Em poker video game, the Chinese tech giant said to its users on Monday, in a further step to comply with intensifying government scrutiny hitting the country’s gaming… Continue reading Tencent Shuts Poker Platform Amid Widening Gaming Crackdown
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Google today, posting a native video of unknown origin to his Twitter account this afternoon claiming the search giant stopped promoting the State o… Continue reading Google Debunks Trump’s Claim It Censored His State of the Union Address
On Thursday, Wickr announced that paying, and soon free, users will be able to route their Wickr traffic through a network used to circumvent internet censorship, which could be useful for users in Iran, Russia, or perhaps China. Continue reading After Google and Amazon Drop Anti-Censorship Support, Wickr Steps In
Encrypted collaboration app Wickr has added a feather to its cap with a partnership with Psiphon, provider of smart VPN tools. Wickr will use Psiphon’s tech to guarantee your packets get where they need to go regardless of whether you’re at home, at a cafe with bad wi-fi, or at a cafe with bad wi-fi in China. Continue reading Wickr teams up with Psiphon to ensure your packets arrive safely no matter where you are
Hundreds signed a letter raising concerns about the moral and ethical issues of Google helping China with its censorship. Continue reading Google employees protest work on censored search engine for China
An anonymous reader quotes the Associated Press:
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has ratified an anti-cybercrime law that rights groups say paves the way for censoring online media. The law, published Saturday in the country’s official gazette,… Continue reading Egypt Fights Terrorism By Censoring Web Sites, Threatening Jail Time For Accessing Them
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Quartz: Many Reddit users in China who tried to access the social network this weekend were slightly annoyed to find the company’s site and app weren’t working. But in China, it’s second nature for internet user… Continue reading Reddit Blocked In China
Google has removed the open-source Ahoy! extension from the Chrome store with little explanation. The tool facilitated access to more than 1,700 blocked sites in Portugal by routing traffic through its own proxies. TorrentFreak reports: After servicing… Continue reading Google Boots Open Source Anti-Censorship Tool From Chrome Store
Google is using search samples from a Beijing-based website it owns to make blacklists for the censored search engine it is developing for China. Google’s website 265.com redirects to China’s dominant search engine, Baidu, by default, “but Google can a… Continue reading Google Using Chinese Site It Owns To Develop Search Term Blacklist For Censored Search Engine, Says Report