Charter Cable Doesn’t Want You to See This Political Campaign Ad
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Category Archives: Censorship
Russia analyzes Fake News Bill to allegedly stop proliferation of deceitful content
The deliberate spread of false information through websites and social media, also known as fake news campaigns, has increased in the past two years, especially concerning politics. Out of the blue, the Russian government is considering legislation tha… Continue reading Russia analyzes Fake News Bill to allegedly stop proliferation of deceitful content
Lawmakers Call On Amazon and Google To Reconsider Ban On Domain Fronting
An anonymous reader quotes CyberScoop: Amazon and Google face sharp questions from a bipartisan pair of U.S. senators over the tech giants’ decisions to ban domain fronting, a technique used to circumvent censorship and surveillance around the world. S… Continue reading Lawmakers Call On Amazon and Google To Reconsider Ban On Domain Fronting
Apple Transfers Chinese Users’ iCloud Data to State-Controlled Data Centers
There’s terrible news for Apple users in China.
Apple’s Chinese data center partner has transferred iCloud data, belonging to 130 million China-based users, to a cloud storage service managed by a state-owned mobile telecom provider—raising concerns a… Continue reading Apple Transfers Chinese Users’ iCloud Data to State-Controlled Data Centers
Lawmakers call on Amazon and Google to reconsider ban on domain fronting
Amazon and Google face sharp questions from a bipartisan pair of U.S. senators over the tech giants’ decisions to ban domain fronting, a technique used to circumvent censorship and surveillance around the world. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sent a letter on Tuesday to Google CEO Larry Page and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos over decisions by both companies in April to ban domain fronting. Amazon then warned the developers of encrypted messaging app Signal that the organization would be banned from Amazon’s cloud services if the service didn’t stop using Amazon’s cloud as cover. “We respectfully urge you to reconsider your decision to prohibit domain fronting given the harm it will do to global internet freedom and the risk it will impose upon human rights activists, journalists, and others who rely on the internet freedom tools,” the senators wrote. The technique uses HTTPS encryption to communicate with […]
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Is there any way to bypass sni-based https filtering?
From the side of the website owner, not the client.
South Korean government announced that they will censor internet by sni filtering.
According to korean law, every porn website will be blocked forever in korea.
Until now… Continue reading Is there any way to bypass sni-based https filtering?
Researchers Find That Filters Don’t Prevent Porn
According to a new paper from Oxford Internet Institute researchers Victoria Nash and Andrew Przybylski, internet filters rarely work to keep adolescents away from online porn. Basically, the filters are expensive and they don’t work. “Internet filteri… Continue reading Researchers Find That Filters Don’t Prevent Porn
Copyright Directive legislation voted down by European Parliament
The EU has voted down controversial copyright legislation, but the war’s not over: a second vote is scheduled for September. Continue reading Copyright Directive legislation voted down by European Parliament
The World’s Largest Phone Network China Mobile Censors Content — Even in the United States
Isaac Stone Fish, reporting for The Washington Post: On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce recommended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deny a license to China Mobile, the state-run company that is the world’s largest phone network by s… Continue reading The World’s Largest Phone Network China Mobile Censors Content — Even in the United States
Venezuela Is Blocking Access To the Tor Network
An Access Now report finds that Venezuela has blocked all access to the Tor network. “The latest block includes both direct connections to the network and connections over bridge relays, which had escaped many previous Tor blocks,” reports The Verge. F… Continue reading Venezuela Is Blocking Access To the Tor Network