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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: As the FBI’s investigation into Russian election interference reaches a fever pitch, Facebook rolled out a new News Feed alert Monday night. The bulletin told users who followed pages created by Russian… Continue reading Facebook Users Cry ‘Censorship’ After Being Told Which Russian Troll Pages They Liked
Bioni Samp translates bee behaviors and sounds into electronic music to help raise awareness of the ecological issues threatening them. Continue reading The Beekeeper Who Makes Synth Music With His Bee Colonies
Google blocks a tool called Google App Engine in Iran, indirectly allowing the Iranian government to block apps that piggyback on it to skirt online censorship. Continue reading Microsoft and Amazon Enable Censorship Circumvention Tools in Iran. Why Doesn’t Google?
schwit1 quotes the Wall Street Journal:
Authorities in Tehran have ratcheted up their policing of the internet in the past week and a half, part of an attempt to stamp out the most far-reaching protests in Iran since 2009. But the crackdown is driving … Continue reading How Millions of Iranians Are Evading Internet Censors
The Iranian government has harshly cracked down the Internet. Aside from denied access to many websites and services, many VPN services are disrupted. Formerly, Cisco AnyConnect Compatible VPN subscription worked very well on… Continue reading How to Survive Iran’s Internet Censorship in January 2018?
French President Emmanuel Macron has a rather extreme approach to combat fake news: ban entire websites. In a speech to journalists on Wednesday, Macron said he planned to introduce new legislation to strictly regulate fake news during online political… Continue reading France’s President Macron Wants To Block Websites During Elections To Fight ‘Fake News’
The Trump administration is calling on the government of Iran to stop blocking Instagram and other social media sites while encouraging Iranians to use special software to circumvent controls. “The great Iranian people have been repressed for many year… Continue reading US Calls On Iran To Unblock Social Media Sites Amid Protests
The Trump administration is calling on the government of Iran to stop blocking Instagram and other social media sites while encouraging Iranians to use special software to circumvent controls. “The great Iranian people have been repressed for many year… Continue reading US Calls On Iran To Unblock Social Media Sites Amid Protests
Germany is set to start enforcing a law that demands social media sites move quickly to remove hate speech, fake news and illegal material. From a report: Sites that do not remove “obviously illegal” posts could face fines of up to 50m euro ($60m). The… Continue reading Germany Starts Enforcing Hate Speech Law
Long-time Slashdot reader cold fjord writes: As seething discontent has boiled over in Iran leading to mass protests, protesters have taken to the streets and social media to register their discontent… The government has been closing schools and shut… Continue reading Iran Cuts Internet Access and Threatens Telegram Following Mass Protests