Censorship
Russians Ridicule State Decision to Ban Stalin Satire
"The current bastards in power are as insignificant as the ones then," one disgruntled critic tweeted.
Latin News Outlet's Facebook Page Goes Dark for a Day
teleSUR English has nearly 400,000 Facebook "likes." Their Facebook page went back up on Wednesday after speculation from its staff and readers of censorship by the social media giant.
Chinese Government Bans Hip-hop, Tattooed Actors
The Chinese government is tightening its grip on popular culture with a new ban on hip-hop culture and actors with tattoos
Civil Rights Book Banned In New Jersey Prisons
The renowned book, "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander, is not allowed in two New Jersey state prisons, according to prison documents obtained by the ACLU of New Jersey and released Monday.
Iran Internet Censorship Sees Dark Web Use Double
Dark web users almost doubled in Iran following internet censorship in the country.
Video of Shooting Causes More Facebook Restrictions
Content restrictions increased drastically after a video of a school shooting surfaced on Facebook.
The Case Against Censoring Art
A petition to remove a painting by Balthus is rejected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Good move, anti-censorship organizations say.
Russia To Ban Facebook If Data Isn't Stored In Country
Russia could ban Facebook as early as next year.
Nazi-Killing Game 'Wolfenstein II' Censored in Germany
Hitler has no mustache and there are no swastikas or shouts of Heil Hitler!
China Censors Video Game for Flouting Socialist Values
The censorship push comes amid a strengthening of Chinese patriotism following the re-election of Xi Jinping to a five-year presidential term.
Authoritarianism, Sexism and Violence Are on the Rise
For a long time it was wrongly assumed that activism, feminism and human rights were only threatened in only in non-Western countries, but what happened in Turkey could happen anywhere.
Censorship Argument Hits Elementary School Libraries
Amid arguments about censorship on college campuses, elementary school libraries are becoming settings for these debates as well, with the majority of Republicans believing texts featuring LGBTQ characters don't belong there.
Russia Is Threatening to Close Facebook Like LinkedIn
Russia's recent legislation has placed demands on the location of servers that have already ousted LinkedIn, in what could be a precursor to bigger networks.
Banned Books Week: Harry Potter and the Censors' Wrath
The Harry Potter series was the most challenged book last decade. Now, books with LGBT characters are most at risk.
Memes vs. Putin: The Russian Criticism Moscow Can't Ban
From Alexei Navalny's "crooks and thieves" jibe to the manatee that keeps waiting around, Russians have found innovative ways to criticize the government online.
Russia Bans VPNs in Internet Crackdown
Over the weekend, the Russian president signed two laws on anonymous internet use.
In China, Putin Comments Online Vanish Without Trace
Chinese social media users who wanted to discuss Putin during the G20 were out of luck.
Huge Bookstore Opens in Iran
Officials unveiled the Book Garden, a giant academic complex on Wednesday.
What Cuban Dissidents Have to Say About Trump
What do the Ladies in White think of reversing Obama's Cuba policy?
Wikileaks Doc Makers Accuse Assange of Censorship
Citizen Four team say Assange displays the very autocratic tendencies he complains about.
Russians Troll Putin During Live Call-In Show
"When are you going to resign?" one of the viewers asked him by text message. The text-in option quickly disappeared.
China Removes Celebrity Gossip Sites
China considers the "vulgar" websites a threat to public order.
Chechnya Wants to Block 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoons
The French satirical magazine has made innuendos about Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's sexuality and mocked Russian plane crashes.
Why Ethiopia Cut Mobile Internet Again
The Ethiopian government has pulled internet access multiple times in recent years. This time, fears of exam leaks might be behind it.
Russian State TV Appeared to Censor 'Fargo'
In two different episodes, Russian viewers missed out on lines referencing the Russian president.
Why Is China's Xi Cracking Down on Free Speech?
Xi appears not to grasp that for a free market to work there must be a free exchange of ideas.
China Further Tightens Control Over the Internet
The plan calls for efforts to improve "positive propaganda" and comes on top of recent regulations to control online news.
China Hires 20,000 People for State-Sponsored Wikipedia
The project leader called it a "Great Wall of culture" that would rival Wikipedia, which is partly blocked in China.
Chinese Authorities to Question Apple
Beijing's internet regulators will urge the tech firm to "tighten up checks" on apps available in the Apple store.
Vladimir Putin Defends China's Internet Censorship
No country allows limitless "quasi-freedom" online, the Russian leader said.