RedHack leaks reveal the rise of Turkey’s pro-government Twitter trolls
There’s a reason you won’t read about this in Turkish media.
On Sep 30, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
The slow creep and chilling effect of China’s censorship
In China, fear and intimidation are leading some to self-censor online.
On Aug 20, 2016 by Nithin Coca
Facebook is deleting popular meme pages without warning
Weird Facebook is under siege.
On Jul 22, 2016 by [email protected]
Turkish court orders 860 tweets censored after ISP boycott sparked by child-rape scandal
Turkcell got a court to order the tweets censored—but Twitter isn’t backing down.
On Apr 12, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
How Ugandans are beating government censorship amid violent election unrest
A government crackdown on social media isn’t stopping Ugandans from getting online.
On Feb 19, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Mapping Turkey’s Twitter-troll lynch mobs
Turkey’s trolls are taking over Twitter—and their calls for violence are turning into real attacks.
On Oct 22, 2015 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
The surprising freedom of standup comedy under Chinese censorship
Politics aren’t everything.
On Aug 13, 2015 by Andrea Jones-Rooy
A quick guide to what’s happening on Reddit right now
This is all you need to know about the Redditpocalypse.
On Jun 11, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Trigger warnings are not censorship
Spoilers might be bad for entertainment, but they are good for education.
On May 26, 2014 by [email protected]
Reddit strips r/technology’s default status amid moderator turmoil
After a week full of moderator and censorship drama, r/technology gets the boot from Reddit’s coveted front page.
On Apr 17, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
China is censoring a 7-minute sci-fi flick about the demise of Hong Kong
It’s titled “Hong Kong Will Be Destroyed After 33 Years,” which happens to be its full reunification with mainland China.
On Apr 14, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Stay positive, or else: Is Goodreads’ new review policy censorship?
While Goodreads prunes its comments, users fight back by deleting their accounts.
On Sep 24, 2013 by Aja Romano
Chinese teen arrested for getting more than 500 retweets
The teen, named Yang, accused police of faking a suicide to cover up a murder
On Sep 21, 2013 by Jay Hathaway
Pirate Bay documentary censored by bogus copyright claims
Four movie studios have claimed they own TPB AFK, a documentary about file sharing. They don’t.
On May 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Court hits anti-copyright-troll website with censorship order
The notoriously litigious poet behind “The Dash” won a court order to have all comments about her removed from a website that fights “copyright trolls.” Critics of the decision say it sets a dangerous precedent against free speech.
On Mar 27, 2013 by Kevin Collier
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