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Was this tame photo too racy for Instagram?

Petra Collins' photo of her bikini line was deemed deletable.

On Oct 17, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

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Iranian man arrested for impersonating cabinet members on Facebook

How were so many of Iran's ministers on Facebook, even though it's banned? They weren't.

On Oct 15, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Sputnik 2.0: Russia to launch state-backed search engine

The Russian government is seeking to replace Google with a search engine of its own devising.

On Oct 15, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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China’s army of Web monitors is 2 million strong

Both government and corporate clients hire monitors to search the Web for negative opinions.

On Oct 6, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Apple yanks app that helps Chinese avoid government censorship

The company claims that the app, OpenDoor, is "illegal."

On Oct 5, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Facebook censors ACLU screed about censoring boobs

How else were they supposed to spread the message?

On Sep 26, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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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

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Turkish pianist sentenced to 10 months for tweets against Islam

Fazil Say, 43, is a famous composer and outspoken atheist.

On Sep 21, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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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

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These GIFs were safe for work—before the censors got to them

This is what happens when you take ordinary GIFs and blur parts of them out. 

On Sep 16, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Vietnam imprisons 65-year-old veteran for blogging

Ngo Hao, a 65-year-old veteran, was found guilty of calling for peaceful overthrow of the government on his blog.

On Sep 13, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Grindr banned in Turkey as a ‘protection measure’

Anyone attempting to access the app or website in Turkey will be denied.

On Sep 12, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

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Headmaster expels, calls cops on student for ‘anarchist’ blog

For good measure, he called the kid's intended college to "warn" them. 

On Sep 7, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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U.K. firm introduces ‘anti-trolling’ software

Get your last jabs in.

On Sep 4, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Pakistan may unblock YouTube, with filter for ‘blasphemous’ videos

YouTube has been banned in the country since 2012.

On Sep 2, 2013 by Joe Kloc