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Vietnam just banned doing pretty much anything online

You can blog about yourself, without mentioning the news. That's pretty much it.

On Sep 2, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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There’s no logic to this list of banned Instagram hashtags

A blog's list of blocked Instagram tags highlights why hiding search results doesn't make the nude bodies go away.

On Aug 26, 2013 by Kris Holt

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New game plays Mad Libs with NSA censorship

Blackbar, a new app for iOS, is a fun play on the NSA’s love of redacting words with thick black bars.

On Aug 25, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

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Chinese Wikipedia editor has been banned from leaving the country since 2009

Huang Zhisong is banned from leaving China until 2016.

On Aug 18, 2013 by Aja Romano

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Taiwan bought Google ads to silence anti-nuclear activists

One activist is calling for an investigation of whether it was an improper use of taxpaer money.

On Aug 15, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Error 451: When “not found” means “censored”

A new movement demands better access to court orders blocking websites.

On Aug 15, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Anti-gay group gets WordPress to censor its own views

This is about as close as you can get to suing yourself.

On Aug 13, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Vietnam to outlaw blogging as we know it

In Vietnam, your blog must be about you, and you only.

On Aug 1, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Russia wants to ban swear words from the Internet

Bad words are corrupting the children's youth. Right?

On Jul 26, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Facebook is censoring Kirk Cameron, says Kirk Cameron

The former Growing Pains star is convinced he's at the center of a censorship campaign.

On Jul 19, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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New NSFW content restrictions enrage Tumblr users

While David Karp was touting the platform's open freedom of speech policy, some users were learning about new tagging limitations that isolate their blog from the rest of the world.

On Jul 18, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Citizen watchdog site battles scrutiny and censorship in African nation

Zambian Watchdog is facing blowback from Internet service providers after critical reports on Zambia's Chief Justice. 

On Jul 5, 2013 by Aja Romano

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Iran throttled Internet to “preserve calm” during election

Iran's communications minister said the measure was intended to stop "foreigners trying to disrupt the election process."

On Jun 27, 2013 by Kris Holt

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U.K. government tried to censor coverage of its PRISM involvement

The day after the Guardian and Washington Post first reported on PRISM, the U.K. Ministry of Defence issued a "D notice" to the media.

On Jun 18, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Hewlett Packard accused of assisting Iran with censored “halal Internet”

HP’s actions appear to be in direct contravention of American trade embargoes, which severely limit the type of materials a U.S. company can legally sell to Iran.

On Jun 7, 2013 by Curt Hopkins