internet censorship
Twitter Has Officially Silenced Its First Account Ever
18 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the first move of its kind, Twitter has officially banned the account of a German neo-Nazi group. The action came after a request from German police, who claimed the account holders were a “criminal organisation”.
Iran To Cut Off Internet, Completely
10 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Iran’s government, not wanting to be outdone by other censorship-crazed nations like China, North Korea, and Great Britain, are taking things to the next level – they are cutting off the internet, permanently. As always, they only have their citizens’ best interests at heart.
Google Blacked Out For SOPA Too
18 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google has joined Wikipedia, BoingBoing and a number of other popular websites in the SOPA protest – not just by ‘blacking out’ their logo, which is cute but largely ineffective, but by putting together a comprehensive and informative infographic on the SOPA bill and piracy, along with access lines for voters to contact members of Congress through.
China Further Tightens Its Strict Censorship Laws
28 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
China is renowned for its seemingly ridiculous stance on freedom of speech and the proliferation of unauthorised news – a stance which has seen prominent members of society detained without legitimate explanation and popular social networks such as Facebook banned. Now, it seems, actions like that were only the beginning.
Top Ten Blacklisted Websites Revealed
09 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
You’d be surprised at how many businesses are fond of censoring free speech in their workplaces. Following last year’s banning of the 2oceansvibe site in Virgin Active gyms, a recent study completed by OpenDNS has uncovered the ten most blacklisted websites by businesses around the world. You may or may not be surprised by the list.
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