Censorship

What’s the difference between Russia’s internet before and after the invasion of Ukraine? The answer: a thirtyfold increase in censorship.That was the finding of a report published on Wednesday by Citizen Lab, a group from the University of…

Last Updated: July 11, 2023, 00:03 ISTWashington D.C., United States of America (USA)The lawsuit claimed the Biden administration, in effect, censored free speech by using threats of regulatory action or protection while pressuring…

ISLAMABAD: As the plight of journalists in Pakistan continues to remain a grave concern, the Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) has expressed concerns about the disappearance of journalists in the country,…

Last Updated: May 27, 2023, 01:37 ISTBrazil's ministry of racial equality said it had asked Google to put in place measures to filter out content containing hate speech, intolerance and racism. (File Photo)Dubbed "Slavery Simulator," the…

<!-- -->Musk defended himself while tweeting to Matthew YglesiasWikipedia founder Jimmy Wales took a dig at Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday for censoring critics of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, a day before the…

Last Updated: May 13, 2023, 03:59 ISTJustice Alexandre de Moraes ordered federal police to open a probe of the two companies and their executives in Brazil. (Representational image/Shutterstock)Tech companies also oppose the bill, which…

Sixteen organisations including Amnesty International, Access Now and Human Rights Watch issued a joint statement against the latest amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Rules of 2022, under which the government proposes to set up…

Early in 2020, on the same day that a frightening new illness officially got the name Covid-19, a team of scientists from the United States and China released critical data showing how quickly the virus was spreading, and who was dying.The…

Early in 2020, on the same day that a frightening new illness officially got the name Covid-19, a team of scientists from the US and China released critical data showing how quickly the virus was spreading, and who was dying. Within days,…

Social media platform Twitter will allow freedom of speech but not "freedom of reach" as it will restrict visibility of tweets that violate its rules, the company said in its policy update. Twitter will initially apply the visibility filter…