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X closes office in Brazil amid Elon Musk's censorship feud with Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes
An escalation in Elon Musk's public feud with Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes has…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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As Elon Musk's battle with the Brazilian government intensifies, another of his companies is facing trouble
First, a top Brazilian judicial official blocked access to X. Now, new reports indicate that the Sp…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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SCOTUS airs grievances about the media during oral arguments on social media censorship case
Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Elena Kagan spoke about their experiences dealing with the press durin…
Hannah Getahun
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Ukraine's IT army is a 'world first' in cyberwarfare but it's a major gamble for the government, experts say
Ukraine's IT army says it has launched thousands of attacks on Russian organizations since Russia l…
Cameron Manley
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Elon Musk got called an 'egotistical billionaire' by a top Australian politician in the latest beef over free speech and censorship on X
Elon Musk is facing criticism from Australian minister Tanya Plibersek over his refusal to take dow…
Jyoti Mann
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SCOTUS is hearing 2 cases about political censorship on social media that could change how the internet works forever
SCOTUS is hearing two cases — NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice — concerning free speech a…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Amazon blocked more than 150 LGBTQ-related search keywords in the UAE after the government threatened the company
Insider found no results for broad search terms such as "lgbtq," "pride," and "queer" on Amazon.ae …
Weilun Soon
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The Indian government may soon have more control over how social media companies moderate content and block users
The Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released proposed amendments to…
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Xi Jinping says China has consulted millions of citizens about its government as part of a 'whole-process democracy' that Beijing claims is better than the West's
While Xi claimed that 8.54 million opinions had been gathered, it's unclear if the views accurately…
Matthew Loh
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LinkedIn is blocking the Chinese profiles of journalists and researchers over 'prohibited content' not approved by the government
LinkedIn said it adheres to Chinese laws to operate there, but one blocked user told Insider the fi…
Katie Canales
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Illegal copies of 'Squid Game' are reportedly spreading in North Korea after people smuggled it into the country amid the government's crackdown on foreign media
The North Korean government threatened to punish anyone caught enjoying South Korean entertainment …
Lauren Frias
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Here are a list of apps that lets you stay connected even offline - for the next time your favourite messaging app has an outage
Here are a list of apps that lets you stay connected even offline - for the next time your favouri…
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LinkedIn is shutting down its Chinese site after drawing criticism for censoring profiles with content considered offensive to the country's government
LinkedIn is ending its version in China after censoring accounts of reporters and researchers shari…
Sarah Jackson
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The Chinese government might be releasing videos to reassure the world that Peng Shuai is alive and well, but her presence on the country's social media has been scrubbed clean
Mentions of Peng — who accused a top Chinese official of sexually assaulting her — appear to have b…
Cheryl Teh
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China appears to have blocked Clubhouse, the buzzy social-media app, after people in the country flocked to it to discuss politics
Chinese users were reportedly no longer able to access Clubhouse on Monday. The app had remained un…
Kate Duffy
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31 journalists killed in Israel-Hamas war since October 7: Report
The Committee to Protect Journalists confirmed that 31 journalists have been killed in the Israel-H…
ANI
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Social media was a lifeline for Indians as COVID-19 overwhelmed hospitals. But the government wants to censor it.
Authorities in India are accused of failing to prevent a second wave. They're clamping down on the …
Shubham Agarwal
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Russians are flocking to VPNs as Putin closes off the Russian internet in a crackdown against dissent
Downloads for the top 10 VPNs in Russia increased by 4,375%, according to estimates from analysis s…
Matthew Loh
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China plans to have every single comment reviewed before it's published on social media
Social media users are concerned that the proposed rules will further restrict what they can post o…
Waiyee Yip
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Russian officials spent $8 million on VPNs which let them dodge the country's online censorship, analysis finds
Russia's Federal Treasury published 236 official contracts for VPN technology totalling almost $10 …