You Searched For "internet censorship" and got 20 results
Sort By:
1 min read
Internet Censorship and Freedom
Internet Censorship and Freedom
2 mins read
China's internet censors are trying to crush dissenters' memes and puns. It's a losing battle.
Chineses authorities have launched a campaign to crack down on the use of wordplay to avoid censors…
Mikhaila Friel
5 mins read
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
1 min read
Russia imposes 'military censorship' on the internet, ban on public gatherings and strikes in occupied Ukraine
Authorities in Donetsk have "imposed military censorship on mail, Internet communications and phone…
Charles R. Davis
3 mins read
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
3 mins read
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…
2 mins read
China is reportedly scrubbing the internet of negative coverage of its economy
Beijing has been grappling with severe real estate troubles and a deep bear market in stocks. Repor…
Phil Rosen
2 mins read
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
3 mins read
Russia is playing whack-a-mole as it repeatedly blocks niche parts of the internet spreading information about Ukraine, including a pet grooming site, a scary story blog, and a sudoku site
Data collected by digital rights and privacy group Top10VPN and shared with Insider showed Russia i…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
3 mins read
Iranian protesters battle internet censorship and risk crackdowns to post videos from Mahsa Amini rallies
Iranians have maneuvered around internet outages and restrictions on WhatsApp and Instagram, but th…
Lindsay Dodgson
1 min read
The splinternet in pictures: What the internet looks like for Russians right now
To see what the internet looks like for users inside Russia, Insider tracked the DNS rejections of …
Rosie Bradbury
2 mins read
China's sophisticated censorship engine is being pushed to 'its max' as it struggles to keep protest videos off the internet, experts say
China's censorship tools could be overwhelmed as hundreds of videos of China's protests and rallies…
Aaron Mok
1 min read
Internet censorship cost the global economy $5.5 billion in 2021, report says
Myanmar was the most severely impacted nation. It lost an estimated $2.8 billion to internet shutdo…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
2 mins read
Giraffes appear to be on a path to joining the ranks of Winnie the Pooh and Peppa Pig on Beijing's internet watchlist
Giraffes aren't outright banned on Weibo, but hashtags like #TheGiraffeIncident were blocked when t…
Matthew Loh
4 mins read
Russia's internet censorship is forcing citizens to turn to the dark web and VPNs for news and social media
Instagram influencers posted tearful goodbye messages. Global news outlets vanished. VPN downloads …
Connor Perrett
3 mins read
A top open-internet advocate supports banning TikTok as a way to punish China over internet censorship
Wu wrote that the "privilege" of the US' open internet should only be available "to companies from …
Paige Leskin
2 mins read
An app that allowed people in China to skirt the nation's internet ban to use Facebook and Google launched last week — then it disappeared
The Chinese government blocks the popular apps like Facebook and Twitter. Tuber, an app that lets p…
Katie Canales
2 mins read
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
2 mins read
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
3 mins read
Twitter's decision to 'proactively' remove Prashant Bhushan's tweets opposed by internet rights body
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), an internet rights body, has written to Twitter questioni…