Advocate.com3 days agoPrivacy professionalsWhy I'm protecting privacy in our connected worldEfforts to protect minors online may lead to internet censorship affecting LGBTQ+, gender identity, and other sensitive topics. [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation1 month agoPrivacy professionalsThe Motion Picture Association Doesn't Get to Decide Who the First Amendment ProtectsThe Motion Picture Association (MPA) wants the power to block entire websites in the U.S., similar to repressive regimes. SOPA/PIPA bills would have allowed copyright holders to use court orders to block websites, changing the internet's structure. [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation2 months agoPrivacy professionalsEFF Opposes California Initiative That Would Cause Mass CensorshipCensorship can't create a healthy internet Vague proposals like California Ballot Initiative 23-0035 can lead to harmful censorship [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation3 months agoPrivacy professionalsIt's Copyright Week 2024: Join Us in the Fight for Better Copyright Law and PolicyCopyright law affects various aspects of our daily lives, from what we watch and read to how we communicate online. Unfortunately, copyright law is often dominated by major media and entertainment industries, leaving individual artists behind. [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation4 months agoPrivacy professionalsUAE Confirms Trial Against 84 Detainees; Ahmed Mansoor Suspected Among ThemThe UAE has placed 84 detainees on trial for allegedly establishing a secret organization for violence and terrorism. Human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor, known for exposing security flaws in Apple's iOS operating system, is among those facing trial. [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation4 months agoPrivacy professionalsStates Attack Young People's Constitutional Right to Use Social Media: 2023 Year in ReviewLegislatures in more than half the country introduced bills to limit young people's social media use. California's Age Appropriate Design Code Act set the stage for this year's battle over internet censorship. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com4 weeks agoMarketingWhat a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open InternetThe United States could undermine its open internet champion reputation by targeting TikTok for a forced sale or ban, raising concerns globally. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com2 months agoTech industryRussia Strengthens Its Internet Controls in Critical Year for PutinRussia intensifies internet censorship ahead of elections, restricting political activism and free speech. Russia adopts authoritarian internet regulation modeled after China and Iran, surprising experts with the scale of recent blocks. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com2 months agoDigital lifeGoogle's retiring of Internet archiving tool draws ire of China researchersGoogle discontinued cached links function Cached pages were important for China researchers [ more ]
www.dw.com3 months agoEU data protectionTurkey: Internet censorship before local elections DW 01/23/2024Erdogan wants to win back major cities in upcoming local elections Turkey has been blocking popular VPN services in an attempt to censor the internet [ more ]
www.dw.com3 months agoEU data protectionTurkey: Internet censorship before local elections DW 01/23/2024Erdogan is determined to win back economically powerful metropolises in the upcoming local elections in Turkey. Internet censorship in Turkey is being tightened, with 16 VPN services being blocked without a court order. [ more ]
WIRED5 months agoEducationInside America's School Internet Censorship MachineInternet censorship in US schools is widespread, with filters blocking crucial information such as health and identity topics. Students find the web unusable because of these filters. [ more ]