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Facebook To Identify State-Controlled Media From Russia, China
State-controlled media organisations from Russia, China and other countries will be labelled as such by Facebook from the summer
Pressure On Zuckerberg Grows, As Facebook Old Guard Join Protest
Employees from the early days of Facebook denounce Mark Zuckerberg over his decision not to act against posts by US President Donald Trump
Trump Targets Twitter With Executive Order
Escalating row between Twitter and the White House sees tech firm call out US President over a new tweet for glorifying violence
Apple Shareholders Vote On Chinese App Removal Policies
Apple's policy to obey Chinese government orders to remove certain apps from its App Store in China is facing a shareholder vote
Julian Assange Could Be ‘Tortured To Death’, Doctors Claim
Doctors pen open letter to The Lancet making astonishing claim about Assange's fate, but spokesman says his health is improving
Turkey Lifts Wikipedia Ban After Nearly Three Years
Ban on Wikipedia in Turkey for nearly three years has ended after freedom of expression ruling from country's Constitutional Court
Former Executive Slams Google Over Human Rights
Former head of international relations has alleged that things have changed from Google's original moto of “don't be evil”
Russia ‘Successfully Tests’ Sovereign Internet – Report
Russian pursuit of “sovereign internet” sees the country test its Internet unplugged from rest of the world
BBC News Launches ‘Dark Web’ Site To Beat Censorship Regimes
Going dark. International BBC news website can now be accessed via the Tor network, to thwart censorship
Julian Assange Loses Extradition Delay Attempt
Assange loses court bid to delay extradition hearing, after arguing he needs more time to prepare defence
UK Government Drops Controversial Porn Age Checks
Long standing plan to introduce age checks on porn websites has been dropped by the British government
Russia Seeks User Ban For Sharing ‘Illegal Content’
Online freedom clampdown? Russian lawmarkers draft bill to block email or messenger users who circulate 'banned' content
Google Halts News Snippets For French Users
Controversial European copyright law results in French users losing the ability to view Google news snippets
Australia To Police Facebook, Google Algorithms For Privacy Violations
World first dedicated office in Australia to police the likes of Google and Facebook and their algorithms
Porn Age Checks To Be Delayed – Again
UPDATED - Government confirms six month delay to porn age checking after it fails to inform Brussels
Julian Assange Extradition Order Signed By Home Secretary
Court now decides, after Sajid Javidsigned a request for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States
Telegram CEO: DDoS Attack Timed To Disrupt Hong Kong Protests
Telegram's CEO says cyber attack against Telegram came mostly from Chinese IP addresses
President Putin Signs Bill To Isolate Internet In Russia
Controversial law will route Russian web traffic through points controlled by Russian government
Google, Facebook To Work With Samaritans On Unsafe Content
Health Secretary announces tech giants will work with Samaritans to limit harmful online content
Facebook Bans Far Right Groups
Hate crackdown continues as Facebook bans Nick Griffin, Britain First, BNP and National Front
UK Porn Viewers To Face Age Checks From 15 July
No 'summer loving' for British porn viewers if they fail to verify their age from mid July
Russian Parliament Passes Bill To Isolate Internet
Controversial law would route Russian web traffic through points controlled by Russian government
Russia Threatens VPN Clampdown
Russian regulator gives one month notice, effectively ordering VPNs to block banned websites and messaging services
Tech Giants Talk With Government Over Online Content Rules
Letter to ministers spells out tech industry position on any forthcoming rules regarding harmful online content
‘No Plans’ For China Return, Says Google Boss
But Pichai tells the US Congress that Google continues to explore its options in that country
Google Staffers Urge Cancellation Of Project Dragonfly
Open staff letter calls on search giant to abandon attempts to create censored search app for Chinese market
Facebook To Clamp Down On Voting Misinformation
US election clampdown, but meantime in the UK it pledges to make political adverts “transparent”
Google Confirms Existence Of Project Dragonfly
Google confirms Project Dragonfly is being developed, but 'censorship search' for China is not close to launch
US Congress Grill Google On China Censorship Plans
Google faces calls from six US senators, numerous human rights groups, and 1,000 staff over China expansion