Censorship

Google’s Schmidt Urges Open Web After North Korea Visit

Google's Eric Schmidt has urged one of the world's least connected countries to open up to the Internet

12 years ago

Cameron’s Christmas Cock-up On Porn Blocking

Porn blocking has been announced - through the Daily Mail - without research and without listening, says Tom Brewster

12 years ago

Euro MPs Reject UN Control Of The Internet

The United Nations should not be given control of the Internet, European MPs have warned

12 years ago

Israel And Hamas Conflict Spills Onto Twitter

The bitter fighting between Israel and Hamas migrates on to Twitter

12 years ago

Google Transparency Report Shows Increase In Government Surveillance

UK government requests for content removal double in latest Google Transparency Report

12 years ago

Russia Ramps Up Internet Censorship

A single country-wide blacklist will block content deemed “harmful to children”

12 years ago

BPI Wants More File-Sharing Sites Blocked

Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents could be gone before Christmas

12 years ago

Poll: Should Twitter Censor Neo-Nazis… Or Nick Griffin?

While a petition tries to get Griffin off the service, Twitter is censoring other users

12 years ago

Twitter Removes Anti-Semitic Tweets In France

A complaint by the Union of Jewish Students of France leads Twitter to remove messages

12 years ago

Iran Restores Gmail Access

Iranian authorities have restored access to Gmail, but are continuing to block YouTube in the wake of controversy over an…

12 years ago

Google Brazil To Take Down Offending YouTube Video

Google Brazil says it will remove allegedly slanderous video after official is detained by police

12 years ago

Governments Worldwide ‘Increase Censorship’ Of Internet

A report identifies Iran, Cuba and China as the worst offenders

12 years ago

Iranian Internet Censorship Continues With Google And Gmail Block

Secure services blocked. Is Iran planning a national intranet launch?

12 years ago

YouTube Keeps Anti-Islamic ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Video Online

Blocks access in Egypt and Lybia, but maintains that “Innocence of Muslims” doesn’t violate the site’s policies

12 years ago

‘Horrific’ Twitter Abuse Facing Clampdown

The boss of Twitter has promised to clampdown on the 'horrific' problem of online trolling, bullying and abuse

12 years ago

Google: Western Democracies Guilty Of Internet Censorship

Google Transparency Report paints a worrying picture

12 years ago

Council Overturns School Meal Blog Ban

Nine year old Martha Payne will continue to be able to post pictures of her school meals after outrage

12 years ago

Disability Rights Website Blocked

BT customers were unable to acess Black Triangle's website for six months

12 years ago

Iran Bans Foreign Email For Some Industries

Local banks, insurance companies and telecommunications firms have been ordered to use Iran-based email and web providers

13 years ago

Report Slams Default Porn Filters On Mobiles

Report uncovers over-blocking of mobile Internet

13 years ago

TalkTalk Customers Want Smut-Cutting Porn Filter

One third of new TalkTalk customers opt for censorship, 80 percent approve of the offer

13 years ago

Netherlands Institutes Net Neutrality Law

The Netherlands has become the first country in Europe, and the second in the world after Chile, to institute net…

13 years ago

Prime Minister To Consult On Default Porn Block

David Cameron is to meet with ISPs following an inquiry that recommended introducing stringent measures to block adult content

13 years ago

Ministers Object To Default Porn Block

Ministers are already hinting that a proposal to censor the Internet by default is a dead duck

13 years ago

ISPs And Privacy Groups Hit Out At Internet Porn Block Plans

Government plans have been labelled as ineffective and amount to censorship

13 years ago

MPs Want ISPs to Block Porn By Default

ISPs should be forced to provide a censored internet feed to protect children from "adult" content, say MPs

13 years ago

Great Firewall Of China Blocks All Foreign Sites Following Brief Hiccup

Update to national firewall suspected as cause of temporary foreign site blackout

13 years ago

Chinese Authorities Close 16 Websites After Coup Rumours

Comment function shut down on two microblogging platforms following the fall of a political leader

13 years ago

Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links In Live Messenger Chat

Live Messenger links to Pirate Bay blacked out by Microsoft

13 years ago

ZTE Sold Surveillance Equipment To State-Owned Iranian Telco

ZTE reportedly signed a deal in 2010 to provide broad monitoring equipment to Iran

13 years ago