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Tor Project: To Censor ‘Hateful’ Daily Stormer Would Undermine Our Principles
Tor Project says it is against racism and hate in all its forms but censorship would undermine the anonymity needed for human rights activists
Cloudflare Pulls Protection From Far Right Daily Stormer Website
Cloudflare CEO said it was a difficult decision but US civil liberties group hits out at tech firms for clampdown
Privacy Crackdown: Russia Bans VPNs And Apple ‘Sides With Censorship’ In China
Privacy advocates criticise the moves as government's seek to tighten their grips on the web
Reports Suggest WhatsApp Is Blocked In China
Another example of the Chinese government's ongoing efforts to control the internet
Government Presses Ahead With Age Verification Plans For Porn
Visitors to porn websites will be asked to supply credit card information to prove they are 18
Google Takes Action Against Extremist, ‘Inflammatory’ YouTube Videos
Google is to add more engineering resources and human experts in its efforts to remove extremist content from YouTube
China Tightens Grip On Internet Censorship With 14 Month VPN Crackdown
The use of unauthorised virtual private networks will be made illegal by the Chinese government
Tor Network Blocked In Turkey As Government Cracks Down
The move has upgraded Turkey's net censorship policies from "moderate" to "severe," according to activists
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter And Google Will Create Shared Database To Tackle Terror Propaganda
A shared database will be used to flag up content that appears to be trying to spread terror speech
Facebook Developing AI System For Offensive Video Takedown
The social networking giant's battle against offensive videos, nudity, and fake news continues
Turkey Bans Cloud Storage Sites Amidst Email Furore
Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and GitHub were all reportedly made inaccessible over the weekend
Brazil Blocks WhatsApp For 72 Hours
Brazilian judge orders operators to block access in latest battle between country and WhatsApp
Apple Book, Film Services Shut Down In China
iBooks and iTunes Movies are no longer available in China, amidst an ongoing Internet crackdown
China Domain Proposals Prompt Web Crackdown Fears
Government proposal to create 'whitelist' of approved websites raises fears of further crackdowns on web users in China
Chinese President Urges Adoption Of ‘Cyber Sovereignty’
Sovereign countries should set their own laws for the Internet and others should respect that, according to China President
Apple ‘Blocks’ Its Own News App In China
Apple News users in China are reportedly the latest to fall victim to the nation’s censorship policies
Government Online Porn Policy Faces European Hurdle
British measures to block porn on computers and mobile devices by default faces European challenge
China ‘Carried Out GitHub DDoS Attack’
The Chinese government allegedly used its own official Internet filters to carry out a massive denial-of-service attack against GitHub, say researchers
TalkTalk Follows Sky Lead, Blocks Porn By Default
HomeSafe will offer protection from adult content as standard to TalkTalk customers
Google And Max Mosley Square Off Over Sex Party Images
Spank you very much, as Max Mosley slaps Google with a lawsuit over sex party images
Google Gmail Block Continues In China
China's Great Firewall reportedly blocks access to Gmail, but the Chinese media blame Google for the disruption
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Warns Of Erosion Of Web Freedoms
Founder of the World Wide Web warns that the web is becoming less free and more unequal
China Blocks Websites Ahead Of Internet Conference
The Chinese government has reportedly blocked access to a major content-delivery network ahead of the country's first major Internet event