Twitter will label tweets limited due to hate policy violationsThe posts themselves will remain.By J. Fingas, 04.17.2023
YouTube reverses course on controversial swearing and monetization policyColorful language is now (mostly) allowed.By S. Buckley, 03.07.2023
Bipartisan bill would require that social networks have 'clear' content policiesThe Internet PACT Act would also modify Section 230 to require takedowns of illegal content.By J. Fingas, 02.16.2023
House panel subpoenas the CEOs from tech's biggest companies over content moderationAmazon, Google and Meta are among those facing accusations of censorship.By J. Fingas, 02.15.2023
UK bill would ban videos portraying Channel immigrant crossings in a 'positive light'Amendments would also punish companies that ignore warnings on child safety.By J. Fingas, 01.19.2023
WhatsApp adds proxy support to help bypass government crackdownsPeople living elsewhere can help by hosting proxy servers.By W. Shanklin, 01.05.2023
Twitter spam obscures China COVID policy protest newsThe surge in bots comes after Twitter cut thousands of jobs.By J. Fingas, 11.28.2022
Iran restricts access to WhatsApp and Instagram in response to Mahsa Amini protestsThe 22-year-old women died last week in police custody.By I. Bonifacic, 09.21.2022
Leaked documents show the hoops Roblox jumped through to do business in China“Expect that hacking has already started."By I. Bonifacic, 07.25.2022
Russia fines Airbnb, Twitch and Pinterest for not storing data locallyEach company will need to pay penalties of 2 million roubles.By I. Bonifacic, 06.28.2022
Fewer Americans want the government to regulate Big Tech, Pew study saysThe latest Pew poll indicates that public distrust of Big Tech still remains pretty high. By A. Khalid, 05.13.2022
Russia follows through on retaliation promise, bans InstagramThe move cuts off tens of millions of users.By J. Fingas, 03.14.2022
Russia bans Zello's walkie-talkie appThe country is trying to silence dissent during the invasion of Ukraine.By J. Fingas, 03.07.2022
Dating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China (updated)The absence comes after China vowed to crack down on various kinds of online content.By J. Fingas, 01.31.2022
Russia fines Google $98 million over 'banned content'Nor did Meta escape the court's ire.By A. Tarantola, 12.24.2021
Russia demands large tech companies set up local offices by 2022The government wants more control over Apple, Meta, TikTok and others.By J. Fingas, 11.23.2021
Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn in China over 'challenging operating environment'The company will instead run a standalone jobs app in the country.By K. Holt, 10.14.2021
FaceTime calls finally seem to be working in the UAEWhether this is a permanent change or a brief reprieve isn't clear.By J. Fingas, 10.10.2021
Tencent limits how long kids can play its flagship game, 'Honor of Kings'Those aged under 18 can only play for one hour during weekdays.By S. Shah, 08.04.2021
Microsoft says it blocked Tiananmen Square searches outside China due to 'error'People in the US and elsewhere couldn't find 'tank man' on Bing.By J. Fingas, 06.05.2021