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Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal
Venezuela and Russia have blocked access to the Signal messaging app.
YouTube reportedly agrees to block videos of Hong Kong’s protest song inside the region
YouTube said it would comply with an order blocking access to videos of Hong Kong’s protest anthem inside the region. The decision comes after an appeals court banned the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong,” which the largely China-controlled government predictably framed as a national security issue.
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An Iowa school district is using AI to ban books
Mason City Iowa's school district is scrambling to ensure its library collection is ideologically pure enough for the state's new content restrictions ahead of the new school year and has turned to AI for help.
Twitter's lawsuit over censorship in India has been dismissed
Last year, Twitter sued India over orders to block content within the country, saying the government had applied its 2021 IT laws 'arbitrarily and disproportionately.'
Twitter will label tweets limited due to hate policy violations
Twitter will soon label tweets that violate its hate speech rules.
YouTube reverses course on controversial swearing and monetization policy
Colorful language will no longer demonetize most YouTube videos.
Bipartisan bill would require that social networks have 'clear' content policies
Senators have introduced a bill that would make social networks provide clearer content moderation policies.
House panel subpoenas the CEOs from tech's biggest companies over content moderation
A House panel has subpoenaed the CEOs of Amazon, Google, Meta and others over their content moderation policies.
UK bill would ban videos portraying Channel immigrant crossings in a 'positive light'
The UK is amending a bill to ban videos portraying Channel immigrant crossings in a 'positive light.'
WhatsApp adds proxy support to help bypass government crackdowns
WhatsApp now supports proxy server access on iOS and Android, helping people living under authoritarian governments bypass communication bans.
Twitter spam obscures China COVID policy protest news
Twitter is struggling to deal with a surge in bot spam just as protests erupted in China.
Iran restricts access to WhatsApp and Instagram in response to Mahsa Amini protests
Iran has blocked access to Instagram and WhatsApp as its government attempts to subdue protests that began last week following the death of a woman at the hands of local authorities.
Leaked documents show the hoops Roblox jumped through to do business in China
Newly published documents by Motherboard offer a rare insight into the steps some companies will take to comply with China’s censorship laws.
Russia fines Airbnb, Twitch and Pinterest for not storing data locally
Russia has fined Airbnb, Twitch and Pinterest for violating the country’s personal data legislation.
Fewer Americans want the government to regulate Big Tech, Pew study says
The latest Pew poll indicates that public distrust of Big Tech still remains pretty high.
Russia follows through on retaliation promise, bans Instagram
Russia has banned Instagram as it promised days earlier.
Russia bans Zello's walkie-talkie app
Russia is further cracking down on political dissent by banning Zello's walkie-talkie app.
Dating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China (updated)
Grindr has abruptly left Apple's App Store in China, raising fears about a renewed government crackdown on 'illegal' content.
Russia fines Google $98 million over 'banned content'
A Russian court levied a 7.2 billion rouble ($98 million) fine against Alphabet on Friday for what it claims are repeated failures by the company to delete illegal content from its services.
Russia demands large tech companies set up local offices by 2022
Russia told 13 tech companies to set up official presences in the country by the end of 2021, including Apple, Google, Meta and TikTok.
