Tag: censorship
In China, Winnie the Pooh is a dangerous work, in the USA censorship is often related to sexuality – we are looking for a number of banned books from around the world
Banning books is not only a thing of the past, but also commonplace in 2022. Digitalization has expanded censorship and brought a new tool to those in power. Maarit Piri-Lahti,…
Censorship to the rescue of vaccines
For suggesting that the monkeypox epidemic was linked to mRNA vaccines Professor Shmuel Shapira, former director of the Israel Institute for Biological Research between 2013 and 2021, is censored by…
How Activists Bypass Russian Censorship Using BitTorrent
A team of Ukrainian cyber activists has found a clever solution to circumvent the censorship in place in Russia. It packs prohibited documents and videos into Torrent files. A few…
Tor Browser now automatically bypasses online censorship
The web browser that built its reputation on its ability to anonymize your browsing now knows how to automatically bypass online censorship. Tor Browser has just upgraded to version 11.5,…
Russia: censorship and the golden age of independent journalism
In Russia, since the outbreak of the invasion in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, censorship reigns. Laws forbid pronouncing the word “war”, “discrediting” the Russian army. One after another, the…
China receives rare criticism from WHO – CEO says zero tolerance “unsustainable”, China’s censorship strikes immediately
WHO chief executive Tedros called on China on Tuesday to change its line, saying he said so-called zero tolerance would not be sustainable in the face of new rapidly spreading…
The “Modi” turn of Indian letters: between censorship and sensitivity
Indian literature is in the spotlight at the Paris Book Festival, which opens its doors to the general public this Friday, April 22. Thirty Indian authors will take part in…
Analysis: China fails to stop the micro-variant with command and censorship
It’s confusing to see how much the residents ’cry for distress doesn’t seem to be echoed by Chinese policymakers committed to zero tolerance, writes Asian correspondent Kirsi Crowley. BEIJING China’s…
How the Russian population manages to circumvent censorship to inform themselves
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VPN, Wikipedia, TOR… How the Russians thwart the censorship imposed by Vladimir Putin
Since February 24, Vladimir Putin has significantly extended his control of the Russian Internet. The head of the Kremlin first brought several independent media and their information channels to heel,…