Censorship

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I Dont Knowadded this to Trumpgate/Russiagate/Republicangate
Devin Nunes
Fox News legal analyst laughs off Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against Twitter accounts making fun of him
rawstory.com - Brad Reed
Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) filed against both Twitter and two Twitter troll …
Rights & Freedoms
On the trial, on the failure of our intelligence agencies & on the blame game
thedailyblog.co.nz
On the Trial: When the Nuremberg trials occurred, it was essential to those prosecuting that the trial not only found the Nazi’s guilty, but proved …
Webcomics
Full Text of Index on Censorship Amicus Letter
rall.com - Ted Rall
Index on Censorship, the prestigious UK-based free-speech organization, has joined six US-based pro-press freedom organizations to oppose the LA …
U.S. News & World Reportadded this to News
Russia
Russia Passes Law Punishing ‘Disrespect’ and ‘Fake News’
U.S. News & World Report - Lylah Alphonse
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a set of bills into law criminalizing the spread of what his government considers to be "fake news," with …
Daily News and Analysisadded this to Entertainment
Entertainment (India)
Valley rises in Bollywood like Phoenix from the ashes of terror
DNA India
For a change, Bollywood is reimagining the paradise with a new feel and charm. From Ranbir Kapoor starrer Rockstar and Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani to Shah …
New Zealanders
NZ ISPs issue open letter to social media giants to discuss censorship
itbrief.co.nz
Three of New Zealand’s largest telecommunications providers have issued an open letter to social media giants Facebook, Twitter, and Google. Questions …
The Quintadded this to The Quint
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt questions system of censorship
thequint.com - IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) National Award-winning filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who is supporting the forthcoming film "No Fathers in Kashmir" that is yet to …
Donald Trump
Trump 'looking into’ Facebook censoring of top aide
washingtonexaminer.com - Paul Bedard
President Trump today said that he plans to look into Facebook’s abrupt move Monday to block his social media director’s account. “I will be looking …
Council on Foreign Relationsadded this to Cybersecurity: Analysis from CFR
WeChat
Collateral Freedom: Proceed with Caution
cfr.org - Guest Blogger for Net Politics
Increasing collateral damage is an effective way of fighting censorship and expanding internet freedom. If we want to keep it that way, we ought to …
Alex Jones
Has Ira Glass been Enlisted for Internet Censorship?
opednews.com - www.opednews.com
- Advertisement - Don't believe X. People who believe X also believe Y. And people who believe Y are bad, bad people--you can see some of the bad, bad …
Conservative View
The New Zealand Massacre
townhall.com - Cal Thomas
Last week in New Zealand, a self-avowed white supremacist targeted two mosques and streamed his bloody killing spree on social media. There are at …
The Daily Calleradded this to The Daily Caller
Devin Nunes
GOP Rep Devin Nunes Sues Twitter For $250 Million
dailycaller.com - Evie Fordham
Republican California Rep. Devin Nunes filed suit against Twitter and some Twitter users Monday for $250 million in compensatory damages, alleging …
The Telegraphadded this to World News
Vladimir Putin
Fears of censorship as Putin signs law against showing disrespect for authorities
The Telegraph - By Agence France-Presse
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed controversial laws that allow courts to fine and briefly jail people for showing disrespect towards authorities, and block media for publishing "fake Mr
Zane Safritadded this to Oligarchy
Social Media Companies
Social Media Companies “Struggle” to Help Censors Keep us in the Dark
counterpunch.org - Thomas Knapp
According to CNN Business, “Facebook, YouTube and Twitter struggle to deal with New Zealand shooting video.”“Deal with” is code for “censor on demand …
ThinkProgress
Donald Trump Jr
Republican senator promotes censorship conspiracy, urges conservatives to ‘stand up to Big Tech’
ThinkProgress - Josh Israel
Sen. Josh Hawley endorsed Donald Trump Jr.'s call for more regulation of technology companies. Missouri Republican Josh Hawley presented himself as a …
The Washington Postadded this to Business
Amazon
Censorship or social responsibility? Amazon removes some books peddling vaccine misinformation.
The Washington Post - By Lindsey Bever
YouTube said it was banning anti-vaccination channels from running online advertisements. Facebook announced it was hiding certain content and turning away ads that contain misinformation about vaccines,
Lee Jonesadded this to Nintendo Power!
Mahjong
Super Real Mahjong PV Pulled from Japanese eShop After Being Lousy at Censoring
cogconnected.com - Anthony Bacchus
Super Real Mahjong PV Removed by Nintendo for Insufficient Censorship Super Real Mahjong PV has been temporarily removed from the Japanese Nintendo …
Lee Jonesadded this to Nintendo Power!
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch adult Mahjong game pulled due to poor censorship
eurogamer.net - Tom Phillips
A Nintendo Switch version of Mahjong, the ancient Chinese game about removing tiles, has been pulled from the Japanese eShop for containing …
Trusted Reviewsadded this to Trusted Reviews
Nintendo Switch
Naughty Nintendo Switch game pulled from sale due to poorly censored nudity
trustedreviews.com - Jade King
Nintendo has pulled a title from digital sale on the Japanese Nintendo eShop after a lacklustre censorship effort was uncovered. Super Real Mahjong PV …
The Daily Telegraph
Iran
Iran minister presses for internet access
dailytelegraph.com.au
Iran's communication minister has picked a fight with the country's hardliners over internet censorship. "Some are of the opinion that you should …
Poland
Heaven and earth: the DIY architects behind communist Poland’s amazing wave of hand-built churches
calvertjournal.com - Samuel Goff
A strange new architecture emerged, caught in an unclear zone between official and illicit, political protest and spirituality This was a zone that …
Rights & Freedoms
OPINION: We Should Respond To New Zealand With More Free Speech — Not Less
dailycaller.com - Karl Notturno
Hours after the horrific terrorist attack in New Zealand, a large number of articles asked the predictable question: shouldn’t tech companies do …
Conservative View
MALKIN: How To Protect Your Kids From Google Predators
dailywire.com - Michelle Malkin
The father of the World Wide Web is right: It's time to take back "complete control of your data." Tim Berners-Lee, who conceived the first internet …
Hatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The World
Scottish Government
Rab McNeil: Dear Gov - Is the hate crime campaign more bother than it’s worth?
heraldscotland.com - Robert McNeil
They were addressed to “bigots”, “racists”, “disablists”, “transphobes’ and “homophobes”, all arguably bad things to be. The disablist one highlighted …
Rights & Freedoms
MMR Podcast #198 - Captain Marvel criticism, controversy & censorship with film critic Jacob Smith
Matt's Movie Reviews on soundcloud.com
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)added this to Stories About Women
Women of Color
100 Women: A Playlist of Our Favorite Female Artists & Anthems
okayafrica.com - OkayAfrica
The month of March marks OkayAfrica's annual celebration of African women with our 100 Women list. The list is our effort to acknowledge and uplift …
Retrowarehouseadded this to FilmFests & Competitions
Game of Thrones
SXSW 2019: 'Good Omens' Has The Potential To Kill The Predictable American TV Era
geeksofdoom.com
The delightful chaos wrought by Amazon Studios’ new Good Omens TV series at SXSW cannot be denied or ignored, literally. With such an enormously …
HuffPost Australiaadded this to HuffPost AU
Lifestyle (UK)
How To Talk About This 'Unholy Mess' Of A Brexit With Your Kids
HuffPost UK - Victoria Richards
We advise props. Lots of props. How do you explain Brexit to children when even grown ups don’t know what the hell is going on? This is the dilemma …
Hatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The World
Rights & Freedoms
A spike in censorship: Israel censored on average one news piece a day in 2018
972mag.com
The IDF Censor prohibited the publication of more news reports last year than in almost any other year this decade. While fewer articles were …
U.S. News & World Report
Tech Industry
Big Tech in the 2020 Spotlight
U.S. News & World Report - Andrew Soergel
Major technology companies such as Facebook, Google and Amazon are shaping up to be the Wall Streets of the 2020 election cycle as Democratic …