Google Launches Anti-Censorship Tool
The retooled search site informs Chinese users when keywords will yield blocked results. Google has launched a new feature for its Chinese language site which informs mainland users when they enter...
View ArticleInternet Censorship: Is a Declaration of Internet Freedom What the Internet...
Written by Jillian C. York Re-published from Global Voices under the Creative Commons License On July 4, a group of digital rights and other advocacy organizations unleashed a set of rights and...
View ArticleA Good Ol’ Fashioned Digital Nightmare
While the sensible thing would be for me to go to bed, a rather creepy dream still lingers in my head. So before I close my eyes and call it a night, I’ll bring my digital delusion to light. It was...
View ArticleInternet Censorship: China’s Internet Censors for Sale
Written by Danny O’Brien – Re-published from eff.org (Creative Commons) What happens when a country’s government censors the entirety of its domestic web, with no oversight or transparency? It turns...
View ArticleThe CISPA Government Access Loophole
May Day (5/1/2012) (Photo credit: bogieharmond) Written by Kurt Opsahl – Re-Published from eff.org (Creative Commons) The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act—CIPSA, the so-called...
View ArticleCensorship in America: New Censorship & Surveillance Tactics in the United...
Many democratic nations find themselves in a hypocritical quandary these days. This includes The United States Federal Government. In just 2012, The US Federal Government initiated more than 31,000...
View ArticleInternet Censorship: New Internet Regulations Provide Window into North Korea
Foreigners living in and visiting North Korea can now access Twitter, Facebook, and other social media on their mobile phones, providing what could be an unprecedented, real-time view of the...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide for Tor
Hello Censorship in America readers! I’m Brandon from Bypass-Censorship.org. I’ve had lots of experience with Tor. I use Tor regularly and I even run a relay! This purpose of this post is to expand...
View ArticleInternet Censorship: China, Russia Seek Greater Control of Internet, US says
A man uses a computer at an internet cafe in central Beijing, China. China and Russia are buying increasingly powerful surveillance technologies to intercept communications and try to take control of...
View ArticleWorld News: US Warns China on Cyber Security
A senior White House official is calling on China to take “serious steps” to stop cybercrimes, saying the issue is a “growing challenge” to U.S.-China relations. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon...
View ArticleInternet Censorship: Dark Musings #46 – Anti Free-Speech Assault on Twitter
Written by Andrew Zar of DarkBrain Comics – Re-Published by permission. I’ve always been proud of Twitter and Tumblr – they promote free speech – while other Internet titans (Google, Apple, FaceBook)...
View ArticleInternet Censorship: Media Watchdog Calls Vietnam, China ‘Spy States’
A Chinese netizen uses a microblogging service in a rural village in Guizhou province. Written by Richard Finney China and Vietnam are among five “State Enemies of the Internet” identified Tuesday by a...
View ArticleInternet Censorship: Netizens Sway Opinion with ‘People’s’ Paper
Huynh Ngoc Chenh (L) receives the Netizen of the Year award in Paris, March 12, 2013. An award-winning blogger in Vietnam said online activists in his tightly ruled country are becoming an effective...
View ArticleInternet Censorship: Weibo Censors Move with Great Speed
New research reveals the startling speed at which controversial posts are removed from Weibo. Logo of Sina Corp’s Chinese microblogging site, “Weibo.” Despite 300 million users generating more than 100...
View ArticleHuman Rights Organizations Call on the UN to Aid Detained Vietnamese Blogger...
Written by Eva Galperin – Re-Published from eff.org (Creative Commons) On 27 December 2012 prominent Vietnamese activist and blogger Le Quoc Quan was arbitrarily arrested and detained by local...
View ArticleSpecial Report: Global Politics Shaken By Social Media (Video)
Italian comedian-turned-politician Beppe Grillo drew the largest vote for a single party in Italy’s election last month – despite shunning traditional campaign platforms such as TV, in favor of using...
View ArticleWorld News: China’s Premier Rejects US Hacking Accusations
China’s President Xi Jinping shakes hands with China’s newly elected Premier Li Keqiang (L) as other delegates clap during the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th National People’s...
View ArticleInternet Censorship: China Lifts Ban on IMDB
China has unblocked the popular entertainment website IMDB (Internet Movie Database), which has been blocked since 2010. “I know very few cases where a site that’s been blocked for a long time is...
View ArticleNorth Korea Cuts 3G Mobile Web Access for Foreign Visitors
Foreigners speak with sales person about mobile phone service at Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Groups that organize trips to North Korea say the country is no longer offering mobile...
View ArticleBastard Bankers JP Morgan Chase, US Federal Reserve Bank, HSBC, Others –...
Preface This will undoubtedly be the most important post on this site since our launch in August 2010. I will start off by saying that this intelligence, research, and reporting has been going on for...
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