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internet censorship
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Twitter Has Officially Silenced Its First Account Ever
18 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the first move of its kind, Twitter has officially banned the account of a German neo-Nazi group. The action came after a request from German police, who claimed the account holders were a “criminal organisation”.
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Iran To Cut Off Internet, Completely
10 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Iran’s government, not wanting to be outdone by other censorship-crazed nations like China, North Korea, and Great Britain, are taking things to the next level – they are cutting off the internet, permanently. As always, they only have their citizens’ best interests at heart.
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Google Blacked Out For SOPA Too
18 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google has joined Wikipedia, BoingBoing and a number of other popular websites in the SOPA protest – not just by ‘blacking out’ their logo, which is cute but largely ineffective, but by putting together a comprehensive and informative infographic on the SOPA bill and piracy, along with access lines for voters to contact members of Congress through.
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China Further Tightens Its Strict Censorship Laws
28 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
China is renowned for its seemingly ridiculous stance on freedom of speech and the proliferation of unauthorised news – a stance which has seen prominent members of society detained without legitimate explanation and popular social networks such as Facebook banned. Now, it seems, actions like that were only the beginning.
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Top Ten Blacklisted Websites Revealed
09 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
You’d be surprised at how many businesses are fond of censoring free speech in their workplaces. Following last year’s banning of the 2oceansvibe site in Virgin Active gyms, a recent study completed by OpenDNS has uncovered the ten most blacklisted websites by businesses around the world. You may or may not be surprised by the list.
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