Speech
Hong Kong tells British activist group to shut down their website
Another attempt to suppress criticism.
Firefox removes Yandex search, will auto-switch affected users to Google
Support for Russia’s Mail.ru is also pulled.
Surveillance and Censorship Defense Kit
Tips and tricks for journalists, activists, or those facing conflict, to stay safe.
Vanced, a 3rd-party YouTube app, shuts down after Google legal threat
Vanced allowed users to block ads and more.
DHS increases efforts to identify “misinformation” and “conspiracy theories” on social media
A new report has been published.
Wikipedia editor detained in Belarus after opposing Russia’s narrative in articles
The arrest came after he was doxxed on Telegram.
As security tech is pulled out of Russia, citizens are left more vulnerable to state surveillance
Tech companies have suddenly pulled out.
Experiment shows UK’s pro-censorship politicians have their own past comments deleted by Facebook
The warning comes before the UK enacts one of the biggest attacks on free speech in a liberal democracy with the “Online Safety Bill.”
Russia will ban Instagram within days
After Facebook and Instagram owner Meta’s new policy that allows threats of violence towards Russian soldiers.
$1.5 trillion federal spending bill allocates $2.6 billion to programs that fight “disinformation” and “hate”
Another federal government crackdown on online speech.