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WikiLeaks’ 5 most shocking revelations
By now, you’ve heard about WikiLeaks, the international non-profit organization that publishes secret information, news and classified data provided by anonymous sources and whistleblowers. It was founded in 2006 by Julian Assange, and to this day there were many leaks that shook the world. On
The Julian Assange indictment attempts to make standard investigative journalistic practice look suspicious
Their concerns is precisely that the process described in the charges represents a standard investigative practice employed by reporters, that is not illegal and should not be outlawed.
Facebook’s new “Click-Gap” algorithm will censor alternative media and help mainstream media sites
The “Click-Gap” algorithm is live now and reduces the reach of content from domains that have a small number of inbound and outbound links.
The Pirate Bay, RARBG, 1337x, and more to be blocked in India
In other words, the court thinks that preventing access to “illegal content” does not contravene the principle of accessing and sharing online information without interference.
A new Russian bill could see the start of Runet, Russia’s own private internet, cut off from the World Wide Web
Moscow rejects the notion that their model is similar to China’s Great Firewall.
Twitter suspends Ivan, prominent free speech advocate
Ivan is known for 3D printing guns and believes that an armed society is a polite society.
China Censorship: WeChat removes information about potential toxicity of a medication
WeChat removed many discussions and posts criticizing Hongmao Pharmaceuticals.
Instagram moves to shadowban “borderline” content
The Instagram move is seen as one in a series Facebook has recently made in a bid to get back in the good graces of regulators.
EU Terrorist Content Regulation plenary vote in the European Parliament confirmed for April 17
The regulation will require online platforms to take down what the EU deems to be “terrorist content” within one hour of it being uploaded.
Two PewDiePie videos blocked in India after T-Series files takedown order in court
The Delhi High Court has directed YouTube to remove two of PewDiePie’s diss track videos and blocked access to both videos in India.
Google Chrome Web Store bans free speech comments extension Dissenter
Google’s decision to remove Dissenter comes within 24 hours of Mozilla’s decision to remove Dissenter from the Firefox extensions store.