Belarus
Rights groups demand “speech offenses” are excluded from UN cybercrime treaty
Pushing back against threats to free speech.
Firefox removes Yandex search, will auto-switch affected users to Google
Support for Russia’s Mail.ru is also pulled.
Wikipedia editor detained in Belarus after opposing Russia’s narrative in articles
The arrest came after he was doxxed on Telegram.
Cloudflare, Akamai refuse to pull services from Russian citizens
“Our conclusion, in consultation with those experts, is that Russia needs more Internet access, not less.”
Crypto exchanges push back against calls to freeze accounts of all Russian citizens
“Crypto is meant to provide greater financial freedom for people across the globe.”
Belarus government threatens to jail subscribers to popular Telegram channels
The channels are now classed as “extremist groups.”
MembersObama’s internet kill switch
? The US has the ability to shut off the internet as an act of suppression for “emergencies.”
Apple orders Telegram to block some Belarus protest channels
Or else Apple will kick Telegram off of iPhones.
Belarus looks to decentralized tech to combat censorship
The government is trying to suppress news.
Tools behind Belarus internet censorship potentially revealed
Bloomberg alleges a US-based company provided the censorship tool.
Belarus faces internet blackout as protests mount over “sham” election
The internet has been going down, likely as a way to suppress protest organization.
Telegram is growing, especially in authoritarian countries
When censorship rises, so does Telegram.