internet censorship
Vietnam jails citizen for 10 years for criticizing the communist state on Facebook
Plus three years probation.
China proposes a global cyberspace community, while Chinese citizens are still heavily censored
Ironically, China calls for collaboration with the West.
MembersThe way Big Tech prescribes its version of the truth shares many parallels with China
? Both the Chinese Communist Party and Big Tech use similar tactics to push their official narratives while purging anything that opposes them.
Turkey announces draft law that will place sweeping restrictions on social media companies
The announcement follows Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowing to censor the internet earlier this month.
Turkey’s Erdogan plans to censor the internet after family member insulted online
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has launched an “investigation” into the posts.
China proposes a new internet protocol that gives government ultimate control
The proposed top-down approach would make censorship easier.
Iran censors the internet in anticipation of more protests
More protests are expected from December 26th.
Iran considers internet “whitelist” of approved websites, all others will be blocked
The move follows a period of complete internet blackout in the region.
Hong Kong court’s decision to ban some Telegram content slammed by legislators and digital rights activists
Legislators and digital rights activists fear the decision marks the first steps of an internet shutdown.
Iraq government blocks Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and others to squash protests
As of Thursday morning, nearly three-fourth of the country is devoid of internet connectivity.