censorship

China Tightens Grip On Blockchain-Based Services

Users of blockchain-based information services will have to register their real names and identity numbers in latest crackdown – even…

5 years ago

‘No Plans’ For China Return, Says Google Boss

But Pichai tells the US Congress that Google continues to explore its options in that country

5 years ago

Google Staffers Urge Cancellation Of Project Dragonfly

Open staff letter calls on search giant to abandon attempts to create censored search app for Chinese market

5 years ago

Google ‘Thoughtfully Considering’ How To Offer China Services

Alphabet boss tells US senators that firm is considering China re-entry, but declines to address censorship concerns

6 years ago

Google Confirms Existence Of Project Dragonfly

Google confirms Project Dragonfly is being developed, but 'censorship search' for China is not close to launch

6 years ago

US Congress Grill Google On China Censorship Plans

Google faces calls from six US senators, numerous human rights groups, and 1,000 staff over China expansion

6 years ago

Apple Removes Thousands Of Apps From China App Store

Cost of doing business? 'Illegal' lottery and gambling apps the latest to be purged from Apple's China App Store

6 years ago

Google Staff Demand Answers Over Censorship Search App

Search engine for Chinese market still a long way from launching says Alphabet boss, amid staff concern

6 years ago

Google Negotiates Deals For China Cloud Services – Report

Fresh attempt to re-enter Chinese market as US search engine reportedly holds talks with local cloud firms

6 years ago

Google Plots China Return With Censorship Software – Report

Do No Evil? Google reportedly building search engine for China that allows for content to be censored

6 years ago

Facebook Plans China Presence, Despite Ban

Despite its social networking site being blocked in China, Facebook plans “innovation hub” for that country

6 years ago

PornHub Owner Unveils Age Verification Tool For The UK

Online smut control? AgeID will be help Brits comply with the Digital Economy Act 2017 from April

6 years ago

No Need For Google To Vet Websites, Court Rules

Google is not obliged to vet websites for defamatory content, German court rules in right to be forgotten case

6 years ago

Google Opens AI Centre In China Despite Search Ban

Google to open AI research centre in China, despite country's ban on its products

6 years ago

Governments Accused Of Social Media Manipulation

Grim picture...social media is being manipulated, mobile connectivity is being censored, and attacks against journalists is on the rise

6 years ago

Tor Project: To Censor ‘Hateful’ Daily Stormer Would Undermine Our Principles

Tor Project says it is against racism and hate in all its forms but censorship would undermine the anonymity needed…

7 years ago

Cloudflare Pulls Protection From Far Right Daily Stormer Website

Cloudflare CEO said it was a difficult decision but US civil liberties group hits out at tech firms for clampdown

7 years ago

Privacy Crackdown: Russia Bans VPNs And Apple ‘Sides With Censorship’ In China

Privacy advocates criticise the moves as government's seek to tighten their grips on the web

7 years ago

Reports Suggest WhatsApp Is Blocked In China

Another example of the Chinese government's ongoing efforts to control the internet

7 years ago

Government Presses Ahead With Age Verification Plans For Porn

Visitors to porn websites will be asked to supply credit card information to prove they are 18

7 years ago

Google Takes Action Against Extremist, ‘Inflammatory’ YouTube Videos

Google is to add more engineering resources and human experts in its efforts to remove extremist content from YouTube

7 years ago

China Tightens Grip On Internet Censorship With 14 Month VPN Crackdown

The use of unauthorised virtual private networks will be made illegal by the Chinese government

7 years ago

Tor Network Blocked In Turkey As Government Cracks Down

The move has upgraded Turkey's net censorship policies from "moderate" to "severe," according to activists

7 years ago

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter And Google Will Create Shared Database To Tackle Terror Propaganda

A shared database will be used to flag up content that appears to be trying to spread terror speech

7 years ago

Facebook Developing AI System For Offensive Video Takedown

The social networking giant's battle against offensive videos, nudity, and fake news continues

7 years ago

Turkey Bans Cloud Storage Sites Amidst Email Furore

Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and GitHub were all reportedly made inaccessible over the weekend

8 years ago

Brazil Blocks WhatsApp For 72 Hours

Brazilian judge orders operators to block access in latest battle between country and WhatsApp

8 years ago

Apple Book, Film Services Shut Down In China

iBooks and iTunes Movies are no longer available in China, amidst an ongoing Internet crackdown

8 years ago

China Domain Proposals Prompt Web Crackdown Fears

Government proposal to create 'whitelist' of approved websites raises fears of further crackdowns on web users in China

8 years ago

Chinese President Urges Adoption Of ‘Cyber Sovereignty’

Sovereign countries should set their own laws for the Internet and others should respect that, according to China President

8 years ago