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Twitter Fights Back Against Turkish Government Press Censorship

Jan 19, 2015 10:01 AM EST

Twitter is in trouble with the Turkish government for refusing to censor a left-wing newspaper publishing leaks on a military police raid.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Discusses Social Networking In Censored Countries

David Curry |

Jan 15, 2015 12:38 AM EST

Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg participated in another town hall meeting, this time in Colombia.

Award-Winning Chinese Author Gets Flak For Cozying Up To Xi Jinping

Desiree Sison |

Jan 12, 2015 05:01 AM EST

One of China's celebrated author, Mo Yan, has been receiving flak from his fellow writers for fawning over Chinese President Xi Jinping and officials of the Communist Party

Netizens Scorn China's Anti-Cleavage Campaign Against Popular Chinese Drama

Desiree Sison |

Jan 06, 2015 06:10 AM EST

The popular television drama, 'Empress of China", was pulled out from the air for days because the female cast wore low-cut necklines exposing their cleavage.

Total Data Requests Lower In 2014, According To Google

David Curry |

Dec 23, 2014 06:14 AM EST

Google has revealed the total data requests for 2014, and the number surprisingly dropped this year.

Facebook 'Censorship' Irks Russian Opposition Leader

Raymond Legaspi |

Dec 22, 2014 10:34 PM EST

Followers of a Russian opposition leader scored Facebook after it apparently blocked a page which supported an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin.

Google Leaves Russia Over Censorship, Surveillance

David Curry |

Dec 12, 2014 08:46 AM EST

Google will shut down its engineering office in Russia, following new laws for technology companies operating in the country.

Malaysian Government In YouTube Censorship

David Curry |

Nov 24, 2014 06:54 AM EST

After looking to block Facebook in local areas, the Malaysian government are back with another terrible idea, YouTube censorship.

Facebook is now featuring 360-degree virtual reality-style videos in its newsfeed using Oculus VR.

Facebook Reports Surge In Government Data Requests

David Curry |

Nov 05, 2014 05:05 PM EST

Facebook is reporting a surge in government data requests, alongside new requests to censor or remove content from the social network.

Verizon Denies Censoring Stories on New Website

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 30, 2014 10:53 AM EDT

SugarString is prohibiting its writers from writing about internet neutrality and spying.

BBC Slams China Censorship After Blocking Access to their Website in the Country

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 16, 2014 04:06 AM EDT

BBC top official dubs China’s blocking of the news agency’s English-language website as “deliberate censorship” following the circulation of videos of Hong Kong police assaulting pro-democracy protesters over the Internet.

Rich Kids of Tehran Instagram account shut down

David Curry |

Oct 10, 2014 03:57 PM EDT

The Instagram account Rich Kids of Tehran has been shut down, after showing off the Tehran elite in a way that is misleading to the millions of Iranians in poverty, who are devout to their religion.

Instagram Blocked in China Amid Protests for Democracy

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 29, 2014 01:23 AM EDT

China is censoring reports of the worsening pro-democracy crisis reported by mass media.

Hong Kong Paper Drops Edward C.K.Chin Pro-Democracy Column

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 03, 2014 03:13 AM EDT

Edward C.K. Chin, a hedge-fund manager and columnist, said on Tuesday that The Hong Kong Economic Journal dropped his column two days after Beijing announced that it rejected the demands of the pro-democracy lobbyists.

China's Tightening Clampdown on Students' Ideologies

Freedom of Speech: China’s Top Universities Adopt Tough New Guidelines

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 02, 2014 09:46 AM EDT

Three of China's major universities guaranteed tighter control over its students' and teachers' ideologies to comply with the country's broadened suppression of free expression. Shanghai's Fudan University, Peking University and Guangzhou's Sun Yat-sen University signed on to the new position.

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