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Tag Archives: censorship
Reddit bans r/fatpeoplehate, four other subreddits under new harassment rules
Reddit’s newly minted anti-harrassment policy has led to the axing of some subreddits but has left other blatantly racist subreddits untouched.
‘Baby yoga’ video throws Facebook into a culture/censorship war
A video of a screaming baby being dunked in a bucket of water leaves Facebook caught between issues of free speech and apparent condoning of practices many interpret as child abuse.
India strikes down controversial “Section 66A” social media policing law
India’s Supreme Court has repealed a controversial law that allowed police to arrest people over objectionable content posted on social networks and other websites. 
Google performs U-turn on Blogger smut rule
Google has changed its mind over a new policy on sexually explicit content on its Blogger platform and will target commercial porn instead.
Google bans sexually explicit content on Blogger
Unless the content has “public benefit,” it will be bumped out of public view as of 23 March (if it’s already been published) and banned outright after that date. 
Tumblr blocks torrent-related posts from search results, along with adult content
Logged-in users will have to click the lock icon to switch out of “safe mode” and get to any posts tagged with, or mentioning, torrents. 
Anonymous launches #OpCharlieHebdo, attacks terrorist social media
Those wearing the cloak of the loose online hacktivist collective of Anonymous have gone after sites and promise to target Twitter and Facebook accounts of terrorists. 
Bitcoin-based messaging could slip past censors
A computer science student has built a way to weave messaging into the underpinnings of Bitcoin that’s both cheap and resistant to censorship. 
China blocks Instagram as Hong Kong protesters take over the streets
China has blocked Facebook’s photo-sharing site Instagram, as pro-democracy protesters flooded the Central financial district in Hong Kong on Monday and chronicled it all by flooding social media sites with #OccupyCentral hashtagged images. 