State-imposed ban on communication platform affecting millions of users due to exam security concerns exemplifies authoritarian information control and censorship of mass communication infrastructure.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has called the ban a "mistake", arguing it would punish millions of users.
Targeted exclusion of a major news outlet from official access represents state-level censorship and suppression of independent media… [more]
Demonstrates state-level censorship and suppression of independent media through exclusionary access policies, replacing critical press… [more]
State exclusion of major news outlet from official events represents government suppression of press access and independent journalism… [more]