Censorship & Information Control
🚫 Don't Let Congress Age-Gate the Internet | EFFector 38.13
Article documents legislative effort to implement internet age-gating and content control measures that would expand surveillance… [more]
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Five arrested after Hong Kong police raid independent bookshops
Arrests of bookshop operators for selling books deemed 'seditious' exemplifies state censorship and suppression of independent thought… [more]
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Legal challenge says Trump ICC sanctions tread on US citizens’ rights
Trump administration sanctions against ICC and Palestinian rights organizations exemplify state-imposed censorship and suppression of… [more]
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Hong Kong: Police raids on independent bookshops reported again in new blow to freedom of expression
Documents systematic state suppression of independent bookstores through arrest and weaponized sedition laws to silence dissent and… [more]
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Nigeria jails journalist for 2 months pending trial over corruption reporting
State authorities arrested and imprisoned a journalist for reporting on corruption, using cybercrime and defamation charges as pretextual… [more]
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CPJ, partners call on Bangladesh to drop ICT case against journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu
Bangladesh authorities are prosecuting journalists for reporting on security operations, using vague charges of spreading misleading… [more]
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CPJ warns Bloomberg defamation ruling could chill reporting in Singapore
Documents state use of defamation law as censorship mechanism to suppress critical reporting on government officials, exemplifying how… [more]
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Hong Kong Authorities Target Booksellers
Hong Kong authorities systematically suppress independent bookstores through barring from exhibitions and pressure closures, exemplifying… [more]
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Expelled from China
Expulsion of foreign journalist for reporting on ordinary citizens' struggles exemplifies state censorship and suppression of independent… [more]
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Don’t Repeat NY’s 3D Printing Blunder
New York's mandate for surveillance and censorship capabilities embedded in all 3D printers represents direct state control over… [more]
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Trump’s Intel Pick Played Key Role in NYT Subpoenas — But Some Democrats Still On the Fence
Article documents attempted intimidation of New York Times journalists through subpoenas by a federal prosecutor, exemplifying state… [more]
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Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder: Landmark trial puts Malta’s press freedom back in spotlight
Documents the murder of an investigative journalist reporting on corruption and organized crime, exemplifying state/corporate violence… [more]
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CPJ demands answers over reported jailing of Jordanian sports journalist
A sports journalist's imprisonment and expulsion from professional association without public explanation demonstrates state censorship… [more]
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Bloomberg Loses Landmark Libel Case in Singapore
Bloomberg's loss in Singapore's libel case exemplifies how authoritarian regimes weaponize defamation laws to suppress critical journalism… [more]
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Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay $356,000 to ministers in defamation case
Demonstrates weaponization of defamation law against press reporting on official corruption, exemplifying state suppression of… [more]
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Moroccan authorities arrest journalist Ali Lmrabet over alleged false information
State arrest of journalist on vague charges of disseminating false information and undermining institutions represents textbook political… [more]
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Why is India blocking film on a man who counted Punjab insurgency killings?
India's blocking of a film documenting a murdered rights activist who investigated state-perpetrated killings represents state censorship… [more]
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Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis
Documents systematic failure of mainstream media to report on climate crisis connections to extreme weather events, representing… [more]
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CPJ calls for accountability from Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche over DOJ press freedom violations
Direct state suppression of press freedom through DOJ subpoenas targeting New York Times journalists investigating executive security… [more]
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Germany set to curb its Freedom of Information Act
Weakening Freedom of Information Act requirements represents state-level censorship and information control that reduces public oversight… [more]