Category: Censorship

Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters

The New York Times – Business:
As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests.
How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.
Why China Is Suddenly Obsessed With American Poverty

State media, embracing the gaming phrase “kill line,” is asserting China’s political superiority over the United States, deflecting focus on China’s own economic challenges.
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.

The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States.
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers

The Trump administration, citing “foreign censorship,” imposed travel bans on experts involved in monitoring major tech platforms.
‘Viridiana’ Was Luis Buñuel’s Revenge

The 1961 film, which was banned in Spain, has been restored and revived in a limited run at Film Forum.
Indiana University Lifts Ban on Printing News in College Newspaper

The university faced fierce criticism after it fired the director of student media and said that news coverage could be published only online.
How to Silence Dissent, Bit by Bit Until Fear Takes Over

In China, journalism and public debate were opening up, and then a leader took over and used a series of steps to dictate speech.
What to Know About Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Being Suspended

Tension grew at ABC after Mr. Kimmel’s remarks about the Charlie Kirk killing angered conservatives.
Joel DeMott, Whose Documentary Was Rejected by PBS, Dies at 78

Her “Seventeen,” a study of teenagers later recognized as a major work of cinéma vérité, was pulled from a public TV series in 1982 under pressure from its sponsor.
Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That.

With President Trump on their side, U.S. technology companies now have more leverage in Brazil, where they seek to influence new rules policing their platforms.
Bolsonaro House Arrest Casts Shadow Over Brazil-U.S. Trade Talks

The Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order could complicate efforts to negotiate over President Trump’s punishing tariffs, set to go into effect this week.