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Wartime censorship is necessary, but must be done responsibly - editorial

Recent reports demonstrate that the ability to reject news reports is being used and abused, both for political gain and by giving preferential treatment to one publication over another.

Meta 'inappropriately removed' Hamas kidnapping videos, oversight board finds

The finding came in a review of two cases in which human moderators had restored content that computer moderation had removed.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
19/12/2023

Military censor pressured by Netanyahu, threatened with removal - report

In recent weeks, Netanyahu reportedly tried to promote a law which would limit the discretion of the military censor during the war.

Tik Tok logo / illustrative

TikTok releases statement enforcing rules against hate content

Since the start of Israel's war against Hamas, TikTok reported a 67% increase in fake account removals and remains focused on enforcing its rules against hate and harmful misinformation

Publisher removes Jewish stereotypes from classic Georgette Heyer romance novel

“We don’t want to throw off a 25-year-old who’s just discovering Heyer,” a senior vice president and editorial director at Sourcebooks told the Times.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
11/11/2023

Israel removes more content from TikTok than almost any other nation

Minor safety was the most common reason given, making up 30% of all video removals.

Russia plans to try to block VPN services in 2024 - senator

He stressed that this order also applies to those VPN services that give access, in particular, to Instagram, which is banned in Russia.

By REUTERS
03/10/2023

​​Biden’s new book ban czar is a longtime progressive Jewish leader

In his role, Matt Nosanchuk will lead training sessions for schools and libraries on how to deal with book bans.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
27/09/2023

Australia to require AI-made child abuse material be removed from search results

A new code drafted by the industry giants at the government's request will require search engines to ensure that such content is not returned in search results.

By REUTERS
08/09/2023

Why did censor let KAN publish Iran smuggling op. despite gag order? - analysis

The IDF promised Israel's military reporters that they would all get the full story. Somehow, KAN was given it first.

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