Censorship

Are we watching the collapse of Western Europe in real time? - comment

The terrorists don't need to show up again. The inhibition is already installed, running quietly in the background like software that updates itself.

People gather on the Place de la Republique square to pay tribute to the victims of last year's shooting at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, France, January 7, 2016. France this week commemorates the victims of last year's Islamist militant attacks on satirical weekly Charlie
JOURNALISTS CARRY placards and a banner in a protest against what they call curbs on press freedom and excessive control of the digital landscape, in Karachi, Pakistan January 28, 2025.

Pakistani journalists, commentators supporting Khan sentenced to life imprisonment for 'terrorism'

US Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY) addresses a press conference focused on the ongoing partial shutdown of the US federal government, in Washington, DC, US, October 30, 2025.

US Congress introduces bill to promote uncensored internet access in Iran

Officers from Force 100, responsible for guarding terrorists at Sde Teiman, November 2, 2025.

IDF censor approved broadcast of Sde Teiman abuse footage, official tells Knesset committee


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.

 Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartphone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021

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.

 IDF chief censor Gen. Kobi Mandelblit attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset. June 5, 2023.

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

Tik Tok logo / illustrative

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.

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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.

TikTok's new Know Your Facts feature sends urges users to reconsider before sharing unverified or misleading content.

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.


​​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.

 A reflection of an American flag is visible as a Little Free Library, which was designed to look like a prison, invites residents to take books that the library says have been challenged by schools across the state of Texas, in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 3, 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.

 AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature in this illustration taken, June 23, 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.

Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

‘Maus’ evades a ban in Iowa after school district cites ‘ambiguity’ in new state law

Following national outrage, an Iowa school district reversed their ban on Art Spiegalmen's Maus, a famous graphic novel about the Holocaust.

Cover of the first volume of Maus.