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Russia Proposes Banning VPNs That Don’t Comply with Censorship Rules
Russia’s latest draft bill increases censorship (again). The law proposes blocking anonymous proxies – including VPNs – that do not prohibit access to forbidden websites in the country. To operate, any such “anonymizing” services would have to block sites listed on the Roskomnadzor’s…
China Expands Social Media Censorship, Blocks Pinterest
China’s censorship under the Great Firewall increased yet again last week when the country added Pinterest to its list of blocked sites. Pinterest is a social media site that allows users to share images of things they like, which are dubbed “pins.” As…
Top 5 Scariest Revelations From the Latest WikiLeaks Report
WikiLeaks shocked the nation once again this past Tuesday by releasing thousands of documents to the American public, describing ‘secret’ operations performed by the CIA that are used to hack into computers, mobile devices, and much more. This latest reveal, dubbed ‘Vault 7’,…
Internet Censorship in Russia: An Overview
As you’re likely aware, many countries in the world censor the Internet and place restrictions on what users can view. One country that engages in such censorious practices is Russia, which also participates in other restrictive practices including regulating news media and impinging on…
China Strengthens Great Firewall, Requires Registration of Domain Names, Censorship of Mobile Apps
News broke this week that the Chinese government is further increasing its control of the Internet in the country, tightening an already-iron grip. China strictly censors and restricts the Internet via a mechanism called the Great Firewall. With newly-proposed regulations, they will increase…
More Censorship in the Middle East as Egypt Blocks Signal
Last week it was reported that Egypt blocked Signal, a secure encrypted messaging app used by people around the world to communicate. Users in Egypt using an Egyptian IP address reportedly could not send or receive messages on the application. The company behind the…
Turkey Blocks Social Media Sites…Again
Several major social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were blocked or throttled in Turkey beginning Monday night. These blocks came in response to the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, which occured on Monday. As reported by Turkey Blocks, the…
Russia Building Its Own Great Firewall with Help From China
It’s being reported that Russia is working on it’s own “Great Firewall” – a reference to the mechanism China uses to filter and censor their Internet. Russia has been working with China to implement some aspects of the Great Firewall, to maintain control over…
Facebook Reportedly Working on Censorship Tool for Use In China
Last week, it was reported that Facebook is working on a way to enter the market in China – where it is currently banned. China has censored Facebook, along with many other websites and social media sites as part of its censorship under the…
Russia Blocks LinkedIn for Violating Data Storage Law
LinkedIn was officially blocked in Russia this Thursday, as they were found to be in violation of a Russian data storage law. The law, passed in 2014 and enacted in September 2015, requires that websites store data for their Russian users on local…
