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https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/9/24125560/mpa-block-piracy-websites-cinemacon The MPA has big plans to crack down on movie piracy again The CEO of the Motion Picture Association says it’s going to work with lawmakers to restrict access to websites with pirated content. By Emma Roth, a news...

https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-bill-could-get-lot-apps-banned-1851337755 The TikTok Bill Could Get a Lot of Apps Banned The United States could make TikTok the first app banned by law, but technology lawyers warn it won't be the last. By Maxwell Zeff Published8 hours ago Comments (47)...

https://ssd.eff.org/module/understanding-and-circumventing-network-censorship SURVEILLANCE SELF-DEFENSE < TOOL GUIDES How to: Understand and Circumvent Network Censorship Last Reviewed: February 01, 2024 This is an overview of network censorship, but it is not comprehensive...

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093308/tiktok-congress-ban-push-notification TikTok is urging users to call Congress about a looming ban A push notification warns that the move ‘strips 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression.’ By Mia Sato, platforms and...

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/19/india-judge-reuters-story-00136339 POLITICO illustration/Photos by Getty Images, iStock COLUMN | CAPITAL CITY How a Judge in India Prevented Americans From Seeing a Blockbuster Report Free speech on the internet took a huge hit when the news...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/florida-book-bans-school-rules/?itid=mr_5 DEEP READS The librarian who couldn’t take it anymore She loved books. And in a time of spreading book bans in public schools, that’s why this Florida librarian had to quit. Tania Galiñanes as...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjb8b/tiktok-its-not-the-algorithm-teens-are-just-pro-palestine TikTok Says It's Not the Algorithm, Teens Are Just Pro-Palestine In a blog post, the company denied allegations that it has been promoting pro-Palestine content in an effort to sway American...

https://www.wired.com/story/united-nations-igf-saudi-arabia-russia/ JUSTIN LING SECURITY OCT 11, 2023 7:00 AM The UN Risks Normalizing Internet Censorship The United Nations' top internet governance body will allegedly host its next two annual meetings in countries known for repressive...

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article279934629.html Idaho Sheriff Won’t Return Library Books He Thinks Are Obscene BY GARRETT CABEZA THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 4:17 PM Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris poses with books he said he found offensive and wants...

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/17/china-urged-to-tackle-online-racism-targeting-black-people China urged to tackle online racism targeting Black people Human Rights Watch says racist tropes ‘common’ across Chinese social media, and that platforms and government must act. The rights...

https://www.popsci.com/technology/iowa-chatgpt-book-ban/ School district uses ChatGPT to help remove library books Faced with new legislation, Iowa's Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books 'contain a description or depiction of a sex act.' BY ANDREW PAUL | PUBLISHED...

https://torrentfreak.com/putin-outlaws-anonymity-user-id-verification-for-online-services-vpn-bypass-advice-a-crime-230801/ Putin Outlaws Anonymity: Identity Verification For Online Services, VPN Bypass Advice a Crime today by Andy Maxwell HOME > TECHNOLOGY > DIGITAL FREEDOM > President...

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/07/20/apple-threatens-to-pull-facetime-and-imessage-uk/ Thursday July 20, 2023 5:10 am PDT by Hartley Charlton Apple says it will pull services including FaceTime and iMessage in the UK if plans to amend surveillance legislation that would require tech companies...

https://www.wired.com/story/europe-break-encryption-leaked-document-csa-law/ In response to an EU proposal to scan private messages for illegal material, the country's officials said it is “imperative that we have access to the data.” SECURITYMAY 22, 2023 3:23 PM SPAIN HAS ADVOCATED banning...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg5xng/parent-calls-bible-porn-and-demands-utah-school-district-remove-it-from-libraries?utm_source=reddit.com[/U] A parent is arguing that if banned books like 'Gender Queer' are pulled from shelves, the Bible—with its sex scenes, incest, and murder—should be...

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/signal-vows-to-defy-uk-legislation-that-puts-e2e-encryption-in-the-crosshairs/ The UK's Safety Online Bill would require Signal to police user messages. DAN GOODIN - 2/24/2023, 6:48 PM The nonprofit responsible for the Signal messenger...

China Can’t Censor Away Growing Anger Over Athlete’s #MeToo Accusation sure you guys have seen this but wow seeing top tier stars plea for her to be okay is wild What do you guys think happened to her?

Yahoo is now a part of Verizon Media Lily Wakefield Sat, 2 October 2021, 4:50 am·2-min read China will ban video games featuring same-sex relationships, ‘effeminate’ men and moral choices, according to a leaked memo. The internal memo from a recent internal training by the state-backed...

:francis: Female-presenting Nipples be Evil.

Howard Stern wants OJ Simpson kicked off Twitter By Jackie Salo July 18, 2019 | 4:43pm Howard Stern and OJ SimpsonGetty Images Howard Stern wants to see O.J. Simpson get the boot from Twitter — but “The Juice” isn’t on board. The SiriusXM radio show host told listeners on Wednesday’s episode...