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US-backed OTF Said to Provide Funding to Help Russians Bypass Censorship With Free VPN Access
- Monday July 4, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Users in Russia are being given free access to virtual private networks (VPNs) as part of a US-backed campaign to help them dodge Moscow’s anti-censorship software. The Open Technology Fund is said to be paying out money to firms like Psiphon and nthLink which have provided VPN access to an estimated four million users in Russia.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Cracks Down on Real-User Networks Over Harmful Activities
- Friday September 17, 2021
- Reuters
Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform, using the same strategy its security teams take against campaigns using fake accounts.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook, Twitter Blasted by Trump for Censoring Article Critical of Biden
- Thursday October 15, 2020
- Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump rebuked Facebook and Twitter Wednesday for blocking links to a New York Post article purporting to expose corrupt dealings by election rival Joe Biden and his son in Ukraine.
- www.gadgets360.com
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China to Launch New Campaign to Regulate Social Media News Sites
- Thursday July 23, 2020
- Reuters
Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s top Internet watchdog, plans to target commercial websites and social media accounts that illegally write and edit news items, and repost news articles from non-compliant sources.
- www.gadgets360.com
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China Launches New Internet Cleanup Campaign; More Websites Blocked
- Thursday June 13, 2019
- Reuters
China has launched a campaign to clean up its Internet, state media said on Wednesday, amid a fresh wave of apparent censorship by authorities.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Accused by Donald Trump Jr of 'Silencing Conservatives' After Ban of Some Far-Right Users
- Saturday May 4, 2019
- Tony Romm, The Washington Post
"It appears they're taking their censorship campaign to the next level," Trump Jr. tweeted.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Tired of 'Sanskari' Deadpool, These Redditors Launched a Campaign to 'Save' the Movies
- Tuesday February 16, 2016
- Written by ShriramS
Save Our Cinema, a coalition set up a group of Redditors is suggesting changes to India's censor board, which recently appointed a committee seeking public comments.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Outspoken Miss World Canada Denied Entry to China
- Friday November 27, 2015
- World News | The Associated Press
Canada's outspoken Miss World contestant said she was barred today from entering China to take part in this year's pageant and accused Beijing of overreach in extending its campaign of censorship even to beauty contests.
- www.ndtv.com
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Facebook Blocks Rock Band Page at Pakistan Government Request
- Friday June 6, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Facebook has blocked the popular page of a liberal Pakistani rock band and others that criticise the Taliban at the request of the government, angering activists campaigning against censorship in the Islamic country.
- www.ndtv.com
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China trying new form of Internet censorship: campaign group
- Saturday June 1, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
China is experimenting with more subtle methods to censor Internet search results ahead of the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, according to a group that monitors blocked websites in the country.
- www.ndtv.com
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US-backed OTF Said to Provide Funding to Help Russians Bypass Censorship With Free VPN Access
- Monday July 4, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Users in Russia are being given free access to virtual private networks (VPNs) as part of a US-backed campaign to help them dodge Moscow’s anti-censorship software. The Open Technology Fund is said to be paying out money to firms like Psiphon and nthLink which have provided VPN access to an estimated four million users in Russia.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Cracks Down on Real-User Networks Over Harmful Activities
- Friday September 17, 2021
- Reuters
Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform, using the same strategy its security teams take against campaigns using fake accounts.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook, Twitter Blasted by Trump for Censoring Article Critical of Biden
- Thursday October 15, 2020
- Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump rebuked Facebook and Twitter Wednesday for blocking links to a New York Post article purporting to expose corrupt dealings by election rival Joe Biden and his son in Ukraine.
- www.gadgets360.com
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China to Launch New Campaign to Regulate Social Media News Sites
- Thursday July 23, 2020
- Reuters
Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s top Internet watchdog, plans to target commercial websites and social media accounts that illegally write and edit news items, and repost news articles from non-compliant sources.
- www.gadgets360.com
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China Launches New Internet Cleanup Campaign; More Websites Blocked
- Thursday June 13, 2019
- Reuters
China has launched a campaign to clean up its Internet, state media said on Wednesday, amid a fresh wave of apparent censorship by authorities.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Accused by Donald Trump Jr of 'Silencing Conservatives' After Ban of Some Far-Right Users
- Saturday May 4, 2019
- Tony Romm, The Washington Post
"It appears they're taking their censorship campaign to the next level," Trump Jr. tweeted.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Tired of 'Sanskari' Deadpool, These Redditors Launched a Campaign to 'Save' the Movies
- Tuesday February 16, 2016
- Written by ShriramS
Save Our Cinema, a coalition set up a group of Redditors is suggesting changes to India's censor board, which recently appointed a committee seeking public comments.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Outspoken Miss World Canada Denied Entry to China
- Friday November 27, 2015
- World News | The Associated Press
Canada's outspoken Miss World contestant said she was barred today from entering China to take part in this year's pageant and accused Beijing of overreach in extending its campaign of censorship even to beauty contests.
- www.ndtv.com
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Facebook Blocks Rock Band Page at Pakistan Government Request
- Friday June 6, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Facebook has blocked the popular page of a liberal Pakistani rock band and others that criticise the Taliban at the request of the government, angering activists campaigning against censorship in the Islamic country.
- www.ndtv.com
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China trying new form of Internet censorship: campaign group
- Saturday June 1, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
China is experimenting with more subtle methods to censor Internet search results ahead of the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, according to a group that monitors blocked websites in the country.
- www.ndtv.com