Online Content Censoring

As protests over China's draconian 'Zero Covid' policy flared up in several cities, authorities moved to censor online content on the rare demonstrations.

The ruling Communist party oversees a vast apparatus designed to censor online content deemed politically sensitive.

The government has been granted court orders for the removal of content that damages the country and the monarchy and affects peace and order.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday demanded a greater role for Beijing in shaping the global Internet, calling for "order" online as he failed to address his government's censorship of content it deems politically sensitive.

China's censors are asserting their authority over foreign TV content on the country's booming online video sites, after years of hands-off regulation, raising the risks for U.S. distributors left in the dark about which shows might fall foul of the rules.

China's regulators have told Internet video providers that they must prescreen all programs before making them available.

Kapil Sibal on Facebook controversy: Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today rejected accusations of trying to censor online content and said that companies like Facebook and Google were not cooperating with earlier requests. Reacting to the outrage over the government's move, he said, "We will not allow the Indian sentiments and religious sentime...

A day after Google's top executive told NDTV it's not possible to censor content on the Web, Minister of State for Information and Technology Sachin Pilot has said there is no question of censoring content online and taking away free expression of people.

Twitter has announced that it can now selectively censor tweets on a country-by-country basis.

Technology giant Google has finally spoken out on the controversy over objectionable content posted on its website and the legal battle it has led to. Speaking exclusively to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli from Davos, Google's Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora said it was not possible for the company to monitor everything on its website. "I hope the ...

In an exclusive interview, Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal talks to NDTV's Barkha Dutt about allegations that the government is trying to censor, regulate and police the online world. During the interview, the minister clarified that he had never asked for pre-screening of online content. He also added that had ...

Even as Communications Minister Kapil Sibal tried to allay concerns over censorship of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, Web users continued to speak out against any proposed restriction on posting of content.

Kapil Sibal on Facebook controversy: Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today rejected accusations of trying to censor online content and said that companies like Facebook and Google were not cooperating with earlier requests. Reacting to the outrage over the government's move, he said, "We will not allow the Indian sentiments and religious sentime...

As protests over China's draconian 'Zero Covid' policy flared up in several cities, authorities moved to censor online content on the rare demonstrations.

The ruling Communist party oversees a vast apparatus designed to censor online content deemed politically sensitive.

The government has been granted court orders for the removal of content that damages the country and the monarchy and affects peace and order.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday demanded a greater role for Beijing in shaping the global Internet, calling for "order" online as he failed to address his government's censorship of content it deems politically sensitive.

China's censors are asserting their authority over foreign TV content on the country's booming online video sites, after years of hands-off regulation, raising the risks for U.S. distributors left in the dark about which shows might fall foul of the rules.

China's regulators have told Internet video providers that they must prescreen all programs before making them available.

Kapil Sibal on Facebook controversy: Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today rejected accusations of trying to censor online content and said that companies like Facebook and Google were not cooperating with earlier requests. Reacting to the outrage over the government's move, he said, "We will not allow the Indian sentiments and religious sentime...

A day after Google's top executive told NDTV it's not possible to censor content on the Web, Minister of State for Information and Technology Sachin Pilot has said there is no question of censoring content online and taking away free expression of people.

Twitter has announced that it can now selectively censor tweets on a country-by-country basis.

Technology giant Google has finally spoken out on the controversy over objectionable content posted on its website and the legal battle it has led to. Speaking exclusively to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli from Davos, Google's Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora said it was not possible for the company to monitor everything on its website. "I hope the ...

In an exclusive interview, Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal talks to NDTV's Barkha Dutt about allegations that the government is trying to censor, regulate and police the online world. During the interview, the minister clarified that he had never asked for pre-screening of online content. He also added that had ...

Even as Communications Minister Kapil Sibal tried to allay concerns over censorship of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, Web users continued to speak out against any proposed restriction on posting of content.

Kapil Sibal on Facebook controversy: Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today rejected accusations of trying to censor online content and said that companies like Facebook and Google were not cooperating with earlier requests. Reacting to the outrage over the government's move, he said, "We will not allow the Indian sentiments and religious sentime...