Trump social media ‘censorship’ claim is fake but widely believed
- 26-Aug-2018
There is little evidence to back up Donald Trump’s persistent claim that social media firms “silence” or “censor” conservatives, but the notion has nonetheless gathered widespread acceptance among his considerable following. The US president returned to the topic on Friday with a tweet saying: “Social Media Giants are silencing millions of people… People have to […]
Trump alleges social media ‘censorship’ of conservatives
- 19-Aug-2018
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday accused social media platforms of “totally discriminating” against users with right-wing views while dubbing mainstream news outlets CNN and MSNBC “sick.” The president’s comments come after several top social media platforms including Facebook and Spotify curbed or banned accounts of far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. “Social Media is […]
Google Translate app now unblocked in China
- 29-Mar-2017
SHANGHAI: Google on Wednesday made available in China a new version of its translation app that is accessible without censor-evading software, a move likely to fuel speculation that the internet giant was mending fences with Beijing. Google shut down its www.google.cn website in 2010, moving its Chinese search service from mainland China to Hong Kong […]
Indian editors blast Modi govt over censorship on media
- 05-Nov-2016
NEW DELHI: Editors accused India’s government on Friday of imposing censorship reminiscent of the country’s 1970s emergency after it ordered a TV network off the air over its reporting of an attack on an airbase by militants. NDTV India has been instructed to cease broadcasts for 24 hours next week after a government panel decreed […]
China demands live-streaming censorship: state media
- 04-Nov-2016
BEIJING: China will demand that live-streaming platforms “censor content before releasing it”, state media said on Friday, as authorities seek to tighten control over the fast-growing sector. Rules released by the country’s internet regulator the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) will ban streams which “undermine national security, destabilise society”, the official Xinhua news agency reported. […]
Indian filmmakers go to court over ‘Udta Punjab’ censorship row
- 08-Jun-2016
MUMBAI: Indian filmmakers took a bitter censorship row to court, the latest dispute involving the notoriously sensitive censor board that has renewed fears over creative freedoms.
Facebook denies allegations of anti-conservative bias, censorship
- 11-May-2016
NEW YORK: Facebook on Tuesday denied allegations that it scrubs its site of news articles by and about political conservatives, amid outrage over the claims.
Movies that caused controversy in Pakistan
- 23-Feb-2015
Here's a list of movies that were banned in Pakistan due to either strong content, explicitly sexual visual scenes or derogatory language.
Iran expands 'smart' Internet censorship
- 26-Dec-2014
TEHRAN: Iran is to expand what it calls "smart filtering" of the Internet, a policy of censoring undesirable content on websites without banning them completely, as it used to, the government said on Friday.