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'Bots' and bans

13 March 2020 09:46

Open Democracy, 'Bots’ and bans: social media and regime propaganda in the Middle East

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Kashmir social media

06 March 2020 11:49
Kashmir social media access is back, but very limited. I'm advised it's insufficient for video calls. Discover More…

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Kashmir Net Shutdown

26 February 2020 16:56
Buzzfeed, No Email. No WhatsApp. No Internet. This Is Now Normal Life In Kashmir. Discover More…

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Pakistan Net Control

26 February 2020 13:48
DW, Pakistan's new internet laws tighten control over social media Discover More…

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NZ IT Legislation

03 February 2020 12:36
Marc Daalder, Newsroom NZ, Proposals spark clash over filtering the internet
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Jordan Ongoing Case

30 January 2020 13:32
al Bawaba, Is Jordan's Cybercrime Unit Making an Example of This Yemeni Teen for Having Opinions?
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Internet Censorship 2020

16 January 2020 12:15
Paul Bischoff, Comparitech, Internet Censorship 2020: A Global Map of Internet Restrictions
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Malaysia Net Censorship

16 January 2020 12:06
Malaysiakini, M'sia ranked among the worst in the world for internet freedoms Discover More…

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Wikipedia Turkey ban lifts

16 January 2020 12:04
Deutsche Welle, Wikipedia back online in Turkey after judge lifts ban
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Kashmir's "Internet Express"

13 January 2020 13:51
Al Jazeera, How 'Internet Express' is helping Kashmiris go online Discover More…

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Iran net control

17 December 2019 11:17
Melissa Etehad & Ramin Mostaghim, LA Times, When Iran blocked the internet, tech experts in the U.S. tried to hack a solution. Here’s why they couldn’t important story (an issue I discussed in 'Hashtag Islam') Discover More…

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Social Media Censorship

10 December 2019 17:29
CJ Werleman, Byline News, Social media platforms are helping to prevent Kashmiri and Palestinian anguish from reaching a global audience, says CJ Werleman. opinion/analysis Discover More…

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Updated: Iran Net Shutdown

23 November 2019 18:50
Background to the internet shutdown in Iran (ongoing)
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Uighur Research

24 September 2019 14:26
Darren Byler, Fast Company, For China’s Muslim minority, the internet was a safe haven—until it wasn’t Discover More…

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Kashmir Journalism Risks

01 September 2019 23:59
Al Jazeera,'We risk everything': Reporting Kashmir amid lockdown, harassment Discover More…

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Iranian VPN Use

26 July 2019 11:50
AP/Arab Weekly, Iranians manage to surf the web despite tide of censorship
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Rakhine Rohingya Net Cut

02 July 2019 12:53
NYT, The Government Cut Their Internet. Will Abuses Now Remain Hidden? Discover More…

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Content Removal Issues

01 July 2019 17:31
Joe Whittaker, Lawfare, How Content Removal Might Help Terrorists (analysis/opinion)
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Indonesia WhatsApp Issues

24 June 2019 11:51
SCMP, Indonesia’s listening in on private internet chat groups. WhatsApp with that? Discover More…

Iran 'Info control'

23 June 2019 12:57
Yassine Halila, Arab Weekly, Iran ramps up information control tactics, misinformation


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Sudan Net Blackout

21 June 2019 17:11
Tomi Oladipo, BBC News, Has an internet blackout killed Sudan's revolution?
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YouTube v Extremists

06 June 2019 17:49
NYT, YouTube to Remove Thousands of Videos Pushing Extreme Views Discover More…

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Uighurs & social media

14 April 2019 15:43
Darren Byler, Guardian, China’s hi-tech war on its Muslim minority, 10 Apr 2019
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Tech Censorship

21 March 2019 12:20
Ryan Broderick & Ellie Hall, Buzzfeed, Tech Platforms Obliterated ISIS Online. They Could Use The Same Tools On White Nationalism.
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Bangadesh censorship

01 March 2019 13:27
UCA News, Bangladesh's moral police turn the screw
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IS 'haven'?

30 January 2019 11:59
Rita Katz, Washington Post, The Islamic State may have a new propaganda haven
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'The fall of Egyptian media'

26 January 2019 19:07
Al Jazeera, The Listening Post, After spring came winter: The fall of the Egyptian media

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Uighur Intellectuals Persecuted

09 January 2019 09:56
NYT, China Targets Prominent Uighur Intellectuals to Erase an Ethnic Identity
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Sudan Net Censorship

04 January 2019 11:47
Reuters/Salaam Gateway, Sudan restricts social media access to counter protest movement, 2 Jan 2019
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Iran bans Instagram

03 January 2019 12:35
Telegraph, Iran bans Instagram - where the president has 2 million followers 
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Facebook Yemen Controversy

17 December 2018 12:39
Metro, Facebook is censoring images of starving children in Yemen for being ‘sexual content’, 17 Dec 2018
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Indonesia Censorship

03 December 2018 12:34
AFP/South China Morning Post, Village in conservative region of Muslim-majority Indonesia yanks Wi-fi over porn-surfing pupils
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'The Cleaners' - film

19 November 2018 12:01
The Inquirer, ‘Cyber cleaners’ in PH: A dirty job, but someone’s got to do it, 18 Nov 2018
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Tajikstan internet

12 November 2018 12:52
Eurasia.net, Tajikistan: Internet censorship surges amid unrest and tax-break reports Discover More…

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Arab Government control of Twitter

05 November 2018 12:21
albawaba.com, Do Arab Governments Control Arabic-Language Twitter? Discover More…

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