Sandvine on Entity List
I’m slightly late to this article: Peter Guest, Wired UK, Dictators Used Sandvine Tech to Censor the Internet. The US Finally Did Something About It, 28 Feb 2024 “On...
X Pakistan Restrictions
The National, Online restrictions spark public outcry in Pakistan, 19 Feb 2024 “Restricted access to social media platform X, formerly known Twitter, has caused outrage in Pakistan amid accusations that authorities...
Sudan Internet Blackouts
Momenn Almakki, okayafrica, How Sudanese are Dealing With the Internet and Communications Blackouts, 13 Feb 2024 “While services have partially returned in some areas, the majority of Sudanese are...
‘Zionist‘ Terminology and (potential) Censorship
Sam Biddle, The Intercept, Meta Considering Increased Censorship of the Word ‘Zionist‘. 8 Feb 2024 ““I think it may actually harm the fight against antisemitism,” said the head of...
Turkish VPN Bans
TechRadar, What’s the newest wave of Turkey VPN bans tell us about the country’s internet? “Around 16 Turkey VPN providers have been targeted by a new wave of censorship, Deutsche Welle’s...
Censorship-resistant apps
Chiara Castro, TechRadar, Developers can now build censorship-resistant apps with Google’s new tool, 14 Sep 2023 “The tool comes as a direct response to Iran’s harsh internet crackdown during...
Iran Football SIM Controversy
Al Jazeera, Iran wants to give Ronaldo a special SIM card to access unblocked internet, 13 Sep 2023, “Iran wants to give Cristiano Ronaldo and other foreign football players who will...
Allegations: KSA block Vice stories
Guardian, Vice blocked news stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, insiders say, 15 Aug 2023 “Vice has repeatedly blocked news stories that could offend the Saudi government, leaving its...