Tunisia and Satire
Elizia Volkmann, New Lines, Under Tunisia’s Humorless Autocrat, Satirists Wonder Who Will Get the Last Laugh, 19 July 2023. ““It’s the last day of freedom in Tunisia and we...
Uighur Bookshop & eBooks
Frankie Vetch, Coda, In Istanbul, the last Uyghur bookshops struggle to survive, 29 March 2023 “One Uyghur software developer, Memeteli Niyaz, has built a website that has around 3,000...
‘Mentega Terbang’
Hadi Azmi, SCMP, Malaysia filmmakers face fury of religious conservatives as Mentega Terbang becomes latest cultural war target “A belated backlash against 2021 film ‘Mentega Terbang’ on charges of...
Pakistan and ‘Free Speech’
Amber Rahim Shamsi, Dawn, Bleep Bleep: Pemra’s wobbly dance with free speech, 11 March 2023, “How do you contain anger, accusation, propaganda and political hyperbole? And what do you...
Net Shutdowns
AccessNow, Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022 “From Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe, authorities are imposing internet shutdowns at staggering rates. In 2022 alone, governments and other...
Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan
Munir Ahmed, AP. Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments, 6 Feb 2023 “Pakistan’s media regulator said Monday it blocked Wikipedia services in the country for hurting Muslim...
Iran – Big Tech Muted
Paresh Dave, Wired, Tech Workers Fight for Iran Protesters as Big Tech Plays It Safe, 20 Jan 2022 “Companies like Google have offered a muted response to unrest in...
Insta Censorship?
Ginger Gentile, Forbes, Is Instagram Censoring Influencers Who Support Iranian Protestors?, 10 Nov 2022 “Many Instagram influencers outside of Iran are posting stories to bring attention to the oppression...
Censorship and pro-Palestinian Content
Dazed, Is pro-Palestine content being censored on social media? “Hadid isn’t the first to claim digital censorship in regards to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. Last year, following the Israeli bombing...