censorship
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Russia Is Censoring Its Biggest Social Network 30 Times More Since Invading Ukraine
Russian authorities ramped up court orders demanding the removal of videos and content showing or discussing the war in Ukraine from VK.
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‘Death to Khamenei’ Posts Don’t Violate Policies, Meta Oversight Board Declares
Meta’s “Supreme Court” says posts calling for the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader do not violate the company’s policies against violent threats and should remain online. The “death to Khamenei” posts, the independent Oversight Board argues, should be viewed as a form of political expression rather than a direct call for violence. Meta’s decision to…
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Shanghai Lockdown Spurs NFTs to Avoid Government Censorship
After weeks of being locked inside their homes under strict COVID-19 restrictions, residents of the populous Chinese city Shanghai are using NFTs as an outlet to their growing frustrations. The main appeal of the non-fungible tokens is that they cannot be deleted as the government works overtime to censor any type of online content that…
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Canada to Make Online Hate Speech a Crime Punishable by $20,000 Fine
Canada’s ruling Liberal government announced on Wednesday that it plans to make online hate speech a crime punishable by as much as $US20,000 ($25,652) (roughly $16,250 US ($20,842)) for the first offence and $US50,000 ($64,130) ($40,600 US ($52,074)) for the second. The proposal would punish social media users who broke the law but exempt social…