George Takei to lead Banned Books Week, urging the fight against censorship
NEW YORK — Actor-activist George Takei’s next project is on behalf of a longtime passion — the right…
Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World
A leak of more than 100,000 documents shows that a little-known Chinese company has been quietly selling censorship…
Joy Reid and Percival Everett are recognized by Before Columbus Foundation with Book Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Former MSNBC host Joy Reid and authors Percival Everett and John Edgar Wideman are…
Nepal internet crackdown part of global trend toward suppressing online freedom
Nepal’s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people, is…
US comedian Sammy Obeid fails to comply with POFMA correction order; Meta, X directed to take action
SINGAPORE: The Singapore government announced on Thursday (Sep 4) that it has instructed Meta and X to take…
NCTE and SLJ Review 8 Challenged YA and Modern Classics | Defending the Canon
School Library Journal and NCTE continue to champion works that have long been taught in classrooms, including YA classics…
Comedian Maz Jobrani to ramp up Donald Trump jokes, after CBS cancels Stephen Colbert’s Late Show
Iranian American comedy veteran Maz Jobrani believes US President Donald Trump is trying to censor free speech in…
Education, livelihoods, and press freedom hit as Balochistan internet ban continues
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Internet services across Balochistan have remained suspended for several days, severely disrupting education,…
‘Attack on people’s memory’: Kashmir’s book ban sparks new censorship fears | Censorship
Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir – Hafsa Kanjwal’s book on Kashmir has just been banned, but it’s the irony of…
Police raid Kashmir bookshops after India bans titles for ‘secessionism’ | Censorship News
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have raided bookshops after authorities earlier this week banned 25 books, saying works like…
What’s spurring the growth of VPN services?
In a report released this month, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)—the global watchdog on money laundering and…