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Protecting South Africa in the digital information and entertainment age

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The Films and Publications Amendment Act aims to protect citizens, but new technology requires that the regulations and guidelines are updated
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Censorship, surveillance could be the biggest rights challenges post Covid-19

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The impacts of these infringements could last well beyond the life of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Censorship, the unexpected side-effect of Covid-19

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If the coronavirus outbreak has taught us anything beyond the necessity of washing our hands, it is that its victim has been leadership
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The politics of guilt and the violence of the archive

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During the lockdown, artists must rethink their place in the system. Now is the chance to advocate and appreciate the human condition of being constantly and chaotically in flux
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How opposition parties in Africa can make friends and influence people

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Only by demonstrating that it would perform better in office while building trust within the wider population can the opposition force improvements in the electoral system while also growing the party
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The digital breadcrumbs behind the M&G’s censorship attack

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From the US to Cameroon, from SA to South Sudan to Spain. Tracking down the people trying to take our site down took us all over the internet
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Fake news: Censorship’s no solution

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The public, not private companies or governments, should limit dangerous digital deception
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Russians on trial for sharing memes, networks ask for law change

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The case against Eduard Nikitin is part of a wider trend that has seen Russian authorities bring charges against people for innocuous posts
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Weekly Mail drew a line on censorship

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​In the 1980s, the apartheid state imposed successive states of emergency, including censorship of the media
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Google developing censor-friendly search engine for China

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Google is crafting a search engine that would meet China's draconian censorship rules
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Rating ‘Inxeba’ as porn is artistic illiteracy

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Whatever our private views, they cannot be the grounds on which to ban a work of art
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Journalists fired when US magazine tried to hide exposé

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Editors and journalists at renowned Newsweek were fired as the company that owns the magazine sought to suppress an exposé
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Bad rap: Chinese fans fear crackdown on hip hop

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China's emerging hip hop subculture seemed destined to run afoul of the Communist Party, which has dramatically tightened its grip on free expression
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What is net neutrality and why it matters

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The US's Federal Communications Commission looks to end the 2015 Open Internet Order on Thursday. Here's a guide to net neutrality and why it matters.
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Mbali Ntuli and the fine line some DA members must walk on social media

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Some political analysts believe individuals should be allowed to dissent freely in a political party while still upholding its values
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