Experts say the harsh reaction is a symptom of a bankrupt and desperate government
The case against Eduard Nikitin is part of a wider trend that has seen Russian authorities bring charges against people for innocuous posts
Many African governments have taken to censoring a variety of apps and sites, especially around election time
Google is crafting a search engine that would meet China’s draconian censorship rules
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.
Regulating the internet and social media, as the ANC would like to do, would be overreach and inconsistent with the characteristics of a democracy.
Minister of State Security David Mahlobo sees intervention as a way to stop scams and fake news. He also sees "attempts at regime change".
Russia is trying strategies to circumvent the secure HTTPS internet protocol.
The Chinese government has developed a new tool to prevent its citizens from accessing the internet freely.
The Film and Publications Board has selectively released a contentious draft policy for original content distributed online in South Africa.
Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead, authorities confirmed.
Talks over possible new UN regulations for the internet have been deeply divided.
Concerns about state censorship ahead of elections have been raised in Iran as the country faced a second disruption in internet connectivity.
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/ 13 February 2012
In Iran, attempts to get onto foreign news pages have been met with a page saying, "Access to this page is a violation of computer crime laws."
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/ 13 January 2012
An Indian court has told Google and Facebook to have a better check system that will eliminate "offensive and objectionable" content, or face banning.
Rumours of retired Chinese leader Jiang Zemin’s death sent internet censors into overdrive, in turn spurring people to craft more inventive postings.
Pakistan blocked access to Facebook on Wednesday over a competition encouraging users to post caricatures of the Prophet Muhammed on the site.
Australia came under fire on Wednesday for its proposed internet filtering system, which, if implemented, would be the strictest of any democracy.
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/ 27 January 2010
China has assured mobile phone companies using Google’s Android operating system that the technology will be allowed if it complies with regulations.
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/ 26 January 2010
Microsoft founder Bill Gates plays down Beijing’s attempts to stifle dissent on the internet as "very limited".
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/ 23 January 2010
US President Barack Obama is "troubled" by cyber attacks on Google and wants answers from China, the White House said on Friday.
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/ 22 January 2010
Chinese media on Friday dismissed Washington’s call to lift internet censorship, but the critical Chinese reports were then cut from websites.
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/ 22 December 2009
China has issued new internet regulations, including what appears to be an effort to create a ”whitelist” of approved websites.
What do Johnny Depp, Garfield, Paris Hilton and roast pork have in common? In China, they can be bad for your moral health.
The EU accused China of "unacceptable" web censorship on Friday, as Brussels rejected Beijing’s claim that a filter is aimed at blocking pornography.
Top US officials have urged China to abandon its controversial plan requiring new PCs to be sold with internet-filtering software from next week.
Burma has been judged the worst country in the world for online restrictions in a report looking at the repression faced by bloggers.
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/ 23 January 2009
China sought on Friday to portray its internet crackdown as a campaign to protect youth from filth and nothing to do with stifling political dissent.
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/ 12 January 2009
China has shut down 91 websites for pornographic and other ”vulgar” content, as well as a political blog portal.
China has launched a crackdown against websites that officials accused of spreading pornography and threatening youth morals, including Google.
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/ 23 December 2008
The Australian government said on Tuesday it would begin testing a pilot system next month to filter harmful information from the internet.