Tag: censorship
Tanzania Has Allegedly Blocked Internet and Ahead of Election
Tanzania seems to have allegedly blocked internet use and restricted SMS messages using keywords from reports showing up on social media.
On Twitter, we have...
Zambia Jumps on New Trend to Regulate Online Content as WhatsApp Group Admins and Bloggers Required to Register
Quick question, do you think African leaders have a WhatsApp group where they share terrible ideas?
Like seriously, first it was Tanzania - trying to...
Uganda Ushers in Dark Era as Government Orders Blocking of News Websites.
Censorship in Uganda is about to go on another level
WhatsApp Takes an L in China as the App Joins the Country’s Blocklist
Took them long enough
India Cracks The Whip on Pornography Websites
India's government has directed Internet Service providers (ISPs) in the country to block more than 800 porn sites as reported by a local...
Five Social Media Users In Iran Arrested For “Online Illegal Activities”
Iran authorities arrested five social media users on security charges, in the latest incident about the country's censorship policies. According to the Judiciary Spokesman, Gholamhossein...
IFJ, Somali Journalists in Call for Media Freedom
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today joined to condemn the country's treatment of press freedom. Somali journalists...
Zimbabwean Teenager Locked Up After Posting ‘Mugabe is Dead’ on Facebook
Gumisai Manduwa was charged and detained for 2 nights after he allgedly insulted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe over the social media. Mugabe has long...
Fox Censors Cory Doctorow’s Novel from Google
Google has received a take-down notice from 20th Century Fox ordering the removal of Cory Doctorow's latest novel, Homeland from the Search Engines index....