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German authorities want large porn sites to implement age verification or be blocked via DNS

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 by Caleb Chen

Internet service providers (ISPs) in Germany may soon be forced to apply DNS blocks to stop users from accessing porn sites like Pornhub, xHamster, and YouPorn. German authorities, led by…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments

EU politicians want Europe’s next big digital law to tackle micro-targeted advertising, by regulating or even banning it

Updated on Aug 6, 2021 by Glyn Moody

Although privacy is by its very nature personal, it is also something that concerns everyone. As a result, local data protection laws can have a global impact. That's certainly been…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Thailand orders ISPs to block Telegram amid ongoing protests

Posted on Oct 20, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Thai users of Telegram will soon need a VPN to access the increasingly popular messaging app. The government of Thailand has ordered Thai internet service providers (ISPs) to block the…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, VPN

Pakistan bans TikTok; calls videos “immoral and indecent”

Posted on Oct 19, 2020 by Caleb Chen

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has officially banned TikTok for providing access to “immoral and indecent” videos - though it remains to be seen how permanent this ban will be.…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media

Russia wants to outlaw TLS 1.3, ESNI, DNS over HTTPS, and DNS over TLS

Posted on Sep 22, 2020 by Caleb Chen

The Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media has released a draft law which outlines plans to outlaw TLS 1.3, ESNI, DNS over HTTPS, and DNS over TLS.…

Categories: Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments

Choosing a VPN for the WeChat and TikTok Ban: Paid VPN vs. Free VPN

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are a popular and effective way to bypass bans. Recently, the governments in India and the United States have banned certain apps like WeChat and TikTok…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Guides, VPN

Starting Sunday, TikTok and WeChat banned in US: American users will need a VPN

Updated on Sep 21, 2020 by Caleb Chen

The United States government has officially banned TikTok and WeChat from American phones, citing national security concerns. Starting Sunday, September the 20th, TikTok and WeChat will no longer be allowed…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, VPN

SaveOnlineFreeSpeech.org lets you comment against Trump’s “Censor the Internet” executive order

Updated on Sep 17, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Fight for the Future has unveiled a new website and campaign to Save Free Speech Online: SaveOnlineFreeSpeech.org. The website helps you make a comment on the public record against President…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments

UN human rights experts condemn China’s new national security law for Hong Kong

Posted on Sep 10, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Human rights experts from the United Nations have published a 14-page letter which was sent to China in which they lay out their concerns that China is violating international human…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Freedom of expression hangs in the balance at Julian Assange’s extradition hearing

Updated on Aug 5, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Julian Assange, the editor and founder of WikiLeaks, will be taken into a London courtroom on Monday for a hearing which will determine whether he will be extradited to the…

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