• Mar 24, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments,

Activists in Minecraft made a digital library to bypass government censorship

Media freedom activists have built a 125 million block library in a Minecraft map called the “Uncensored Library” which contains a world’s worth of information and is available to read for users within oppressive regimes that otherwise censor such information. This massive digital library was unveiled for the World Day against Censorship by the organization … Continue reading “Activists in Minecraft made a digital library to bypass government censorship”

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  • Jun 2, 2016
  • Caleb Chen
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Vietnam’s Temporary Facebook Ban Forced Vietnamese to Use Privacy Software

Vietnam enforced a Facebook ban for a week last month. Censorship is a tool most often used by those that understand it least. Fighting against censorship forces one to come to grips with long and short term impacts of restricting free speech for perceived temporary gains. Reports on Twitter and other unblocked social media indicated … Continue reading “Vietnam’s Temporary Facebook Ban Forced Vietnamese to Use Privacy Software”

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