Censorship
Owner suspends Pornhub in France over age verification requirements
Arcom, France's digital and audiovisual communication regulator, can request that porn websites are blocked and levy fines if it deems their age verification systems are insufficient.
Gaza journalist faces Hamas threats and censorship - report
Freedom forgone: The concerning rise of censorship in Israel - comment
LA Jewish day school censors two student newspaper articles on Israel-Hamas war
UN says Russia consolidates control of occupied Ukraine with ‘climate of fear’
"Surveillance, political oppression, repression of free speech, movement restrictions created a climate of fear in which the Russian Federation could dismantle the Ukrainian systems of government"
X remains banned in Pakistan following controversial elections
Despite a High Court order and widespread international criticism, Pakistani authorities have not yet lifted the ban on X.
Blocking peace: Meta censors 'Peace Talk' podcast
"Meta can’t silence our message of determined opposition to extremism and violence."
Wartime censorship is necessary, but must be done responsibly - editorial
Recent reports demonstrate that the ability to reject news reports is being used and abused, both for political gain and by giving preferential treatment to one publication over another.
Meta 'inappropriately removed' Hamas kidnapping videos, oversight board finds
The finding came in a review of two cases in which human moderators had restored content that computer moderation had removed.
Military censor pressured by Netanyahu, threatened with removal - report
In recent weeks, Netanyahu reportedly tried to promote a law which would limit the discretion of the military censor during the war.
TikTok releases statement enforcing rules against hate content
Since the start of Israel's war against Hamas, TikTok reported a 67% increase in fake account removals and remains focused on enforcing its rules against hate and harmful misinformation
Publisher removes Jewish stereotypes from classic Georgette Heyer romance novel
“We don’t want to throw off a 25-year-old who’s just discovering Heyer,” a senior vice president and editorial director at Sourcebooks told the Times.
Israel removes more content from TikTok than almost any other nation
Minor safety was the most common reason given, making up 30% of all video removals.
Russia plans to try to block VPN services in 2024 - senator
He stressed that this order also applies to those VPN services that give access, in particular, to Instagram, which is banned in Russia.
Biden’s new book ban czar is a longtime progressive Jewish leader
In his role, Matt Nosanchuk will lead training sessions for schools and libraries on how to deal with book bans.