Censorship · August, 2022

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Censorship · August, 2022

Stories about Censorship from August, 2022

Towards digital authoritarianism in Nepal: Surveillance, data collection, and online repression

The government built in a huge amount of personal data collection

Written by EngageMedia

29 August 2022

In Turkey, the arrest of a popular singer prompts debate on the justice system and more

The singer apologized to those who found the comment offensive

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

28 August 2022

Whistleblowing is a service to society: Interview with Disruption Network Lab director Tatiana Bazzichelli

Whistleblowing should be a civil right

Written by Filip Noubel

25 August 2022

Iranian women’s rights activists face new online threats

Big tech needs to do more for Iranian social media users

Written by Azin Mohajerin, Sussan Tahmasebi

25 August 2022

YouTube is temporarily blocked during former PM's political rally in Pakistan

This is not the first time the internet has been disrupted

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

25 August 2022

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Russia

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Russia

Written by Tanya Lokot

25 August 2022

Chinese police detains a woman wearing Japanese Kimono, sparking outrage on social media

The officer said wearing a Kimono was "picking quarrels and provoking trouble"

Written by Ajiro Shinpei

23 August 2022

Undertones: Anti-war activity is not over in Russia, says Russian researcher

But due to the lack of press freedom, it is difficult to know what is happening

Written by Civic Media Observatory

22 August 2022

Myanmar detains Japanese journalist who covered protest

Toru Kubota is the fifth foreign journalist arrested by the junta

Written by Mong Palatino, Nevin Thompson

20 August 2022

Unfreedom Monitor Report: India

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in India

Written by Advox

18 August 2022

In Brazil and India we are seeing an increase in tensions between platforms and states

Twitter and Meta in an uneasy relationship with the government

Written by Advox

17 August 2022

Uzbekistan’s cancelled Silk Road Literary Festival reveals leftover Karimov mindset

A glimpse into Uzbekistan’s internal disputes over reform

Written by Christopher Fort

17 August 2022

Marcos-Duterte critic arrested for cyber libel in the Philippines

Activists call for the decriminalization of libel

Written by Mong Palatino

16 August 2022

Georgia's ruling party is committed to silencing independent media

Three television channels are facing steep fines

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

12 August 2022

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Turkey

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Turkey

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

11 August 2022

In Turkey, religious values are used to censor online content

The prosecutor's office claims Spotify approved the playlist names

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

10 August 2022

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Sudan

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Sudan

Written by Advox

4 August 2022

How the government in Sudan legalized internet categorizing and content filtering

Loose definitions of terms allow the government a lot of leeway

Written by Advox

2 August 2022

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