We’ve already covered the detrimental effects of Article 13 on the blog in detail, but now Youtube itself has spoken up about the negative consequences that the laws could have on the YouTube community, but also the internet in general. Under both Article 11 and 13–known subsequently as the “link tax” and “upload filter”, companies would be […]
The last few years have seen a steady increase in the Chinese censorship regime. It’s been a long time since websites like Facebook, Google, and Twitter were banned. Publications and other forms of media are carefully regulated, but the Chinese government isn’t satisfied yet with how tight their grip is. Now, under a new internet […]
China is home to the world’s largest censorship regime. The government spends billions of dollars censoring the internet so Chinese citizens remain unaware of global events, of historical events, and even weather and smog data. The reasoning behind such intense censorship and control is put in place so the current political forces can remain in […]
Each year Russia tries to find new ways to make censorship more widespread. This year, they’ve already made significant strides in blocking encrypted messaging apps like Telegram, and in order to block users getting around restrictions, they’ve even set forth a “VPN Ban” with the only legal VPNS operating required to retain logs on users. […]
In Venezuela, censorship is starting to reign supreme taking over major news websites and free secure forms of communication. Now, it looks like even access to the Tor onion routing network is being blocked in order to prevent citizens from accessing blocked content. Why are Venezuelans using the Tor Proiect? According to a new report […]
Online censorship is one of the most effective tools in preventing the spread of information in the modern era. That’s why we’ve always seen Turkey using more and more internet blackouts in the recent years. Website censorship, and other forms of surveillance have and are currently being used to control public opinion. Now, drawing closer […]
VPNs are used around the world to access the internet without restrictions, allowing people from different backgrounds to express themselves freely. Here at TorGuard VPN, we utilize the power of our Stealth VPN service to deliver powerful encryption that can bypass internet blocks anywhere in the world. When a user is connected to TorGuard Stealth […]
It’s been a difficult number of years for Chinese citizens that want open and unblocked internet access. Starting around 2010 or so, the Chinese government began a crusade that would eventually block almost every form of modern website today–like Facebook, Google, Wikipedia, Twitter and more. The reason being is that the Chinese government wants total […]
Agora, a reputable human rights groups based in Russia has published new reports on the online crackdown taking place in the country. The latest report finds that in the last twelve months, Russia has seen more than 115,000 online censorship cases with a vast majority (110,000) of these websites being successfully blocked by the government. […]
Coming April 2018 in the UK, adult websites will be required by law to verify the ages of British visitors. This invasive verification could be in the form of a driving license, passport, or recognizable ID document that would have to be uploaded or scanned to the adult website in question. If an ID is […]
While countries like Iran, Egypt, and Russia have seen some serious censorship problems with riots and heavy political unrest in the last year, nothing can compare to China. China has the strongest censorship regime in the world, blocking millions of active internet users from accessing popular websites like Facebook, Wikipedia, and thousands of other websites […]
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