It’s not a stretch to say that recent internet and news censorship efforts have now proven lethal, fueling the recent coronavirus pandemic that is overtaxing healthcare workers and having a significant negative impact on the global economy due to the many ordered closures designed to impede the spread of the virus. COVID-19, the illness that […]
The Pakistani government is making strides to impose itself on social media, creating a set of complicated guidelines that are easy for platforms to mismanage. The people of Pakistan fear that the proposed regulations will set social media platforms up for failure, ultimately leading to excessive censorship or the loss of the population’s ability to […]
Students of Lee University, a private Christian college in Ohio, recently received a notice that unauthorized VPN use on campus will be prohibited. The reasons for the ban don’t necessarily make sense, and students with tech or security backgrounds have been vocal in their opposition or negative opinion of the VPN ban. The ban seems […]
VPN obfuscation has become a popular buzz term among VPN providers. Many providers offer VPN obfuscation or stealth VPN services. It’s great to have, although the casual VPN user may not understand what it is or why they would need it. It seems as though a VPN does a good job of obfuscating a whole […]
Boris Johnson has been a divisive and controversial figure in the years leading up to his prominence and ultimate installment into a position of power. As one of his entry moves, Johnson has decided to appoint OFCOM as the head of UK internet censorship. This move comes with a lot of implications – some seemingly […]
Russia and China, two figureheads for internet censorship, collaborated to create a cybercrime convention and present it before the United Nations. The United Nations General Assembly has approved their resolution and agreed to create a committee to oversee the initiative sometime in 2020. On the surface, this looks to be a step in the right […]
Don’t let the data privacy bill fool you – it’s designed to take a lot more than it gives. The current bill sitting before the Indian government can have widespread consequences if passed. Rather than promoting privacy rights for Indian internet users, this bill pledges to hand over anything and anything civilians do online directly […]
Iran has never been an idyllic place to live for those that value freedom and human rights. The past few years have seen an upsurge of Iran’s population vocalizing their opposition to the political structure and archaic laws they feel are designed to oppress them and stifle their freedom. Amid these protests, the Iranian government […]
You’re never truly safe on the internet – especially not on social media. We’re often reminded that once we put something out onto the open internet, we can never really take it back. This is especially true when there are spies for foreign governments working at the headquarters of a social media network you use. […]
If the country of Turkmenistan had a motto, that motto would be “Just Don’t Do It”. Turkmenistan’s confusingly eccentric and egomaniacal leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (who prefers to be cordially referred to as His Excellency or Distinguished Supreme Commander in Chief) has passed laws abolishing term limits and appears to intend to install himself as president […]
Russia may become the latest country to isolate itself from the global conversation. Their controversial policies and potential involvement in election meddling has increased the scrutiny of Russia’s role online, although the country has refused to admit to any wrongdoing. Russia’s authorities have been very conspicuously working in the background to remove the global internet […]
