Online Censorship

Sony hacking saga: A look at North Korea's limited Internet capabilities

Here's a look at North Korea's unique broadband and mobile Internet, the country's use of email and its tightly controlled use of a domestic Intranet.

DMDK man held for 'defamatory' post on Facebook refused bail

Madras High Court today refused to grant bail to a DMDK councillor, arrested for allegedly posting defamatory statements against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Facebook.

Vietnam arrests two bloggers for criticising govt online

Vietnam has arrested two democracy activists for posting articles critical of the government on the Internet.

Chinese video streaming sites drop The Big Bang Theory and other US shows

Facebook's second transparency report shows India topping the world in content censorship

While US had the most request for user accounts, India leads when it came to asking for content to be censored.

Online censorship: WeChat shuts down over 40 user accounts in China

The accounts were closed Thursday on WeChat, a service run by TenCent Holdings Ltd. The action came hours after the closing of the eight-day annual session of China's ceremonial legislature.

Vietnam imprisons blogger who wrote critical posts against govt

A well-known blogger in central Vietnam was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for posting criticism of the communist government in the latest case from an intensified crackdown against dissent in the one-party state.

Pakistan's internet censors seek help from Canadian company

In a nondescript, creeper-draped building in the capital of Islamabad, a small team of men is purging Pakistan's Internet...

Would prefer no Wikipedia in China than follow censorship laws: Jimmy Wales

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has spoken out about how he insists that Wikipedia will not buckle down to Chinese censorship, unlike Google, Yahoo, and Windows Live

Would prefer no Wikipedia in China than follow censorship laws: Jimmy Wales

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has spoken out about how he insists that Wikipedia will not buckle down to Chinese censorship, unlike Google, Yahoo, and Windows Live