censorship

A security personnel speaks to people from inside the main gate of Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India
Free speech
Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India’s democratic values, journalist says
Namewee is a Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter and filmmaker whose controversial songs go viral on Youtube.
Music
‘It’s controversial because it’s important,’ Malaysian Chinese pop artist says of his censored music
An image from the video game Genshin Impact
Arts, Culture & Media
Chinese Genshin Impact is one of the most-profitable video games on Earth. It balances mass appeal with Beijing’s blessing.
Three poll workers wearing white shirts and hats sit at a table together and sort through papers
Elections
Tanzania’s internet restrictions during election are ‘despicable,’ digital rights activist says
S3 E5 (The Wrong Apocalypse) – Democracy! (Yawn)
Full Episode
People walk with a banner that reads: "Great Russia, Free internet".
Internet
The Russian government has even more control of the internet now
a young Chinese man wears yellow headphones in front of a computer
Chinese internet users turn to the blockchain to fight against government censorship
The keyboard of a computer is pictured at a computer shop, Oct. 19, 2017.
British Parliament wants to shut down extremist content online — at what cost?
A woman holds a sign in Russian that says "I'm against censorship."
Technology
New internet laws in Russia — and US tech giants’ acquiescence — spell trouble for dissenting voices
A red map of China seen through a magnifying glass on computer screen showing binary digits
Global Politics
China exports its restrictive internet policies to dozens of countries, says Freedom House
Arts, Culture & Media
Commentary: Partially Nude Justice
Arts, Culture & Media
Commentary: Stupefied by the FCC
Arts, Culture & Media
Getting Past the Censors
Arts, Culture & Media
Mr. Clean
An illustration picture shows the Twitter logo reflected in the eye of a woman in Berlin.
Technology
Social media companies could face big fines in Germany if they don’t remove hate speech
Polish protestors demonstrate their opposition to new restrictions for media in front of the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland.
Culture
Poland’s government fines a US-owned TV broadcaster
A lady
Books
One of America’s most famous librarians says our battle over banned books is far from over
Winnie the Pooh
Culture
Chinese censors are blocking images of Winnie the Pooh
Death of Evidence rally
Global Politics
What lessons can Canada offer the US on the suppression of scientific research?
Internet Archive staff in San Francisco
Badass librarians of the Internet Archive
Full Episode
Media
Norway is angry at Facebook for censoring an iconic Vietnam War photo
Bangladesh Bloggers
Justice
Bloggers under fire: The fatal consequences of free thinking in Bangladesh
Sebastian Cevallos
Conflict
Tweets land political leader a jail term
A modern skyline of a city of ambition, seen from Beijing's ancient drum tower
China’s Online Future
Full Episode
Filmmaker Zhu Rikun in his home village, Huang Niu Tian, Guangdong province in January, 2014.
Arts
This year, films from the Beijing Independent Film Festival will be screened in New York
weibo wechat china internet censorship
Global Politics
Want to circumvent China’s Great Firewall? Learn these 9 phrases first.
People's Daily
Media
China’s state newspaper has over 5 million Facebook fans — even though Facebook is banned in China.
Artist Ai Weiwei stands in an exact replica of the cell where he was detained by the Chinese government for roughly three months in 2011.
Arts
Will Hollywood self-censor to get around Chinese restrictions? It’s already happening
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, at left, poses outside his studio for a photograph with his lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang, in July 2012.
Justice
Why the world’s elite are afraid to call out China on its human rights record
The copies of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo seen in their Paris newsroom on February 9, 2006. In this and other issues, the magazine published cartoons that angered Muslims.
Media
To publish or not to publish? It’s a tough question for the Charlie Hebdo cartoons
Protesters stand behind a photo of a victim of self-immolation during a 2012 march in New York City in support of Tibet.
Business
A prominent Tibetan activist thinks Facebook deleted her post to cozy up to China
Cast members Christian Bale and Maria Valverde pose for photographs as they arrive for the film world premiere of "Exodus: Gods and Kings" in Madrid, Spain.
Belief
Egyptian censors say ‘no’ to the new Exodus blockbuster
James Franco and Seth Rogen pose during the premiere of the film "The Interview" in Los Angeles on December 11, 2014.
Global Politics
Despite threats, ‘The Interview’ will actually hit (select) theaters on Christmas Day
US social media companies Facebook and Twitter are blocked in China, and looking for a way to break into the fast growing market.
Business
China’s Internet censor-in-chief gets a warm welcome at Facebook headquarters
Jingjing and Chacha
Global Politics
Harvard researchers went undercover to reveal Chinese censorship tactics on the Internet
A Chinese national flag, at center, flies upside down on September 29, 2014. Chinese living in mainland China know very little of the pro-democracy protests taking place in Hong Kong.
Conflict
Hong Kong has grabbed headlines around the world — except in Beijing
Evan Osnos' new book sketches characters that defy stereotypes of today's China.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Evan Osnos’ new book shows a China caught between rising individualism and authoritarian rule
Lifestyle & Belief
Egyptian Filmmaker Gives Context to the 2011 Revolution
K-pop girl group SNSD
Arts, Culture & Media
Korea’s K-pop stars have to dance around… the censors
Global Politics
Swear words shift meaning, importance over time
Arts, Culture & Media
Digging into movie ratings: What makes an ‘R’ movie and a ‘PG-13’ one
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Bully’ rating controversy shows inner workings of movie ratings system
Global Politics
Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, discusses philosophy of censorship
Environment
Growing number of firms seek to alter your search reputation
Environment
Google and GoDaddy go to Washington
Environment
Audio: rare interview with Wikileaks’ Julian Assange
Iran’s ‘Surgical’ Online Censorship
Global Politics
Egypt to Ban Internet Porn
The World in Words
Should Americans Limit Their Speech for the Sake of the Arab Spring?
Global Politics
PETA launches pornographic website
The World in Words
Hiroshima, Nagasaki and self-censorship
Security or Censorship
Arts, Culture & Media
Actor Ryan Gosling explains Initial NC-17 Rating for ‘Blue Valentine’
Conflict & Justice
China defends internet censorship
Conflict & Justice
The future of online censorship
Conflict & Justice
Beijing slams Google over censorship issue
Conflict & Justice
Banned Saudi novel
Arts, Culture & Media
FCC complaints
FCC complaints
FCC complaints