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# censorship - Thursday 28 November, 2019
Chinese-owned app TikTok apologises for removing viral clip which was critical of Beijing
TikTok initially denied it removed the clip but later admitted it, claiming it was done in human error.
# censorship - Sunday 22 September, 2019
The Irish For: How has censorship affected Irish language books?
The banning of Irish language books was less frequent even though the authors produced writing which dealt with provocative themes.
# censorship - Tuesday 30 April, 2019
Calls for repeal of Censorship Act following cancellation of drag storytelling event
The coalition has called for the act to be repealed “in the name of personal freedom and mutual respect.”
# censorship - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
Poll: Would Facebook's moderation policies put you off using it?
Channel 4 sent an undercover reporter into Facebook’s offices to get an insight about how it makes decisions on what to delete.
# censorship - Sunday 24 June, 2018
Explainer: Why tech experts think the EU's proposed copyright law will 'screw up the whole internet'
Internet users have been warned that even their beloved memes are at risk.
# censorship - Friday 11 May, 2018
Eurovision ends contract with Chinese broadcaster after it didn't show Irish entry
The performance featured two men dancing on stage.
# censorship - Saturday 4 November, 2017
'We cannot tolerate this': Outcry after Afghanistan bans WhatsApp
Afghan authorities said that it was just “testing new technologies” when explaining the reasons for the ban.
# censorship - Saturday 30 September, 2017
In the 21 years since Playboy hit Irish shelves, the mag has featured Rosanna Davison and Danny Healy-Rae
Playboy magazine lost its founder this week with the death of Hugh Hefner.
# censorship - Monday 22 May, 2017
Leaked documents 'show Facebook's secret censorship rules'
The Guardian has published documents which claim to reveal what posts are and aren’t allowed on Facebook.
# censorship - Sunday 14 May, 2017
Lost in translation: Russian TV cuts unflattering Putin mention from hit US show
The Russian TV station changed the script so as to not insult Putin.
# censorship - Saturday 25 February, 2017
Has political correctness gone mad? 'Comedians must be allowed to offend'
Comedians are at the forefront of a battle against an assault on free speech, writes Seán Connolly.
# censorship - Sunday 12 February, 2017
Filmmakers order to cut Bollywood scenes that poked fun at lawyers
The ruling was over the comedy-drama JollyLLB 2.
# censorship - Monday 7 November, 2016
Fears of intensified censorship as China passes controversial cybersecurity bill
The law bans anything that damages national honour or disturbs economic or social order.
# censorship - Monday 9 May, 2016
Artist who made kayak shaped like her vagina is convicted in obscenity trial
Megumi Igarashi said she will fight the charges.
# censorship - Saturday 12 March, 2016
Church restricts release of gay film in Italy branding it 'indecent'
The film was shunned by more than 1,100 cinemas which are owned by the Church.
# censorship - Tuesday 5 January, 2016
Hong Kong booksellers remain missing as mysterious letter emerges
The men are feared detained by Chinese authorities.
# censorship - Sunday 20 December, 2015
This guy is trolling Christmas itself with his controversial zombie nativity scene
Step away from the manger.
# censorship - Friday 7 August, 2015
Denis O’Brien has asked another website to remove an article
Waterford Whispers yesterday removed an article after receiving a letter from O’Brien’s legal team.
# censorship - Wednesday 5 August, 2015
India banned internet porn on Saturday, then unbanned it 48 hours later
“There’s no thinking behind the decision,” said one expert.
# censorship - Friday 12 June, 2015
Nude painting of NCAD professor removed from student's exhibition
The student says he felt pressured into making the decision.
# censorship - Thursday 21 May, 2015
WATCH: Ugandan singer faces 10 years in jail - for a music video
“My rights have been trampled upon, my freedom of expression has been trampled upon.”
# censorship - Wednesday 25 March, 2015
Broadcasters who take a position on the marriage referendum may be taken off air
“This is not just a political issue, it’s my life.”
# censorship - Wednesday 15 October, 2014
'Deliberate censorship': China has blocked the BBC website
The BBC is complaining to Chinese authorities about the blocking.
# censorship - Wednesday 6 August, 2014
Opinion: Australian gagging order has major implications for press freedom
A censorship order sought and secured by the Australian government sets a precedent for all common law countries – including Ireland.
# censorship - Wednesday 30 July, 2014
Here's Wikileaks' latest revelation - about an "unprecedented" gagging order
The orgnaisation promised a big announcement last night. Here’s what it’s about.
# censorship - Wednesday 23 July, 2014
China wants to censor a giant inflatable toad
This is a thing that is happening.
Opinion: 'Right to be forgotten' ruling opens a legal and ethical Pandora's box
The ECJ ruling is a godsend for criminals who want to scrub their record clean – and sets a worrying precedent for empowering governments to act beyond their borders.
# censorship - Friday 18 July, 2014
Here are the 'pro-gay' kids books Singapore is clamping down on
A penguin with two dads, children adopted from China, and an American favourite.
# censorship - Tuesday 24 June, 2014
Ireland is the "goodest"* country in the world
*Yes, we know.
# censorship - Friday 21 March, 2014
Turkey has blocked people from using Twitter after threat by PM
The social network was highlighting corruption allegations against the Prime Minister’s inner circle.
# censorship - Tuesday 18 March, 2014
New Censorship Board being put together...solely to deal with Alan Shatter's 'Laura'
The board have not met since June 2008 and its future is being considered by the Government.
# censorship - Tuesday 11 March, 2014
Turkish PM backtracks on his threat to ban Facebook and YouTube
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last week that the government was considering shutting down Facebook and youTube in a bid to prevent secretly wiretapped recordings from being leaked.
# censorship - Thursday 6 February, 2014
Turkish government heavily criticised after passing "Orwellian" internet laws
The new law will allow the Turkish government to block access to websites and request users’ communications and traffic information from providers without a court order.
# censorship - Wednesday 29 January, 2014
Open Letter to RTE: Explain why you censored gay rights advocate Rory O'Neill
The term ‘homophobia’ refers to an irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against gay people… So why it is not permissible to state that a group that actively campaigns against same-sex marriage is homophobic?
# censorship - Friday 24 January, 2014
Censorship Board can't be abolished until it deals with Alan Shatter's 'Laura'
And everyone struggled to keep a straight face in the Dáil this morning…
# censorship - Tuesday 21 January, 2014
China orders internet users to use real names for video uploads
Rights groups have criticised the move saying it allows the Chinese government to further control freedom of expression.
# censorship - Wednesday 8 January, 2014
China has blocked its citizens from reading the Guardian
It is not clear why the move was taken as there has been little written about the country in recent days.
# censorship - Friday 22 November, 2013
Global censorship could end in a decade says Google boss
Eric Schmidt believes that better encryption methods will help prevent governments from restricting freedom of expression.
# censorship - Friday 6 September, 2013
Mum urges her son’s Facebook friends to stop posting sexy selfies
We’re scarlet, SCARLET.
# censorship - Saturday 6 July, 2013
Aaron McKenna: Thanks to the government, internet censorship is alive and well
Ireland has bent over backwards to accommodate the wishes of copyright holders by blocking file-sharing websites – but there isn’t as much effort put into the voluntary blocking of child porn, such as exists in the UK or Norway, writes Aaron McKenna.
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Poll: Should social media companies do more to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation?
MESSAGING APP WhatsApp today introduced new measures to curb the spread of misinformation on its platform.
The move will see messages, including video content and images, restricted from being forwarded to more than one person in one go.
The app previously allowed messages to be forwarded to up to five people in one go but with the large volumes of misinformation around Covid-19 being circulated, the company, which is owned by Facebook has moved to restrict forwarding.
Other social media companies have also tried to combat misinformation on their platforms by including links to the World Health Organisation and the HSE.
So today, we’re asking: Should social media companies do more to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation?
Poll Results:
Yes (4364)
No (806)
I'm not sure (170)
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By Billy Kelleher - @BillyKelleherTD
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By Dr Enida Friel
Dr Enida Friel of GOAL says Covid-19 will not be beaten until it’s beaten by all countries.
Brid Smith: 'We need to take on the market forces that are profiteering from this pandemic'
By Brid Smith - @bridsmith
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