# Censorship

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Hong Kong bookseller defies Beijing orders and reopens bookshop in Taiwan

Lam Wing-kee was a bookseller from Hong Kong who disappeared and then reappeared in custody of mainland China’s authorities.

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Apr 25th 2020, 1:41 PM

# Censorship

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.

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Nov 28th 2019, 7:03 AM

Voices

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.

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Sep 22nd 2019, 8:30 AM

# Freedom of Speech

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The coalition has called for the act to be repealed “in the name of personal freedom and mutual respect.”

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Apr 30th 2019, 2:45 PM

# social media giant

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.

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Jul 18th 2018, 9:31 AM

# Filtering

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.

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Jun 24th 2018, 10:00 PM

# not together

Eurovision ends contract with Chinese broadcaster after it didn't show Irish entry

The performance featured two men dancing on stage.

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May 11th 2018, 7:36 AM

# Censorship

'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.

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Nov 4th 2017, 2:36 PM

# separate appearances

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.

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Sep 30th 2017, 4:00 PM

# ira comments

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.

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May 22nd 2017, 6:52 PM

# Don't Mention the War

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.

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May 14th 2017, 3:19 PM

Voices

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.

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Feb 25th 2017, 8:00 PM

# censorship board

Filmmakers order to cut Bollywood scenes that poked fun at lawyers

The ruling was over the comedy-drama JollyLLB 2.

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Feb 12th 2017, 8:15 AM

# Great Firewall

Fears of intensified censorship as China passes controversial cybersecurity bill

The law bans anything that damages national honour or disturbs economic or social order.

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Nov 7th 2016, 8:46 AM

# Japan

Artist who made kayak shaped like her vagina is convicted in obscenity trial

Megumi Igarashi said she will fight the charges.

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May 9th 2016, 12:56 PM

# Censorship row

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.

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Mar 12th 2016, 4:00 PM

# Hong Kong

Hong Kong booksellers remain missing as mysterious letter emerges

The men are feared detained by Chinese authorities.

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Jan 5th 2016, 10:44 PM

# happy un-holy-days

This guy is trolling Christmas itself with his controversial zombie nativity scene

Step away from the manger.

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Dec 20th 2015, 8:30 AM

# busy

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.

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Aug 7th 2015, 7:58 PM

# CTRL ALT DEL

India banned internet porn on Saturday, then unbanned it 48 hours later

“There’s no thinking behind the decision,” said one expert.

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Aug 5th 2015, 9:27 PM

# Censorship

Nude painting of NCAD professor removed from student's exhibition

The student says he felt pressured into making the decision.

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Jun 12th 2015, 2:13 PM

# Censored

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.”

30.1k

May 21st 2015, 11:31 PM

# Off the air

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.”

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Mar 25th 2015, 7:00 PM

# Censorship

'Deliberate censorship': China has blocked the BBC website

The BBC is complaining to Chinese authorities about the blocking.

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Oct 15th 2014, 2:02 PM

Voices

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.

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Aug 6th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Superinjunction

Here's Wikileaks' latest revelation - about an "unprecedented" gagging order

The orgnaisation promised a big announcement last night. Here’s what it’s about.

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Jul 30th 2014, 8:06 AM

# toadally uncool

China wants to censor a giant inflatable toad

This is a thing that is happening.

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Jul 23rd 2014, 8:45 AM

Voices

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.

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Jul 23rd 2014, 8:00 AM

# rated R

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.

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Jul 18th 2014, 12:20 PM

# very good

Ireland is the "goodest"* country in the world

*Yes, we know.

41.8k

Jun 24th 2014, 12:05 AM

# Tweet Tweet

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.

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Mar 21st 2014, 8:04 AM

# x rated

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.

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Mar 18th 2014, 1:03 PM

# Censorship

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.

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Mar 11th 2014, 2:56 PM

# Freedom of Expression

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.

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Feb 6th 2014, 12:32 PM

Voices

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?

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Jan 29th 2014, 12:00 PM