# Censorship

All time

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.

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Nov 22nd 2013, 2:16 PM

# selfie censorship

Mum urges her son’s Facebook friends to stop posting sexy selfies

We’re scarlet, SCARLET.

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Sep 6th 2013, 3:02 PM

Voices

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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Jul 6th 2013, 8:00 AM

# Laura

You'll be able to read Alan Shatter's novel from next week

Due to public demand, the Justice Minister’s novel about a politician’s affair with his secretary is being reprinted by Poolbeg.

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Jun 20th 2013, 10:32 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Will you read Alan Shatter's novel 'Laura'?

It comes with the tag line: “A novel you will never forget.”

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Jun 20th 2013, 9:36 AM

# Myanmar

Myanmar prepares for new era of uncensored daily newspapers

Burmese law will change from tomorrow – ending a regime where only state-run papers were allowed to issue daily editions.

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Mar 31st 2013, 10:30 AM

# Secret Lives

Instagram pics show life inside North Korea

David Guttenfelder, Associated Press’s chief photographer in Asia, is posting from inside Pyongyang. Fascinating.

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Mar 18th 2013, 10:00 AM

# September 11

Guantanamo judge orders US to stop censoring 9/11 hearings

Judge James Pohl says the government cannot remotely censor pre-trial hearings for the suspects of the 9/11 attacks.

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Jan 31st 2013, 3:55 PM

# China

China censorship prompts rally, online protest

A dispute over censorship at a newspaper has led to authorities shutting down microblog accounts.

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Jan 8th 2013, 2:43 PM

# Filtering

South Korea plans legal ban on posting swear words using mobiles

The government is reportedly looking at mandatory software to block swear words, purportedly to stop cyberbullying.

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Dec 29th 2012, 6:25 PM

# Copyright

Record labels file suit against Irish ISPs

This could be the first suit using the country’s controversial ‘Irish SOPA’ legislation.

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Dec 7th 2012, 9:15 PM

# Oops

Russia briefly bans YouTube 'by mistake'

YouTube briefly appeared on the list of banned addresses today – but officials in Russia blamed a technical error.

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Nov 21st 2012, 3:03 PM

# Burma

Burma's government ends direct media censorship

Under the new rules, journalists will no longer have to submit their work to state censors before publication.

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Aug 20th 2012, 5:18 PM

# Egypt

Egypt newspaper censored over insult to president

The paper has been fiercely critical of Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Aug 12th 2012, 7:30 AM

# China

Video: Internet censorship in China explained

Blogger Michael Anti explains how the social media space works in a country where site like Twitter and Facebook are blocked.

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Jul 31st 2012, 4:34 PM

# Beijing

China raises Beijing storm toll to 77 after outcry

The death toll of Beijing’s flash floods has been raised after public questioning of the tally.

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Jul 28th 2012, 1:07 PM

# Censorship

China censors coverage of deadly Beijing floods

There has been fierce criticism of the government which has been accused of not doing enough to prevent the deaths of at least 37 people.

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Jul 24th 2012, 11:24 AM

# China

US social media account in China disappears

A microblogging account belonging to the US consulate has disappeared overnight.

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Jul 13th 2012, 1:45 PM

# Transparency

Google reports 'alarming' surge in content-removal requests by governments

The company’s latest Transparency Report reveals requests from authorities in France, Germany the UK and US – but none in Ireland.

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Jun 18th 2012, 9:06 AM

# China

China to tighten Internet control with new rules

China’s government plans to extend nationwide a requirement for microblog users to register with their real names as part of a sweeping update of rules governing the Internet.

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Jun 7th 2012, 2:40 PM

# Explainer

Censored: The 274 books and magazines still banned in Ireland today

How To Drive Your Man Wild in Bed is still banned in Ireland. Here’s why.

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May 21st 2012, 7:00 AM

# Pakistan

Pakistan blocks Twitter over blasphemy dispute

Officials say Twitter refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam,

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May 20th 2012, 1:23 PM

# Right to Read

Parents concerned over content in children's books

International concerns about what children read are now troubling Irish parents.

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Apr 25th 2012, 7:30 PM

# memory lane

An escape, a date spot and a babysitter: Irish cinema through the years

Documentary film See You at the Pictures! looks at the history of movie-going in Ireland from the censorship of Casablanca to the tales of first love.

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Apr 8th 2012, 8:15 AM

# Email filter

TDs play down report of possible ‘email filter’

TDs have dismissed newspaper suggestions that they are looking at ways of blocking some emails from the public.

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Feb 13th 2012, 12:48 PM

# Twitter

Twitter says it can now censor tweets in some countries

Twitter said that it would now be able to restrict tweets from being read in certain countries where laws may be different while still allowing them to be seen elsewhere.

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Jan 27th 2012, 9:56 AM

# China

Chinese dissident poet charged with subversion

Veteran democracy activist Zhu Yufu has been charged with attempting to subvert the state by writing the poem urging the Chinese people to “use your feet and take to the square”.

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Jan 18th 2012, 4:02 PM

# SOPA

Wikipedia joins 'internet blackout' protest against SOPA

The future of the controversial bill SOPA looks uncertain after White House criticism, but the protest is going ahead.

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Jan 17th 2012, 9:00 AM

# Explainer

Reddit, Boing Boing plan website blackout over SOPA - but what is it?

A number of high-profile sites are ‘going dark’ this Wednesday over proposed anti-piracy legislation.

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Jan 16th 2012, 1:25 PM

# SOPA

Pressure grows to US Congress's controversial SOPA bill

A bill being put through the House of Representatives has been roundly attacked over its wide-ranging plans to stop piracy.

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Dec 23rd 2011, 7:42 PM

# North Korea

Hermit Kingdom: 7 alarming tales from inside North Korea

Starvation, labour camps, kidnappings and repression are among the issues North Korean officials try to keep hidden – but over the years we have been afforded some rare and shocking glimpses…

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Dec 19th 2011, 9:00 PM

# Curses

Watch your language - Pakistan blacklists 'rude' words in texts

Pakistanis will have to think twice before texting about “love pistols” or, em, “headlights” under new regulations.

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Nov 18th 2011, 3:06 PM

# China

China plans to limit 'overly entertaining' reality TV shows

Programmes dealing with marital troubles and matchmaking, talent shows, game shows, variety shows, talk shows and reality programming have been singled out.

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Oct 27th 2011, 11:30 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Gaddafi corpse photos have made the front page?

Most newspapers – international and Irish – have opted to put graphic photos of a dying or dead Gaddafi on their cover this morning. How do you feel about seeing them there?

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Oct 21st 2011, 10:53 AM