Week in Review: November 17, 2017
This week, IM covers Freedom House's annual Freedom on the Net report, a social media block in Somaliland, and a preliminary report on censorship practices in Cyprus.
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Unstoppable Force, Immovable Object: Iranian Resilience in a Censored Society
Perhaps the most important trait that Iranians have developed from living in a highly-censored society, says Simin Kargar, is determination.
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Week in Review: July 27, 2017
This week, the Internet Monitor covers the Moscow protests for Internet freedom, Iran’s increased efforts to filter social media, Verizon’s flirt with net neutrality violations, and a Global Voices study on Facebook’s Free Basics.
The Chinese Language as a Weapon: How China's Netizens Fight Censorship
After Liu Xiaobo’s death on July 13, Chinese censors knew they had to work quickly. After all, Liu had been a prominent activist for democracy while alive, an integral figure in the Tiananmen Square protests – who just so happened to pass away...
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UK Takes Measures to Crack Down on Internet Pornography
The United Kingdom will announce plans on July 24 to tighten restrictions on sites containing sexually explicit content. These plans will require all sites designated as pornographic to...