Censorship
Signal Is Asking People Around the World to Help Iranians Access the Encrypted App
The encrypted chat app published “easy” detailed instructions to help anyone set up a proxy server to help Iranians.
New Report Links Rise in Book Bans to Anti-LGBTQ Groups
PEN America has found that relatively obscure conservative groups are driving efforts to ban books from school and libraries.
Teens Are Fighting Back Against LGBTQ Book Bans
As right-wing groups push to remove books from schools and libraries, students across the country are getting organized.
Chinese Social Media Sites Are Quietly Putting Digital Fingerprints on Screenshots
It is a move to stop Chinese users from sharing sensitive data on foreign platforms, an analyst says.
Virginia Court Blocks Republican Attempt to Criminalize LGBTQ Books
Two politicians tried to use an obscure “obscenity” law to stop Barnes & Noble from selling the books to minors under threat of criminal punishment.
Why is One of the World’s Richest Men Doing a ‘Hostile Takeover’ of This News Network?
Billionaire Gautam Adani, who is friends with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced the acquisition of nearly 30 percent of NDTV.
Texas School Bans the Bible
Keller ISD has pulled all versions of the Bible from school shelves in a recent purge to remove LGBTQ books and other ‘controversial’ titles.
District Attorney Considers Prosecuting Librarians for Stocking LGBTQ Books
The newly elected Tennessee DA walked back her comments after saying books about puberty and LGBTQ topics may contribute to “delinquency of a minor.”
The Internet's Most Popular Fetish Site Is Flagging People As Sex Workers
FetLife has never been super friendly towards sex workers. Now, the fetish site is filtering out regular users that have been labeled "commercial."
This Town Voted To Defund its Public Library After it Included LGBTQ+ Books
A ballot measure to fund a local library failed after a Christian nationalist group called the inclusion of LGBTQ+ kids books a “Biblical issue.”
Revealed: Documents Show How Roblox Planned to Bend to Chinese Censorship
Filtering games. Blocking maps with Taiwan. Handling "historical facts." Roblox was prepared to go all in on Chinese censorship, according to newly released internal documents.
Oklahoma Threatens Librarians: ‘Don’t Use the Word Abortion’
After a total abortion ban in the state, library workers in Oklahoma were warned to not help patrons find abortion-related information, period.