Meta Re-configures Content Controls Amid Shifting Political Winds
Meta now automatically blocks content from police and government. See how this affects information flow and user experience on Facebook and Instagram.
#MetaPolicy, #ContentBlocking, #GovernmentContent, #SocialMediaNews, #TechUpdate
https://newsletter.tf/meta-blocks-government-police-content-2026/
Meta's new policy automatically blocks content referred by government and police, a change from its AI focus in March 2026. This impacts how official information is shared.
#MetaPolicy, #ContentBlocking, #GovernmentContent, #SocialMediaNews, #TechUpdate
https://newsletter.tf/meta-blocks-government-police-content-2026/
War as a Pretext: Gulf States Are Tightening the Screws on Speech—Again
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/war-pretext-gulf-states-are-tightening-screws-speech-again
War does not only reshape borders. It also reshapes what can be seen, said, and remembered. When governments invoke “misinformation” during wartime, they often mean something simpler: speech they do not control. Since the escalation of conflict between the United States, Israel, Iran, and related...
Digital Hopes, Real Power: From Revolution to Regulation
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/digital-hopes-real-power-revolution-regulation
#CorporateSpeechControls #ContentBlocking #International #FreeSpeech #Commentary #BigTech
Sixty-six percent of internet users live where political or social sites are blocked, and 78% live in countries where people have been arrested for online posts. This is the second installment of a blog series reflecting on the global digital legacy of the 2011 Arab uprisings.
EFF Joins Internet Advocates Calling on the Iranian Government to Restore Full Internet Connectivity
TorrentFreak: Belgian Pirate Site Blocking Order Targets Cloudflare and Google, But Not Their DNS. “Belgium’s site-blocking machine keeps turning. A new order, obtained by local broadcasters RTL Belgium and RTBF, compels ISPs, Cloudflare, and Google to restrict access to five illegal IPTV services. Importantly, the latter two are not required to block content through their DNS resolvers, which […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/24/torrentfreak-belgian-pirate-site-blocking-order-targets-cloudflare-and-google-but-not-their-dns/EFF Joins Internet Advocates Calling on the Iranian Government to Restore Full Internet Connectivity
EFF has joined architects, operators, and stewards of the global internet infrastructure in calling upon authorities in Iran to immediately restore full and unfiltered internet access. We further call upon the international technical community to remain vigilant in monitoring connectivity and to support efforts that ensure the internet remains open, interoperable, and accessible to all.
Our recent blog examines how these measures operated in practice, looking at the legal framework under the IT Act, the role of platform geo-blocking, and the use of executive advisories and criminal law during crisis situations.
Read here: https://sflc.in/content-blocking-and-censorship-during-pahalgam-attack/ #ContentBlocking #DigitalGovernance #InternetRegulation #Section69A #PlatformGovernance #FreedomOfExpression #MediaFreedom 13m
The terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22nd, 2025 sent shockwaves across India, killing 26 civilians in one of the deadliest assaults on tourists in Kashmir since 2008.[1] What followed was not just a military response Operation Sindoor but an unprecedented digital crackdown that swept up journalists, media outlets, Pakistani officials, celebrities, and even athletes The terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22nd, 2025 sent shockwaves across India, killing 26 civilians in one of the deadliest assaults on tourists in Kashmir since 2008.[1] What followed was not just a military response Operation Sindoor but an unprecedented digital crackdown that swept up journalists, media outlets, Pakistani officials, celebrities, and even athletes
TorrentFreak: Cloudflare Tells U.S. Govt That Foreign Site Blocking Efforts Are Digital Trade Barriers. “In a submission for the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report, Cloudflare warns the U.S. government that site blocking efforts cause widespread disruption to legitimate services. The complaint points to Italy’s automated Piracy Shield system, which reportedly blocked ‘tens of thousands’ of […]
Moscow Times: Russia Blocks World’s Largest Anime and Manga Database Over LGBTQ+ Content . “Russian authorities have banned the world’s largest anime and manga platform MyAnimeList over ‘extremist’ LGBTQ+ content, state media reported Tuesday. Federal media watchdog Roskomnadzor placed MyAnimeList into its national blacklist of sites banned in Russia last Wednesday without citing a formal […]
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