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A system of informal, decentralized censorship is emerging in India where the government can direct content removals without transparency or oversight.
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On May 10, Instagram temporarily blocked posts by Rahul Gandhi. Although Instagram later restored the posts, the restriction reduced their reach and virality, directly affecting political speech.
As platforms increasingly depend on opaque automated systems, they must answer critical questions around transparency, accountability, and users’ rights.
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
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