EFF Updates RSSEFF Joins Internet Advocates Calling on the Iranian Government to Restore Full Internet Connectivity
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseTorrentFreak: 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 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.
SFLC IndiaOur 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
An Analysis of Content Blocking and Censorship during Pahalgam Attack • Software Freedom Law Center, India
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 […]
TorrentFreak: German Pirate Site Blockades Target Anna’s Archive, FitGirl and RPG Only. “Germany’s voluntary pirate site blocking scheme was overhauled this year, adding proper judicial oversight. In recent weeks, the first court orders were signed, resulting in blockades of shadow library Anna’s Archive and gaming portal RPG Only.”
TorrentFreak: Why a Court Order to Block Internet Archive’s Open Library Was Put On Hold. “Site-blocking orders are usually binary; a court issues an order for a domain to be blocked, or it does not. In Belgium, things work differently. After we reported on a court order that compelled ISPs to block access to the Internet Archive’s Open Library, a follow-up implementation order decided […]
TorrentFreak: DNS Piracy Blocking Orders: Google, Cloudflare, and OpenDNS Respond Differently. “Pirate site blocking orders issued against DNS resolvers including OpenDNS, Google, and Cloudflare are stacking up in Europe. Since similar demands may eventually surface in other countries, including the U.S., we take a look at how these companies respond to blocking orders. Our research reveals […]
Marijke Luttekes: Blocking domains on Mastodon without visiting a profile. “If you want to block a domain on the Fediverse, you must do that from the profile page of an account on that server. I find that silly, and so did other folks on my timeline. So what if you do not want to find an account on a server? The answer lies in your account preferences: Mastodon’s Import function. In this […]