Internet Censors

Taliban blocks 23 mn websites in Afghanistan over 'immoral content'

Taliban has blocked more than 23 million websites for displaying what it considers immoral content over the year since they took power in Afghanistan

Russia strengthens its internet censorship powers

Russia's censorship technology sits between companies that provide inter­net access and people who are brow­sing the web on a phone or laptop

Myanmar rattled by armoured army movements, expected internet cutoff

Sightings of armoured personnel carriers in Myanmar's biggest city and leaked orders of an impending internet shutdown raised political tensions late Sunday

Global cost of internet shutdowns $4 bn in 2020, India share at 70%: report

Top10VPN report says internet restrictions in Kashmir were lifted after 7 months but users were only able to access low-speed 2G connections

US slaps punitive sanctions on Iran minister over internet censorship

We are sanctioning Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology for restricting internet access, said treasury secretary

EU court may help internet escape trend of content restriction orders

It may be months until we see the final judgment. But the stakes are high and the future of the internet, as we know it, hangs in the balance

Geoblocking: The web really isn't worldwide, access varies with countries

It may be easier to stop hacking attempts from a country by blocking every user from that country, rather than increasing security of vulnerable systems

The terrifying power of internet censors

With only a few firms in this business, the consequences can be serious