Internet Censorship

A man in Brazil, once considered a free society, was sentenced to over a year in prison this year for calling a judge fat.

Brazil announced that X (formerly Twitter) paid its fines to the wrong state bank account and as a result, its services will remain suspended until the matter is solved.

Republicans introduced a bill on Tuesday to prevent American support for, or taxpayers’ dollars from funding, the censorship of free speech abroad.

The social media platform X (formerly Twitter) must pay a fine of ten million Brazilian reais (roughly $1.84 million) to restore its services in Brazil, Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Minister Alexandre de Moraes announced over the weekend.

Citing “questionable governance” in Brussels, Thierry Breton has resigned as European Commission’s top censorship czar in a surprise announcement in the wake of a public spat over his threats to ban Elon Musk’s X platform in the bloc.

Leading leftist politicians in Britain have argued that new restrictions need to be enacted against social media platforms.

Brazilian Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Minister Alexandre de Moraes threatened on Wednesday to block access to X in Brazil.

The EU distanced itself from censorship threats made by Brussels’ speech code arbiter over Elon Musk’s interview with former President Donald Trump.

The EU demanded Monday that X owner Elon Musk abide by its speech restrictions during his planned uncensored interview with Donald Trump.  

Nigel Farage has warned that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer represents the “biggest threat to free speech” in the history of the UK.

“Make my day,” was Elon Musk’s response to reports that ex-Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf was considering a lawsuit against him.

Legacy media outlets have blamed Elon Musk and social media for the anti-migration riots and called for more censorship in Britain.

UK eyes crackdown on social media, while a Covid-era government spy team monitoring the public for “disinformation” has been brought back. 

A full-on ‘Twitter beef’ has erupted between X owner and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, and the leftist British government.

The Supreme Court of Brazil gave a five-day deadline to X/Twitter to inform the court of alleged cases of non-compliance with censorship.

Twitter reportedly told Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Minister Alexandre de Moraes on Monday that it would not challenge his censorship demands.

For our government, its institutions, or its officials to actively censor protected speech strikes at the core of who we are as citizens of a free nation with a government created by the people, for the people.

Big Tech has a plan to use AI to create a “healthy information ecosystem” just in time for the 2024 election.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called more censorship of “disinformation” at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.

Ofcom, the UK’s broadcasting regulator has been hiring top staff from Big Tech firms as it prepares to enforce the Online Safety Act.

The European Union demanded Meta and TikTok detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war.

A photo of two women athletes embracing prompted online censorship in China because of an apparent Tiananmen Square massacre reference.

Justin Trudeau’s government has mandated that podcasting platforms and streaming services register with the state broadcasting regulator.

My Son Hunter actor Laurence Fox is calling for the resignation of the Conservative member of Parliament who recently pressured Rumble to censor and deplatform Russell Brand.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) reportedly reached out to Twitter in 2020 to censor users who criticized her 2017 posts uncovered by Breitbart News, in which she claimed former President Donald Trump had a “neo-nazi base.”

Emmanuel Macron continued his push for censorship in France, arguing for the ability to impose “digital public order” amid riots or unrest.

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton told social media companies they must remove “calls for revolt” or content showing riots or face being banned.

French President Emmanuel Macron faced comparisons to communist dictators after calling for social media networks to be cut off during riots.

The BBC has been accused of trying to cover up an interview with Andrew Tate, which has been blocked for UK-based YouTube users.

Wikipedia could be banned from the UK as a result of impending censorship legislation, the charity that hosts the website has warned.

The EU announced that a slew of social media platforms and other websites that will come under stricter content moderation measures.

Hollywood star Tim Robbins has broken with his fellow leftists to excoriate the mainstream news media for attacking independent journalists — including Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger — who are exposing the government’s attempts to crush freedom of speech on social media.

Social media bosses who fail to censor “harmful” content on their sites should be jailed, plans announced by a UK minister have stipulated.

The German government is looking to grant powers to courts to block the social media accounts of citizens who engage in ‘digital violence’.

Germany launched procedures to fine Twitter for alleged failures to remove “illegal” content on the platform, such as hate speech and insults.

Authoritarian governments across the world are looking to censor the internet in order to “control people”, a senior official from ICANN has said.