practice of suppressing speech or other public communication which is illegal or against social norms
Explosive Elon Musk Film Hit With Shocking Censorship: The nearly four-hour documentary about the world’s richest person has faced resistance from social media ...
thedailybeast.com/obsessed/explosive-elon-musk-film-hit-with-shocking-tiktok-censorship
OpinionNobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay: Against Israel, for censorship, with dictators
nzz.ch/meinung/friedensnobelpreistraegerin-navi-pillay-gegen-israel-fuer-zensur-mit-diktatoren-ld.10031854
Mediazona Oct 13
75 hours erased: Mediazona compared 200 Western series frame by frame with their Russian versions and found 75 hours of cuts, from gay storylines to Game of ...
en.zona.media/article/2026/10/12/russian_censorship
Country Star Zach Bryan Defies Robert Kraft's Censorship, Wearing 'Free Palestine' Shirt at Gillette Stadium Show | Common Dreams
commondreams.org/news/country-star-zach-bryan-defies-robert-kraft-s-censorship-wearing-free-palestine-shirt-at-gillette-stadium-show
Key FactsZach Bryan wears ‘Free Palestine’ at Gillette Stadium
Oct 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: the-independent.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: the-independent.com
- Thirty-year-old Bryan wore a black T-shirt reading “Free Palestine” at Gillette Stadium on Friday night.
- The shirt also displayed a pine tree flag and “Appeal to heaven,” references to an American Revolutionary campaign.
- Guitarist Noah Le Gros wore a Palestine soccer jersey onstage and later posted a photograph in front of a Kraft Sports and Entertainment sign.
- Weeks earlier, Kraft barred Macklemore from performing there after pro-Palestine remarks during Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour.
What happened in Israel, and at the music festival on October 7th was horrific and compounded centuries of Jewish pain. What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate.— Robert Kraft, in a statement addressing the Israel-Palestine conflict and the Macklemore tour controversy
Canada's Bill C-22 could drive out a tool 20 million people use to beat censorship
yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/canadas-bill-c-22-could-082052681.html
All railway services blocked between Eastbourne and Polegate after accident: Southern Rail have announced that due to an accident there are no services between ...
sussexexpress.co.uk/travel/all-railway-services-blocked-between-eastbourne-and-polegate-after-accident-9270754
New film reveals previously undisclosed details of Mossad's Hezbollah pager operation
jpost.com/israel-news/article-910025
Iran International Sep 24
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon posted footage of himself offering a Starlink satellite internet device to an Iranian diplomat at the UN General Assembly on ... Show more
Brazil’s filmmakers survived censorship, slashed budgets, and a far-right government.
Their comeback shows what culture can recover when fascism is defeated ... Show more
How Brazilian Cinema Survived Fascism
How Brazilian Cinema Survived Fascism
US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship': Under the draft laws, tech firms face fines if they do not give users the option to ...
bbc.com/news/articles/cqj3dgy8x3vro
Prime minister defends social media reforms amid US backlash: Anthony Albanese has pushed back against the Trump administration's "censorship" ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-09-23/federal-politics-albanese-responds-us-criticism-social-media-law/107184528
The Japan Times Sep 23
U.S. warns Australia’s social media algorithm reforms risk ‘facilitating censorship’
ebx.sh/3IxunI
James Talarico Calls Censorship Of Jimmy Kimmel Interview 'Most Dangerous Form Of Cancel Culture'
huffpost.com/entry/james-talarico-fcc-censorship-kimmel-interview_n_6aa305c9e4b09fd4319dead1
Mediazona Sep 08
Moscow’s Tagansky Court fined www.booking.com/? $70,000 under “LGBT propaganda” laws over a partner-hotel notice about accommodating guests during Pride month ... Show more
Oktoberfest 2026: Showmen boycott tour due to "censorship": The dispute over the redesign of historical rides at the Oktoberfest is escalating ...
augsburger-allgemeine.de/bayern/oktoberfest-2026-schausteller-boykottieren-rundgang-wegen-zensur-115171309
North Korea’s Smartphones Are Pocket-Sized Orwellian Nightmares: A smartphone smuggled out of North Korea offers a glimpse into the wild world of totalitarian ...
vice.com/en/article/north-koreas-smartphones-are-pocket-sized-orwellian-nightmares/
The Two Faces of AAP: In Delhi, It Cries Against Censorship. In Punjab, It Suppresses Media
reporters-collective.in/trc/the-two-faces-of-aap
Disney Finally Finds a Spine and Sues Trump Over Censorship: The network of Kimmel and “The View” has filed a lawsuit to protect its shows against Trump’s attack ...
thedailybeast.com/obsessed/disney-finally-finds-a-spine-and-sues-trump-over-censorship/
Key FactsDisney sues Trump’s FCC over alleged retaliation against ABC
Aug 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- On Tuesday, August 18, Disney filed suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleging that the FCC is violating its First Amendment rights.
- The FCC is investigating “The View,” while Brendan Carr ordered early renewal proceedings for eight Disney-owned station licenses after ABC stood by Jimmy Kimmel’s show, even though renewal was not due for several years.
- ABC says the inquiry has led “The View” to book political candidates more cautiously, with no such guest appearing since February 2 and some video clips withheld from broadcast.
- Until this year, the FCC had not issued an early-renewal order in decades, while station licenses are renewed every eight years and are virtually never revoked.
This Court’s intervention is necessary to stop the Federal Communications Commission’s extraordinary assault on free speech.— From Disney’s lawsuit against the FCC, filed in the DC District Court, alleging a First Amendment violation and describing a retaliatory campaign against ABC.
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes journalists: The Pentagon fired the editor-in-chief of the military newspaper Stars and Stripes on Friday after he condemned ...
richmond.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/article_f01352f3-6062-58c9-a370-3b21bc0f5f5a.html
From Texas censorship to UCSC: Silenced anti-ICE art exhibition celebrating dual identity finds a home in Santa Cruz
lookout.co/from-texas-censorship-to-ucsc-silenced-anti-ice-art-exhibition-celebrating-dual-identity-finds-a-home-in-santa-cruz/story
OpinionThe scale of corruption in Trump’s second administration is head-spinning: Self-censorship in Trump's America is increasingly common and despite the ...
irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/02/the-scale-of-corruption-in-trumps-second-administration-is-head-spinning/
ABC Accuses Trump’s FCC of Trying to Censor the Whole Media Industry: ABC fired back at the Federal Communications Commission, accusing the agency of “attempted ...
newrepublic.com/post/213787/abc-trump-fcc-censorship-media-industry
Key FactsOver 150,000 Comments Submitted in ABC License Fight
Jul 31, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- Disney urged the FCC on the final day of the public comment period to drop its challenge to the eight station licenses, but expects the proceeding to continue.
- The FCC website showed that more than 150,000 comments were submitted, mostly supporting ABC, while other open proceedings received at most a few hundred responses.
- According to the report, support came from across the political spectrum, including conservative and free-market groups that warned the FCC could threaten free speech and press freedom.
- A referral for an official hearing on renewing the licenses is considered the likeliest next step in August, after Brendan Carr ordered early paperwork in April even though the eight licenses are not due for renewal for years.
a small number of partisan voices have tried to hijack the license process into a referendum on a network they dislike, but the public refuses to let local stations become collateral damage in the FCC’s political games.— Anna Gomez, FCC Commissioner; said Thursday that a small number of partisan voices have tried to hijack the license process into a referendum on a network they dislike, but the public refuses to let local stations become collateral damage in the FCC’s political games.
CyberNews Aug 04
Tor releases new app for volunteer proxies: help bypass web censorship: The Tor Project has launched a new Snowflake app for Android, allowing users to share ...
cybernews.com/security/tor-snowflake-app-bypass-censorship/
Pakistan's restrictions on Al Jazeera over PoJK election coverage expose a pattern of media censorship, internet control and narrative management ... Show more
Pakistan 'blocks' Al Jazeera website over PoJK reportage: So it's not about 'kafirs', is it?
Pakistan 'blocks' Al Jazeera website over PoJK reportage: So it's not about 'kafirs', is it?
Stephen Colbert wins an anti-censorship award after CBS ends ‘The Late Show’: Stephen Colbert, whose 11-year run as host of “The Late Show” was defined in part ...
chicagotribune.com/2026/07/29/stephen-colbert-anti-censorship-award/
For years, Palestinian journalists, activists, and media organizations have faced systematic restrictions on social media: posts removed, accounts suspended ... Show more
PODCAST: Inside Meta’s war on Palestinian content
PODCAST: Inside Meta’s war on Palestinian content
The data rescue alliance is forming: Cuts, layoffs, censorship: The US government is sabotaging climate research. But the institutes are fighting back – | and ...
spektrum.de/news/bedrohte-daten-forschende-retten-klimadaten-vor-der-trump-regierung/2334560
OpinionZDF Drops Danger Dan and Igor Levitt: Is This Censorship?: ZDF has canceled musician Danger Dan’s appearance on the anniversary episode of the show “Die Anstalt ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien-und-film/medienpolitik/zdf-laedt-danger-dan-und-igor-levitt-aus-ist-das-zensur-201039907.html
Key FactsZDF Censorship Sparks Debate Over Danger Dan’s Song
Jul 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
- ZDF management canceled musician Daniel Pongratz’s performance in the milestone “Anstalt” episode due to concerns that his song called for violence.
- The satire show warns of an imminent fascist takeover in Germany and harshly criticizes the AfD while portraying democratic parties as ineffective.
- A legal report is highlighted in the program, arguing that banning the AfD is both legally possible and urgently required.
- The “Anstalt” team condemns the TV station’s decision, viewing the song as a justified response to state failure and urging active resistance to right-wing extremism.
If you fight together, then it can work.— Danger Dan (Daniel Pongratz); Lyrics from the song 'Keine Angst' presented in the show Die Anstalt.
eff.org Jul 23
OpinionThe KIDS Act is way worse than digital carding — it is a mass surveillance system
coindesk.com/opinion/2026/07/23/the-kids-act-is-way-worse-than-digital-carding-it-is-a-mass-surveillance-system
eff.org Jul 20
Reject California’s Attack on 3D Printers: California lawmakers are advancing A.B. 2047 in the State Assembly within the next few weeks ...
eff.salsalabs.org/3dprintca/
Censorship or justified cancellation? The Levit vs. ZDF dispute is more complicated than thought.
diepresse.com/38500348/zensur-oder-berechtigte-absage-der-streit-levit-gegen-zdf-ist-als
Thinking Machines open sources first multimodal language model, Inkling, focused on low cost and 'resistance to censorship'
venturebeat.com/technology/thinking-machines-open-sources-first-multimodal-language-model-inkling-focused-on-low-cost-and-resistance-to-censorship
Why India and Modi government spent years blocking Diljit Dosanjh's 'Satluj': Diljit Dosanjh’s film Satluj faces censorship hurdles in India over its portrayal ...
khaleejtimes.com/entertainment/india-film-censorship-diljit-dosanjh-satluj-streaming-ban
newlinesmag Jul 01
Iran’s Internet Blackout Was Decades in the Making: Iranians are reconnecting to the world after an 88-day shutdown, made possible by a sophisticated system of ...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/irans-internet-blackout-was-decades-in-the-making/
Iranian authorities have sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi to a punishment of 74 lashes for performing in a YouTube video that has racked up 2 ... Show more
China cannot erase memories of Tiananmen Square crackdown, says US: The crackdown remains an intensely sensitive subject in communist-run China ...
straitstimes.com/world/united-states/chinese-censorship-cannot-erase-tiananmen-square-crackdown-us
How Levi's turned FIFA's stadium censorship into one of the biggest brand moments of the World Cup
f-st.co/6ogbb20
fire.org Jun 10
URGENT: We’re one bad D.C. deal away from the era of online government censorship.
fire.org/news/urgent-were-one-bad-dc-deal-away-era-online-government-censorship
Rome book fair mired in censorship row over anti-fascist pledge: Meloni accuses Più Libri Più Liberi organisers of censorship.
Più Libri Più Liberi ...
wantedinrome.com/news/rome-book-fair-mired-in-censorship-row-over-anti-fascist-pledge.html
Trump Moves to Deeply Censor the Entire Internet: The Trump administration is cynically exploiting calls for stricter AI regulation to pass broad censorship ...
futurism.com/future-society/trump-moves-to-deeply-censor-the-entire-internet
Marvel's Wolverine Lets You Turn Off the Gore, Censoring All the Blood: Marvel’s Wolverine in a violent game — this is something developer Insomniac set out to ...
ign.com/articles/marvels-wolverine-lets-you-turn-off-the-gore-censoring-all-the-blood
China wants to suppress independent cinema. But young film-makers are undaunted by red lines
theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/07/china-independent-cinema-filmmakers-censorship
Penalty for Facebook user: Trump administration officials criticize Germany over "Lügenfritz" ruling
n-tv.de/politik/Trump-Beamte-kritisiert-Deutschland-wegen-Luegenfritz-Urteil-id30896987.html
OpinionWhat’s next after ‘Pesta Babi’ breaks the silence: What’s next after ‘Pesta Babi’ breaks the silence - Academia - The Jakarta Post
thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/06/10/whats-next-after-pesta-babi-breaks-the-silence
“They’re Trying to Silence Us”: Students, Faculty on Censoring Pro-Palestine Voices at Graduations
democracynow.org/2026/5/21/peoples_convocation_palestine
OpinionNP View: The censorship agenda motivated by the Kamloops 'graves' fiasco: Nothing has been found at the residential school, but pointing that out invites ...
nationalpost.com/opinion/np-view-the-censorship-agenda-motivated-by-the-kamloops-graves-fiasco
pnas.org May 22
From free speech advocates to critics: The Trump administration’s new rhetoric promotes support for censorship among Trump voters | PNAS
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2532084123
How “The View” could put an end to Trump’s war on the media: ABC is finally fighting back against censorship and pressure from the Federal Communications ...
salon.com/2026/05/13/how-the-view-could-put-an-end-to-trumps-war-on-the-media/
Key FactsABC Pushes Back Against Trump’s Media Attacks
May 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: salon.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: salon.com
- ABC addresses sustained pressure and regulatory challenges by Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
- The petition seeks to maintain the longstanding equal-time exemption for bona fide news programming.
- This case may lead the Supreme Court to revisit a landmark 1969 FCC decision on broadcast fairness.
- ABC’s action marks a decisive break from previous compliance with Trump’s efforts to control the media.
Disney is choosing courage over capitulation.— Anna Gomez, FCC Commissioner, commenting after ABC's filing
#Cannes jury member Demi Moore says "I would hope" speaking out on politics wouldn't be a detriment to one's movie ... Show more
Key FactsDemi Moore Shines at Cannes Festival 2026
May 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: pagesix.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: pagesix.com
- Demi Moore captivated audiences on the red carpet with a strapless Jacquemus sequin gown showcasing her fit physique.
- The actress, aged 63, accessorized with a stunning Chopard diamond necklace and floral earrings.
- Her previous fashion choices, including the SAG Awards, reflect a deliberate approach to managing public scrutiny.
- During her Golden Globe acceptance, Moore spoke about embracing self-worth despite moments of insecurity.
In those moments when we don’t think we’re smart enough or pretty enough or skinny enough or successful enough, or basically just not enough, I had a woman say to me, ‘Just know you will never be enough, but you can know the value of your worth if you just put down a measuring stick,’ she shared.— Demi Moore, discussing self-worth during her Golden Globes acceptance for The Substance.
Life without the internet in Iran: Islamic Republic officials blocked internet access in late February, forcing citizens to improvise solutions to avoid poverty ...
english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-17/life-without-the-internet-in-iran.html
Iran’s two-tier internet access fuels anger and exposes cracks in the regime: After a record internet blackout, some Iranians have gained privileged access ...
edition.cnn.com/2026/05/10/middleeast/iran-internet-pro-blackout-access-vpn-intl
“Ben Unscripted”: “You either have a stance or you don’t” - | Esken settles accounts with critics after boycott call
welt.de/politik/deutschland/article69fe219dcd4a28c470021508/ben-ungeskriptet-haltung-hat-man-oder-eben-nicht-esken-rechnet-nach-boykott-aufruf-mit-kritikern-ab.html
Key FactsEsken Defends Advertising Boycott Against Berndt Podcast
May 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Saskia Esken called on companies to withdraw advertising from podcaster Benjamin Berndt due to his interview with Björn Höcke.
- She rejects accusations of censorship, clarifying that her boycott demand does not involve state suppression but targeted blacklisting.
- Esken cites Germany’s historical duty to oppose right-wing extremism, framing her stance as an obligation to antifascism.
- She reports receiving personal attacks and death threats online and states she will report such incidents to authorities.
Censorship is the suppression of press and freedom of expression by the state. Since I am not the state, but merely a member of the Bundestag, I therefore cannot impose censorship.— Saskia Esken, explaining that her actions regarding blacklisting are not censorship but an outreach to companies.
KARA KUTU: Exposing Censorship with Civic Tech: CORRECTIV launches the Civic-Tech platform KARA KUTU. Few countries demonstrate systematic censorship as clearly ...
correctiv.org/in-eigener-sache/2026/05/04/kara-kutu-mit-civic-tech-zensur-enthuellen/
eff.org May 11
Digital Hopes, Real Power: From Revolution to Regulation: Sixty-six percent of internet users live where political or social sites are blocked ...
eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/digital-hopes-real-power-revolution-regulation
Yoweri Museveni, 81, has been sworn in for a seventh term as Uganda’s president after a January vote held amid an internet shutdown and a harsh crackdown on ... Show more
Trump angers right-wing fans with censorship campaign: As some members of MAGA media begin pushing back against Trump, there may be a limit to his campaign of ...
salon.com/2026/05/05/trump-angers-right-wing-fans-with-censorship-campaign/
Meta responds to Instagram censorship claims: LGBTQ and sex workers are among those who say Instagram deleted their accounts.
mashable.com/article/meta-responds-to-instagram-censorship-claims
A documentary exposing Israel's attacks on Gaza's hospitals and the killing of 1,700 Palestinian medics won Best Current Affairs at the BAFTAs ... Show more
Pricing and censorship complaints be damned: Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen sold over 4m units in six weeks
eurogamer.net/pokemon-fire-red-leaf-green-sales-switch-2
OpinionWhat Strack-Zimmermann says about Mützenich is a linguistic escalation: Intelligent thoughts on the US troop withdrawal are rare in the German debate ...
freitag.de/autoren/katharina-koerting/was-strack-zimmermann-ueber-muetzenich-sagt-ist-sprachliche-hochruestung
OpinionChina, Vietnam share a propaganda playbook for digital control: For years, many Western observers believed the internet would inevitably weaken authoritarian ...
asiatimes.com/2026/05/china-vietnam-share-a-propaganda-playbook-for-digital-control/
OpinionDonald Trump Should Let Jimmy Kimmel’s Career Die of Natural Causes: Perspective: Trump is choosing hand-to-hand combat with a format whose real enemy is not ...
newsweek.com/donald-trump-jimmy-kimmel-joke-show-career-11885903
Key FactsJimmy Kimmel Fires Back at Melania Trump Demand
Apr 28, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: buzzfeed.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: buzzfeed.com
- Jimmy Kimmel addressed the Trumps' demands to have him fired following a mild joke about Melania.
- Kimmel’s alternative White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech included jokes about the Trumps and their alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- The official White House Correspondents’ Dinner was overshadowed by a gunman attempting to enter the event with multiple weapons at the Washington Hilton.
- Kimmel characterized his comment as a light roast on age difference, condemned hateful rhetoric, and affirmed the value of free speech.
Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC.— Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post after the White House Correspondents' Dinner
OpinionAmy Hamm: Online safety is parents' responsibility — not government's: While protecting children is a worthy goal, we do not need a draconian censorship regime ...
nationalpost.com/opinion/online-safety-is-parents-responsibility-not-governments
Critics Slam FCC Move to Update Ratings System to Include Trans Content Warnings: This is a solution in search of a problem," the lone Democratic member of the ...
truthout.org/articles/critics-slam-fcc-move-to-update-ratings-system-to-include-trans-content-warnings/
FCC’s Disney probe divides Republicans: The accusations of censorship from some Republicans suggest Brendan Carr misjudged the appetite for a crackdown on speech ...
semafor.com/article/04/30/2026/fccs-disney-probe-divides-republicans
eff.org Apr 29
Stop New York's Attack on 3D Printing
eff.salsalabs.org/NewYorkBudget3DPrinterProvisions/index.html
Texas Tech Establishes Draconian New Censorship Policies on LGBTQ Topics: In addition to restricting classroom instruction, the new memo extends content ...
erininthemorning.com/p/texas-tech-issues-ban-on-students
