Hacker News with Generative AI: Internet Censorship

Site-Blocking Legislation Is Back (eff.org)
More than a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA—two sweeping bills that would have allowed the government and copyright holders to quickly shut down entire websites based on allegations of piracy. The backlash was immediate and massive. Internet users, free speech advocates, and tech companies flooded lawmakers with protests, culminating in an “Internet Blackout” on January 18, 2012. Turns out, Americans don’t like government-run internet blacklists. The bills were ultimately shelved.

Internet Censorship, Legislation, Free Speech

5 points by wbread011 8 hours ago | 1 comments

Second US Site Blocking Bill Introduced (torrentfreak.com)
A renewed attempt to introduce site blocking in the U.S. emerged in late January when U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act.

Legislation, Internet Censorship, Copyright

43 points by ls612 35 days ago | 10 comments

Policing the internet in Germany, where hate speech, insults are a crime [video] (youtube.com)

Internet Censorship, Hate Speech, Germany, Law, Video

13 points by BSDobelix 44 days ago | 15 comments

NordVPN says its new protocol can circumvent VPN blockers (gizmodo.com)
NordVPN has announced this week a new protocol it says will enable it to bypass VPN blocks in countries like Russia and India.

VPN, Internet Censorship, Security, Privacy, Russia

50 points by mikece 63 days ago | 70 comments

The great firewall is finally broken (medium.com)
The past 48 hours have been one of the most interesting moments on the internet that I’ve ever witnessed. And I’ve watched the internet evolve, as a user of IRC terminal chats, listservs, RSS feeds, xangas, livejournals, drupals, neopets, myspaces, 4chans, omegles, phpBBs, facebooks, friendsters, twitters, justinTVs, kickstarters, snapchats, vines, turntables, activitypubs, diasporas, discords, and ATprotocols.

Internet Censorship, Social Media, Online Communities

24 points by dluan 79 days ago | 17 comments

Critics decry Vietnam's 'draconian' new internet law (theguardian.com)
Social media users in Vietnam on platforms including Facebook and TikTok will need to verify their identities as part of strict new internet regulations that critics say further undermine freedom of expression in the communist country.

Vietnam, Internet Censorship, Social Media, Law

5 points by defrost 100 days ago | 2 comments

Exposing the Clearingstelle Urheberrecht Im Internet (CUII) (damcraft.de)
A private organization controlling what websites to block in Germany—without courts, without transparency.

Internet Censorship, Germany, Privacy, Organizations

151 points by pabs3 105 days ago | 30 comments

Pakistani religious body declares using VPN is against Islamic law (voanews.com)
Pakistan’s top advisory body on religious affairs on Friday declared that using virtual private networks to access blocked content on the internet is against Shariah, or Islamic law.

Pakistan, Religion, Islam, Internet Censorship, VPNs

40 points by ivewonyoung 137 days ago | 20 comments

Google Drive Blackout in Italy After Another Major Anti-Piracy Blunder (torrentfreak.com)
After blocking Cloudflare to prevent IPTV piracy just a few months ago, on Saturday the rightsholders behind Piracy Shield ordered Italy's ISPs to block Google Drive. The subsequent nationwide blackout, affecting millions of Italians, wasn't just a hapless IP address blunder. This was the reckless blocking of a Google.com subdomain that many 10-year-olds could identify as being important. Reckless people and internet infrastructure, what could possibly go wrong next?

Google, Piracy, Italy, Internet Censorship, Technology

141 points by gslin 164 days ago | 79 comments

Websites blocked in Hong Kong – when, how, and why the list is growing (hongkongfp.com)
A key feature of Hong Kong’s business environment that differentiates it from mainland China is its free and open internet. However, the city is not immune to internet controls, with a growing list of websites apparently blocked by telecoms firms and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), with some citing police demands.

Internet Censorship, Hong Kong, China, Internet Access

4 points by diggan 173 days ago | 0 comments

Italy Approves Piracy Shield VPN/DNS Proposal, Risk of Prison for ISPs Intact (torrentfreak.com)
Italy's Senate Budget and Finance Committees have approved amended legal proposals that require VPN and DNS services located anywhere, to block pirated content flagged by rightsholders. Other service providers, including ISPs, will face prison for failing to report "known" criminal conduct. A vote on the text is scheduled for today and the new legislation could be in place in less than a week.

Internet Censorship, Privacy, Law, Italy, VPN

26 points by gslin 183 days ago | 1 comments

Russia blocked OONI Explorer, a large open dataset on Internet censorship (ooni.org)
As of 11th September 2024, Russia has blocked one of our platforms: OONI Explorer.

Internet Censorship, Russia, Open Data, Data Collection

5 points by pera 189 days ago | 0 comments

French Pirate Site Blocking Order Targets Expired and Seized Z-Library Domains (torrentfreak.com)
A court in Paris, France, has ordered major Internet providers to block 98 domain names used by popular book download portal Z-Library.

Digital Piracy, Law Enforcement, Internet Censorship, Libraries

18 points by gslin 201 days ago | 2 comments

Pakistan's China-style firewall rattles its tech industry (restofworld.org)
In July, the Pakistan government said it was implementing an internet firewall to protect the country from cyberattacks.

Pakistan, Internet Censorship, China, Technology, Government Regulations

11 points by vinnyglennon 205 days ago | 0 comments

Malaysia's plan to block overseas DNS dies after a day (theregister.com)
Malaysia's telecom regulator has abandoned a plan to block overseas DNS services a day after announcing it, following a sharp backlash and accusations of government overreach.

Internet Censorship, Malaysia, Politics

6 points by janandonly 205 days ago | 0 comments

Censoring the Internet Won't Protect Kids (reason.com)

Internet Censorship, Children's Safety

21 points by hn_acker 217 days ago | 4 comments

Malaysia is working on an internet 'kill switch', says minister (theregister.com)

Malaysia, Internet Censorship, Government, Technology, Politics

8 points by peutetre 244 days ago | 0 comments

The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed the Senate (eff.org)

Internet Censorship, Legislation, United States

23 points by latexr 246 days ago | 7 comments

How the American war on porn could change the way you use the internet (bbc.com)