Hong Kong is poised to enact a new national security law, four years after Beijing imposed a similar law that stifled pro-democracy media. Concerns are rising among the international business and media communities regarding the potential impact of the new law. Businesses
Bafta-winning Father Ted creator Graham Linehan says there has been a “chilling effect” on comedy due to a “sudden atmosphere of censoriousness”. The 55-year-old was “cancelled” due to his views on transgender people. He was banned from the social media platform Twitter
Female sport stars join forces with Bodyform for the #VaginasUncensored campaign (Image: PinPep) Some of Britain’s top sportswomen are leading the fight to ban women’s censorship online. Former Lionesses Gilly Flaherty and Anita Asante are among the stars urging social media giants
Women held up signs reading “Let us mind our lady business”, “Get Ovary it Meta’ and ‘Words Meta’ in reference to the platform’s handling of language relating to the female body. BBC Three presenter Cherry Healey, 43, joined the group and spoke
Comment on this story Comment Author Salman Rushdie called the decision to rewrite hundreds of words from late author Roald Dahl’s sprawling collection of children’s books “absurd censorship.” It’s the latest prominent voice in the heated debate over a move intended to
Clips showing a furious Chinese mob flipping a police car on to its hood have gone viral, in the latest remarkable example of civil disobedience to penetrate the country’s wall of digital censorship. The footage shows large crowds in Luyi County, Henan,