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Russia has blocked access to Facebook and has limited Twitter in an attempt to try to restrict the flow of information about its war in Ukraine. (file/AFP)

Twitter unveils version of site that can bypass Russia block

  • Twitter launches new version of its site than can bypass Russian surveillance and censorship after restriction
By AP ·
UN experts urge Iran to abandon mass internet censorship plan

UN experts urge Iran to abandon mass internet censorship plan

By Arab News ·
Lebanese press freedom groups Samir Kassir Eyes and Journalists for Freedom, among others, condemned Al-Kassifi’s request, describing the move as “dangerous and strange.” (Reuters/File Photo)

Request to silence Lebanese alternative media fails

By Arab News ·
UAE ends cinema content censorship

UAE ends cinema content censorship

By Arab News ·
Internal Facebook documents showed that staff members expressed concern over demotion of posts by Palestinian activist and writer Mohammed El-Kurd. (File/AFP)

Digital rights activists accuse Facebook of anti-Palestinian bias

By Reuters ·
Facebook reported internally it had erred in nearly half of all Arabic language takedown requests submitted for appeal. (File/AFP)

Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism

By AP ·
Facebook said it would look at the recommendations and added that it “welcomed” the Oversight board's decision. (File/AFP)

Facebook posts related to Israel, Palestinians must include ‘bias’ review

By Arab News ·
Omar Nazzal posted the letter on his personal Facebook page but his account was suspended for two months for “violating Facebook’s community standards.” (Twitter)

Facebook restores user’s account suspended over shared letter by grieving jailed Palestinian activist

By Arab News ·
Thousands of Cubans protested over shortages of basic goods, limits on civil liberties and the government’s handling of a surge in COVID-19 infections. (AFP)

Censorship circumvention tool helps 1.4 million Cubans get Internet access

By Reuters ·
Stores and warehouses in South Africa were hit by looters on July 13, for a fifth day running despite the troops President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed to try to quell unrest that has claimed 72 lives. (AFP)

South Africa attempts to curb unrest through social media tracing

By Arab News ·
The sitcom about six white New Yorkers has a huge following among Chinese millennials and is even recommended in schools as a way to learn English. (AFP)

‘Friends’: The One Where China Censors Lady Gaga And Justin Bieber

By AFP ·
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram were all used widely by Palestinian citizens and activists to share information on evictions from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. (Reuters/File Photo)

Social media giants ‘violated’ Palestinians’ digital rights: report

By Arab News ·
Turkey’s media regulator warns Spotify over critical content

Turkey’s media regulator warns Spotify over critical content

By Arab News ·

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