When the Watchers Get Watched: How One Public Records Request Shook the Surveillance Machine
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When the Watchers Get Watched: How One Public Records Request Shook the Surveillance Machine
Across the United States, towns are discovering that the real power in surveillance isn’t in the cameras but in the communities now demanding the...
Apple Censorship Forces Japanese Game to Hide Characters
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Apple Censorship Forces Japanese Game to Hide Characters
A fantasy world once bursting with color now drifts in silhouette, caught between artistic vision and Apple’s invisible line.
Launching a High Court Challenge Against Australia’s Social Media ID Check Law
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Launching a High Court Challenge Against Australia’s Social Media ID Check Law
A High Court showdown looms as Australians question whether privacy and free speech can survive the nation’s new digital gatekeepers.
Google Softens Planned Android Sideloading Ban but Keeps Developer ID Verification
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Google Softens Planned Android Sideloading Ban but Keeps Developer ID Verification
Google’s nod to openness feels more like a gated entrance than a genuine return to Android’s freewheeling past.
UK Tech Secretary Urges Ofcom to Fast-Track Censorship Law Enforcement
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UK Tech Secretary Urges Ofcom to Fast-Track Censorship Law Enforcement
Her urgency exposes a government more eager to control the internet than to understand the cost of regulating it.
EU’s “Democracy Shield” Centralizes Control Over Online Speech
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European Commission Launches “European Democracy Shield,” Centralizing Control Over Online Speech, Identity, and Media Oversight Across the EU
Presented as a defense of democracy, the plan reads more like the architecture of a managed reality.
Ireland Takes the First Swing at X in Europe’s War on Words
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Ireland Takes the First Swing at X in Europe’s War on Words
The investigation into X exposes how Europe’s new speech laws let regulators decide which voices get to exist online.
Korean President Vows Harsh Penalties for “Hate Speech” and “Misinformation”
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Korean President Vows Harsh Penalties for "Hate Speech" and “Misinformation”
His crackdown on “falsehoods” may reveal less about public morality than about who gets to define the truth in modern Korea.
Israel Bill Allowing Government to Shut Down Foreign Media Outlets Passes First Reading
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Israel Bill Allowing Government to Shut Down Foreign Media Outlets Passes First Reading
The proposal would make Israel’s emergency media law permanent, granting the government power to shut outlets and block online content without co...
The Disguised Return of The EU’s Private Message Scanning Plot
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The Disguised Return of The EU's Private Message Scanning Plot
After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.