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Iconic ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ song pulled from airplay as radio station censors Bruce Springsteen songA UK radio station is reportedly censoring Bruce Springsteen's famous song 'Born in the USA'. The phrase 'yellow man' has been removed from...
UK's online safety law is putting free speech at risk, X saysSocial media platform X has criticised the UK's Online Safety Act, warning it could suppress free speech through excessive regulation. Whil...
Indian student protests UK immigration policy by tearing blank paper at graduation ceremonyAn Indian graduate staged a silent protest during his UK graduation. He tore a blank sheet of paper, symbolising dissent against new immigr...
UK newspaper The Telegraph set for US ownershipRedBird Capital Partners, a US investment group, will acquire The Telegraph Media Group for £500 million. This deal concludes a two-year sa...
UK Authorities Fail to Act Against Suicide-Promoting Online Forum Linked to 50 Tragic DeathsA suicide forum online has been linked to at least 50 deaths in the UK, and British authorities have received repeated warnings about it.
Japan lawmakers eye ban on TikTok, others if used improperlyMany US lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app, alleging the app could be used...
Govt blocks access to BBC documentary on Narendra Modi, Gujarat riotsThe two-part BBC documentary, which claims it investigated certain aspects relating to the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Narendra ...
Donald Trump raises secure 5G networks in meeting with PM ModiAt a special press briefing with Indian industrialists at the US embassy in New Delhi, Trump said, "During our visit we discussed the impor...
Why won't Julian Assange condemn Ecuador's spying software?Wikileaks' recent document dump reveals emails leaked from an Italian company called Hacking Team that sells intrusive spyware to governmen...
India continues to access Vodafone network to intercept callsIndia is among the 28 countries that continue to seek access to Vodafone's network for intercepting phone calls, text messages and e-mails,...
Twitter India appoints Mahima Kaul as its Public Policy headKaul has written extensively on different platforms on internet governance issues, information and communications technology, cybersecurity...
UK expresses concern over press freedom in Hong Kong"We believe that freedom of expression, including of the press, has played an important part in Hong Kong's success," the report said.
US, UK and Indian bodies named among worst online spiesUS' National Security Agency, India's Centre for Development of Telematics, and the UK's GCHQ have been named among the worst online spies.
'Blocking sites,search terms 'ineffective' to stop child porn'"The move by Internet search engines to make it harder to find child abuse images online do not go far enough to solve the problem," IET sa...
Internet content censorship from India up 49%: GoogleGoogle has reported a sharp rise of 49% in online content censorship from India as it said the trend of blockage were increasing from govts...
- India ranks 14th in terms of internet freedom: Report
In its latest report on the state of the internet, Freedom House puts India 14th on a list that ranks 37 nations on the basis of unrestrict...
- Mapping the intricacies of the Web's not easy
Indian government is trying to censor the Internet. But can it really prevent the Web from spreading?