Quote of the day by Noam Chomsky: “The whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate filter, which just weeds out people who are....” Did Manufacturing Consent author Noam Chomsky reveal the disturbing truth about institutions, conformity, and intellectual freedom decades before social media?Quote of the day by Noam Chomsky: The Noam Chomsky education system quote highlights how modern education filters independent thinking in s...
09 May, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globallyChina is rapidly adopting artificial intelligence tools. Ordinary citizens and businesses are using AI for daily tasks and work. Chinese co...
06 May, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
Another wave of public outcry tests Putin's rule in wartime RussiaRussian influencers are publicly criticising President Putin's government and policies. This dissent stems from economic hardship and stric...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Pakistan spying on millions of citizens through mass surveillance systems: ReportAmnesty International's report reveals that Pakistani authorities are employing mass surveillance tools acquired from foreign companies to ...
09 Sep, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
Every text watched, every word changed: Inside Kim Jong Un’s phone surveillance networkA smuggled North Korean smartphone has exposed how tightly the regime monitors and censors its citizens. According to a BBC report, the dev...
01 Jun, 2025, 01.57 PM IST
US Senate committee reviews Meta efforts to gain access to Chinese marketThe senators want Meta to disclose extensive records including all Meta communications or records of meetings with Chinese government offic...
02 Apr, 2025, 08.26 PM IST
India criticises X for calling compliance website a censorship toolThe lawsuit marks an escalation in a legal dispute between X and the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over how it orders content ...
28 Mar, 2025, 12.23 PM IST
Pakistan is turning into 'Bannistan' with internet firewallPakistan is testing a China-style internet firewall to monitor and control online content. This move could impact online freedoms, economic...
03 Dec, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
US calls on Big Tech to help evade online censors in Russia, IranThe tools, supported by the U.S.-backed Open Technology Fund (OTF), have seen a surge of usage in Russia, Iran, Myanmar and authoritarian s...
06 Sep, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
Google creates free tool for small online platforms to tackle terrorist contentCalled Altitude, the free tool is built by Jigsaw -- a unit within Google that tracks extremism, disinformation and censorship -- and non-p...
12 Nov, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
China blocks WhatsApp in online clampdownWhatsApp is not responsible for the blockage, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company declined to comment.
20 Jul, 2017, 12.56 AM IST
Parental firewall for porn in the works; telcos may offer parents with censorship toolThe companies want to make the point that they are aware of the government’s concerns while respecting the freedom of individuals.
19 Jan, 2016, 07.01 AM IST
US researchers creat a new tool, Encore to monitor Web accessThe tool runs when a user visits a website where the code is installed and then discreetly collects data from potentially censored sites.
03 Jul, 2014, 03.55 PM IST
Blue Coat Systems: Why the US firm is among top-five corporate enemies of internetBlue Coat has been blamed for selling products to Syria, Iran and Sudan and its products have been named among the top three government spy...
04 Aug, 2013, 10.16 AM IST
- New Google tool shows where services blocked
Google released a new online tool on Tuesday that shows where the Internet giant's services such as YouTube are being blocked around the wo...
21 Sep, 2010, 10.50 PM IST
- IBM develops anti-spam software for Chinese mobile operator
IBM said Thursday it has developed a system for a Chinese mobile phone operator that blocks spam text messaging, but denied the software co...
25 Mar, 2010, 05.08 PM IST
- Stray incidents of sting do not warrant censorship: NBA
The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) justified sting operations as "legitimate journalistic tool" but noted that "like all powerful tool...
18 Dec, 2007, 03.52 PM IST