The Daily Beastadded this to Cheat SheetRights & Freedoms Nude Demonstrators Lay In Front of Facebook's Headquarters to Protest CensorshipThe Daily Beast About 100 people stripped down nude in front of Facebook's New York headquarters Sunday morning to protest against artistic nudity censorship on the …
CNNadded this to WorldWorld News Demonstrators, photographed by Spencer Tunick, bare nipples outside Facebook in censorship protestCNN - Sheena McKenzie, CNN | Oscar Holland, CNN(CNN) — About 100 people stripped naked in front of Facebook's New York headquarters on Sunday, as part of a protest against what they view as censorship regarding Facebook and Instagram's policies around
CChris Phelanadded this to ChinaTiananmen Square Tiananmen's tank man: The image that China forgotBBC NewsIt has become the defining image of China's Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 - one man standing in the way of a column of tanks, a day after hundreds, possibly thousands, had been shot dead. But 30 years
The Hindu Groupadded this to The HinduRights & Freedoms Noise too is a form of censorshipthehindu.com - A.S. Panneerselvan I am overwhelmed by the support extended by readers to my last column, “Electoral outcomes don’t alter the purpose of journalism” (May 27). But this …
The GuardianChina Twitter issues apology for blocking accounts critical of ChinaThe GuardianMove comes days ahead of 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square protests crackdown Twitter has apologised for suspending accounts critical of Chinese government policy days ahead of the 30th anniversary
Business InsiderTiananmen Square Twitter apologized for suspending accounts of Chinese government critics ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversaryBusiness Insider - Ellen CranleyTwitter came under fire for suspending the accounts of several Chinese-language users at a sensitive time for the country, which is at the center of tightening censorship. The crackdown, which came overnight
JOHN JOSEPHadded this to GAY / LGBT LOVE, LIFE, TRAVEL & POLITICSElton John Elton John rips Russia 'Rocketman' censorshipThe Washington Times - Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Elton John and the filmmakers of his biopic “Rocketman” on Friday sharply criticized a Russian distributor’s decision to censor scenes …
The Quintadded this to The QuintElton John Elton John slams gay scenes' censorship in Russiathequint.com - IANS Los Angeles, June 1 (IANS) Legendary singer Elton John has slammed Russian movie distributors after they censored his biopic "Rocketman" and excluded …
Zach Smithadded this to MineMyanmar 7 Myanmar Soldiers Jailed for Executing 10 Rohingya Muslim Men Released Less than a Year Laterhrw.org Trending rights tweets this week: Injustice defined in Myanmar; censorship calls in Germany; remembering the Tiananmen Massacre; and a major update …
The New York Timesadded this to OpinionOpinion The Anniversary China AvoidsThe New York Times - By HENGAs Tuesday approaches, online censorship has increased and the detainment of activists is reportedly up. The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what
Climate Change Letter: Everyone is entitled to their opinion on climate changedorsetecho.co.uk - Letter Writer I trust the Dorset Echo will ignore Ian Brittain’s demand that you should not publish the views of climate sceptics. It is a sad reflection on the …
The Statesmanadded this to BollywoodRights & Freedoms Interview | Future of web series is bright, says Ronit Roy during 'Hostages' promotionthestatesman.com How would you feel if you were a doctor and your husband and kids are held hostage and you are asked to kill the chief minister while performing his …
Al Jazeeraadded this to Middle East NewsJulian Assange Julian Assange: Journalist, publisher, info warrior ... spy?Al JazeeraOn The Listening Post this week: The indictment of Julian Assange under the Espionage Act and the threat it poses to the media. Plus, the erasure of Palestinian history in Israel's archives. When WikiLeaks
Esquireadded this to ENTERTAINMENTElton John Russia Is Censoring Scenes From Rocketman and Elton John Released a Statement Condemning ItEsquire - By Justin KirklandMore than five minutes of content has allegedly been cut, including one of the movie's most integral moments. For a film that has just barely made its way into theaters, there sure is a lot of controversy
PapermagElton John Russia Censors 'Rocketman' Gay ScenesPapermag - Katherine GillespieRussia's notorious homophobia strikes again. Scenes featuring gay sex and kissing have reportedly been cut from local versions of the Elton John biopic Rocketman, with distributors citing "homosexual laws.
CConservatarian added this to U.S. NewsTulsi Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard Is Not A Centrist, No Matter How Much You Like Her.humanevents.com - Celine Ryan Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has quickly become the right’s token “reasonable” Democrat. A “centrist” with whom those on the right …
Tencent Reddit COO Praises Chinese Censorship Company’s ‘Impressive Success’newsbusters.org - Corinne Weaver Tech companies have been strangely silent on the subject of Chinese censorship. But one reason for their silence might be the millions Chinese …
Paul Nehlen Laura Ingraham Defends White Nationalist Paul Nehlencrooksandliars.com - Frances Langum Paul Nehlen is a literal White Nationalist who wears t-shirts celebrating mass murderers as religious heroes. He also has called for a nationwide …
Elton John Russian Version of Elton John Biopic Censors Gay Sex Scenesthemoscowtimes.com - www.themoscowtimes.com “All” gay sex and male kissing scenes had been deleted, according to viewers at the Moscow screening of "Rocketman."
ET Canadaadded this to ET CanadaElton John Russia Cuts Sex Scene From ‘Rocketman’ Due To ‘Homosexual Propaganda’ Lawetcanada.com - Corey Atad The new Elton John musical biopic “Rocketman” is facing censorship in Russia. According to The Guardian, the Russian distributor for the film has cut …
Firstpostadded this to FirstPostCanadian Humour Russell Peters on exploring race and culture, self-censorship and working on The Indian Detective spinoffFirstpost - Pratishruti Ganguly For those who have followed stand-up comedy for a while now, the name Russell Peters rings an instant bell. The Canadian stand-up comedian, who …
The Western Journaladded this to Conservative TribuneAlex Trebek NBC Shamelessly Censors Alex Trebek, Cuts Host’s ‘Prayers’ Commentwesternjournal.com - Ryan Ledendecker Earlier this year, "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek announced he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and would undergo serious treatment in …
CChris Phelanadded this to ChinaChinese Communist Party The cat-and-mouse game of talking about Tiananmen in Chinainkstonenews.com - Sum Lok-kei This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, in which the Chinese Communist Party violently suppressed student-led …
South China Morning Post added this to TechOnline Life Video platforms suspend fly-by bullet chats as Tiananmen anniversary approachesabacusnews.com - Xinmei Shen We’re just a few days away from the 30th anniversary of the June 4th Tiananmen Square crackdown, which means China’s censors are hard at work as …
Associated Pressadded this to Business and FinanceBusiness Facebook isn't deleting the fake Pelosi video. Should it?Associated Press - By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — one altered to show the Democratic leader slurring her words — began making the rounds on Facebook last week, the social network
Unsecurityadded this to Free Speech, Disinformation & Media BalanceRights & Freedoms as russian censorship increases, is a decentralized web the answer?TNW - Nikolai KuznetsovThe Permaweb is exactly what it sounds like — a permanent means of storing web data. Once it’s uploaded, it cannot be altered or removed. It uses a variant of distributed ledger technology called blockweave,
Daily Dotadded this to Identities & LifestyleInstagram People want Instagram to stop censoring self-harm scarsDaily Dot - Alex Dalbey People are debating how Instagram is handling potentially harmful images after the platform began censoring pictures showing visible self-harm …
Crystal Roseadded this to Mental Health Depression Instagram: 'I don't want people to be ashamed of their scars'BBC News - Kris BramwellInstagram users are debating the social media platform's censoring of images of healed self-harm scars. Some people who have recovered from self-harm are finding images of themselves are being taken down
World Leaders Don't Insult the President. And Why Rural Russian Doctors Are Strikingthemoscowtimes.com - From Russia With News — Russians are learning the hard way what happens when you take Putin’s name in vain. We speak with Moscow Times editor, Daniel Kozin, about a new …
The News Minuteadded this to The News Minute Rights & Freedoms ‘Virus’ gets U certificate from censor board, to release on June 7thenewsminute.com - Digital Native Virus, directed by Aashiq Abu, is a film based on the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala that created a big panic and killed many people. The Malayalam …
