Category Archives: Censorship

GV Face: Beyond Gangnam Style - Censorship and Korean Pop Music
It has been called South Korea #39;s "greatest export." PSY #39;s K-pop song Gangnam style is the most watched video on YouTube. But behind the glamorous facades an...

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South Park censorship and cheaper Metal Gear - News Flash
Just like the Australian version the European version of South Park: The Stick of Truth will be censored and Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is going to be t...

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'The Guardia newspaper reporter Glenn Greenwald talks to The Associated Press on June 11, 2013, in Hong Kong.

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It's been called "Censorship Fiasco 2: Electric Boogaloo."

News over the past 72 hours has been dominated by the implosion of Mt. Gox, once the world's largest Bitcoin exchange, and a report from Glenn Greenwald on how British intelligence agents have engaged in an extensive disinformation program to mislead Internet users.

Mt. Gox's imminent demise has particularly gripped Reddit communities like r/Bitcoin and r/news following rumors of a $300 million hack that crippled the Japan-based business. Redditors from r/news have also obsessed over Greenwald's latest Edward Snowden leak only his story has been banned from the default subreddit.

All links to Greenwald's piece on the Intercept, a publication founded by First Look Media and home to Snowden's leaked materials, titled "How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations," has been removed more than six different times from r/news and at least once from r/worldnews.

In the article, Greenwald provides images from a Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) documents that show how the clandestine agency has tried to "control, infiltrate, manipulate, and warp online discourse, and in doing so, are compromising the integrity of the Internet itself." Greenwald also provides a great deal of context and explanation in his article, comparing it to similar programs allegedly carried out by the National Security Agency. Greenwald's story was subsequently picked up on Boing Boing, RT.com, Daily Kos, Zero Hedge, and Der Speigel.

The removals have been the subject of numerous threads on r/subredditdrama (where redditors discuss "Internet fights and other dramatic happenings from other subreddits") and r/undelete (home to submissions that moderators remove from the top 100 in r/all). Redditors are calling it an act of censorship.

"Sooo... the topic of discussion is direct evidence, in the form of leaked top secret documents, that the intelligence community goes to rather remarkable lengths to manipulate online social media," damnface commented. "Does anyone see how the comments in this thread might look a little ironic at some point in the near future?"

The removal of the article was carried out by r/news moderators, volunteer gatekeepers of subreddits who have the power to ban users and content that either break Reddit's official rules or rules instituted by each individual forum. Moderator positions, particularly those on default subreddits like r/news, are coveted positions. All new registered Reddit users are automatically subscribed to these subreddits when they join, and most never unsubscribe from them. And thanks to Reddit's 112 million plus unique visitors last month, a permanent place on Reddit's front page results in tremendous traffic and attention for sites submitted to these forums.

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Tomb Raider Unnecessary Censorship
Tomb Raider gets a little bit of unnecessary censorship. If you wanna see your favorite titles get some unneeded censoring then let me know in the comments (...

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EXPOSED Abby Martin Breaking the set CENSORSHIP!
Here is the link to her video: These 5 Corporations Helped Carry Out the Holocaust | Brainwash Update http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXh7HfEFhik at this time...

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RUSSIAN voice, FreeSpeechMe anti-censorship Free Software Plug-in
FreeSpeechMe. http://freespeechme.com The Namecoin-based Anti-Censorship, Anti-Hijacking Dot-Bit Plug-in for Windows and GNU/Linux. Donate: http://igg.me/at/...

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RWW News: NRB Fears Gay/Sharia Censorship
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/national-religious-broadcasters-boehner-gop-leaders-agree-government-will-try-shut-us-down Right Wing Watch reports on ...

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{#BBTRL-BTSvlog} #Youtube Censorship, #GamingRL New Shows
Youtube #39;s violation of the 1st amendment congress; The Global Online Freedom Act; http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr3605ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr3605ih.pdf ...

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The professional social network is targeting a new territory, despite the likelihood of government censorship.

Jeff Weiner, CEO of professional network LinkedIn, announced Monday that his company has released a version of the service in simplified Chinese, making it one of the largest American social networks to target a country known for its censorship of Internet services.

"The new simplified Chinese website will broaden our reach to the country's more than 140 million professionals who currently represent roughly one in five of the world's knowledge workers," Weiner wrote in an article posted to the LinkedIn Web site.

Weiner, however, didn't ignore the elephant in the room: the Chinese government. The company, he said, knows that it will need to comply with government requirements to remain operational, and that it did not take that decision lightly.

"Extending our service in China raises difficult questions, but it is clear to us that the decision to proceed is the right one," Weiner said.

Though it's not completely clear how LinkedIn will enforce government-imposed restrictions, Weiner promised three things: to implement restrictions on content only when required, to be transparent in its dealings with China, and to protect the rights and data of members.

LinkedIn currently touts 277 million members and seeks to connect professionals everywhere. "We believe that individuals in the United States, China, and beyond will benefit substantially from Chinese professionals connecting with each other and LinkedIn members in other parts of the world."

Still, the move is bound to create a few waves in Silicon Valley, where censorship is a touchy subject. Facebook, Twitter, Google, and many other Internet services remain blocked in mainland China. Earlier Monday, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg noted at Mobile World Congress that China remains a challenge and suggested that the social network may not even be able to infiltrate the populous region with its Internet.org initiative.

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LinkedIn launches in China