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Turkey becomes the first to censor AI chatbot Grok

The country has a history of censoring online content

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

14 July 2025

How Kenyans are using AI during protests

...a digital insurrection powered by artificial intelligence and led by a new generation...

Written by Cecilia Maundu

12 July 2025

Togo suspends two French news outlets over alleged threat to the country's stability

RFI and France 24 are widely listened to and followed in Togo

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

11 July 2025

‘We know what’s coming: exile or prison’ – Salvadoran journalist Óscar Martínez on surviving Bukele’s crackdown

'The government uses polygraphs to question officials about whether they’ve spoken to El Faro'

Written by Committee to Protect Journalists

7 July 2025

France accuses Russia of cyberattacks on public services, private companies, and media outlets

There have been attacks on dozens of French entities

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

6 July 2025

Australian court says journalist was unfairly removed from work over Gaza post

Antoinette Lattouf said she was punished for her political opinion about Israel's military campaign in Gaza

Written by Mong Palatino

4 July 2025

China is rushing to develop its AI-powered censorship system

Written by Yasemin Yam

2 July 2025

In the face of international criticism, Azerbaijan sentences the Abzas Media team

'Truth is whole — and the truth is that I have committed no crime'

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

30 June 2025

Media coalition condemns denial of jail visit to detained Filipino journalist

Media watchdog representatives were prevented by Philippine authorities from visiting journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio

Written by Kodao Productions

26 June 2025

The leaks we missed

Leaks are meant to prevent, not just record, bloodshed

Written by Noor

25 June 2025

Vietnam's Telegram ban: Cybersecurity or censorship?

Authorities said 70 percent of Telegram channels are linked to illegal content

Written by Mong Palatino

24 June 2025

Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram

Parliament passed a law pertaining to a national messaging app

Written by Daria Dergacheva

20 June 2025

SLAPP suits are a silent threat to Kenya's public discourse

Powerful entities are using strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPPs) to silence dissent in Kenya

Written by Guest Contributor

18 June 2025

Filipino artists reject Senate bill expanding powers of film and TV regulating body

The bill allows the government to regulate TV programs and movies streamed online

Written by Mong Palatino

17 June 2025

Criminalized and silenced: The weaponization of Pakistan's PECA Act

”‘Fake news’ is a Trumpian term, and defamation laws are often used as a ruse to silence independent voices."

Written by Ramna Saeed

13 June 2025

Togo: Rapper arrested for denouncing poor governance

The Togolese Catholic Church has also spoken out against the arrest

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

12 June 2025

Hong Kong police inadvertently promote a Taiwanese online game with a warning against ‘secessionist’ content

Reversed Front said the game was the most downloaded app on Hong Kong’s App Store before its removal

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

11 June 2025

Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces new foreign collusion charges

Wong's latest charge was viewed as a disturbing sign of Hong Kong’s deteriorating human rights

Written by Oiwan Lam

9 June 2025

‘I sold my iris; now what?’: What drives Brazilians to hand over their unique, personal data

Residents of São Paulo say they were attracted to the scheme because of payments in cryptocurrency

Written by Agência Mural

Translated by Liam Anderson

7 June 2025

Cambodian journalist faces more than a dozen charges after reporting on deforestation

He documented illegal logging but was eventually charged with the same crime

Written by Mong Palatino

5 June 2025

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