Since 2012, Russia has employed watchdog Roskomnadzor to monitor all internet activity within the country and control what sites are accessible or blocked. Luckily for the citizens, VPNs have been useful to circumvent these restrictions, allowing unrestricted internet. But this might all change with Russia planning to block VPNs. A Russian MP is proposing a ban to any tools
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If you use the internet regularly then you really should be using a Virtual Private Network, also simply known as a VPN. As identity fraud and online privacy is becoming more important you should take whatever steps you can to protect yourself online. So this is why you should be using a VPN when online. With
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Anyone in Russia attempting to join the rally in favour of Alexei Navalny will be greeted with a denial of access to the Facebook page. Russian Facebook blocks event page for protest in support of Navalny which is set to take place on the 15th January. Roskomnadzor, Russian’s internet regulator announced that it was blocked
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YouTube for many is the easiest and quickest way to access any video or music content online, not to mention its completely free. It is one of the most popular websites online which boasts 100 hours of video being uploaded every minute from all around the world. If you want to listen to a song
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Google have slammed the Motion Picture Association of America with allegations of trying to ‘censor the internet’. After the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) failed to materialise back in 2012, the film industry have been trying to find a way to clamp down on the amount of websites who are offering illegal downloads. But their
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When Google announced plans to grant user’s wishes to remove content from search engines, it was met with opposition. Some say it will lead to companies choosing to remove any content that might portray them in a negative way, in effect ‘censoring’ content from the public. It has now been announced that Microsoft and Yahoo join Google
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Google have announced changes to their search engine that will prevent popular pirate sites from appearing frequently. This move is hoping to appease movie and music studios/rightsholders alike as Google fights piracy in latest search engine changes. Google have previously attempted to thwart the growing number of piracy websites that have sprung up in searches, this
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On May 22nd, the Thai army announced on TV to have taken control of the country “in order to restore a normal situation “, due to the talks between the various political movements fail to reach any decision. As from now on, TV will only broadcast information disseminated by the army and foreign channels have
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Media freedom has experienced its darkest years over the decade, especially in Egypt, in Turkey, in Ukraine, but also in the United States on national security issues, as denounced by a study conducted by an American NGO called Freedom House. Various cases where press freedom has been violated have been studied: control of information, physical
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Ups and downs in Internet censorship by the Turkish authorities… After Twitter and YouTube had been blocked, the Turkish government met with the justice who ordered the authorities to restore access to these two sites. But it did not actually go as planned, as the same court decided to support Youtube been blocked until 15
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