Censorship

Pentagon fires editor-in-chief of US military newspaper, reportedly for opposing censorship

"According to the notice, I am being fired for stating in a CBS interview that hypothetical censorship of news for service members would constitute a personal red line," Erik Slavin said.

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 21, 2025.
People watch Macy's Fourth of July fireworks as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, from a ship at Brooklyn Bridge Marina, in New York City, US, July 4, 2026

Coast Guard removes environmentalist ship from US 250th anniversary parade over political banners

Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) addresses his supporters during his reception after a military decoration ceremony at the Bombo grounds in Bombo, Luweero District, Uganda, October 10, 2022; illustrative.

Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets

An Illustration of channel 14 outside a court hearing on the government's drafting of orthodox Jewish religious studies students for the military, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024.

Channel 14 presenter reveals allegedly sensitive US-Iran security information live


Military censor pressured by Netanyahu, threatened with removal - report

In recent weeks, Netanyahu reportedly tried to promote a law which would limit the discretion of the military censor during the war.

 IDF chief censor Gen. Kobi Mandelblit attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset. June 5, 2023.

TikTok releases statement enforcing rules against hate content

Since the start of Israel's war against Hamas, TikTok reported a 67% increase in fake account removals and remains focused on enforcing its rules against hate and harmful misinformation

Tik Tok logo / illustrative

Publisher removes Jewish stereotypes from classic Georgette Heyer romance novel

“We don’t want to throw off a 25-year-old who’s just discovering Heyer,” a senior vice president and editorial director at Sourcebooks told the Times.

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Israel removes more content from TikTok than almost any other nation

Minor safety was the most common reason given, making up 30% of all video removals.

TikTok's new Know Your Facts feature sends urges users to reconsider before sharing unverified or misleading content.

Russia plans to try to block VPN services in 2024 - senator

He stressed that this order also applies to those VPN services that give access, in particular, to Instagram, which is banned in Russia.


​​Biden’s new book ban czar is a longtime progressive Jewish leader

In his role, Matt Nosanchuk will lead training sessions for schools and libraries on how to deal with book bans.

 A reflection of an American flag is visible as a Little Free Library, which was designed to look like a prison, invites residents to take books that the library says have been challenged by schools across the state of Texas, in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 3, 2023.

Australia to require AI-made child abuse material be removed from search results

A new code drafted by the industry giants at the government's request will require search engines to ensure that such content is not returned in search results.

 AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023.

Why did censor let KAN publish Iran smuggling op. despite gag order? - analysis

The IDF promised Israel's military reporters that they would all get the full story. Somehow, KAN was given it first.

Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

‘Maus’ evades a ban in Iowa after school district cites ‘ambiguity’ in new state law

Following national outrage, an Iowa school district reversed their ban on Art Spiegalmen's Maus, a famous graphic novel about the Holocaust.

Cover of the first volume of Maus.

UFOs once took control of Russian ICBMs, nearly caused WW3 - testimony

Did aliens nearly cause the Earth to be consumed by World War III after antagonizing Russian missile bases in Ukraine? Did Russian fighter pilots die fighting UFOs? 

 UFO (illustrative).