Censorship

Turkey appoints trustee to run pro-opposition Halk TV amid opposition crackdown

The move comes days after Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the court-appointed chairman of Turkey's former main opposition Republican People's Party, publicly criticized Halk TV over its coverage.

Turkish anti-riot police officers stand at the bottom of the building during a police raid at the headquarters of pro-opposition Halk TV in Istanbul, on October 14, 2026.
What happens when Israeli citizens lose the ability to distinguish facts from fiction?

When journalism fails, democracy fails - opinion

CNN Senior White House Report Betsy Klein during a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.

CNN, MS NOW reporters blocked from entering White House after Trump ban on 'fake news' - report

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 21, 2025.

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


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).

A South Carolina school district removed ‘The Fixer,’ a classic novel about antisemitism

A parent in South Carolina requested that her local school district remove nearly 100 books from its shelves, including a classic novel about antisemitism.

 The Fixer, a novel by Bernard Malamud

'Barbie' movie banned in Vietnam over South China Sea map

"Barbie" is the latest movie to be banned in Vietnam for depicting China's controversial nine-dash line.

 Barbie's iconic Malibu Dreamhouse, which is making a return in real life with a three-story lookalike mansion that mirrors the set of Warner Bros' upcoming "Barbie" movie made available for booking again via vacation rental firm Airbnb is shown in Malibu, California, US June 27, 2023.

A Missouri school district could ban ‘Maus,’ citing concerns about ‘explicit sexual material’

Over the past year, several other Jewish books have been caught up in purges across multiple states, including an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary and more.

Cover of the book 'Maus' by Art Spiegelman

'Anne Frank pornography' being banned in Florida, Texas schools

A new version of the famous Holocaust diary is being called ‘Anne Frank pornography’ and is in turn getting banned from schools in Texas and Florida.

 "Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation"

Haredi media exclude photo of female IDF soldier killed on Egyptian border

Sgt. Lia Ben-Nun was one of three IDF soldiers killed in a terror attack on the Egyptian border.

 Sgt. Lia Ben-Nun who was killed on the Egyptian border.

Russia fines WhatsApp for first time for not deleting banned content

WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms Inc was branded an "extremist" organization by Moscow last year, but the messenger app has not previously faced penalties.

 Whatsapp logo is seen through broken glass in this illustration taken, January 25, 2023.

China erases 1.4 million social media posts in bid to 'clean' cyberspace

The latest crackdown targeted accounts on popular Chinese social media apps including WeChat, Douyin, and Weibo that fall under the category of "self-media."

 People wearing face masks use smartphones next to an advertisement of TikTok (Douyin) at a bus stop in Beijing, China August 24, 2020