Censorship News

Reports on censorship resistance, digital freedom, and the fight for decentralized speech online.

Stories 64 in this category

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Smartphone with Telegram icon wrapped in plastic on a cold pavement, symbolizing users turning to VPNs over decentralized messaging apps and the limits of decentralization adoption

This censorship crackdown and WhatsApp ban exposed the decentralization gap the crypto industry keeps missing

Privacy, usability, and decentralization keep colliding, and spam plus key management turns switching into a losing bet.

1 day ago

X claims the right to share your private AI chats with everyone under new rules – no opt out

By classifying prompts as "Content," the platform seizes ownership of your inputs, limiting your ability to recover damages to a strict $100 maximum.

2 months ago

A Ledger hardware wallet with a glowing red padlock icon stands in front of London’s skyline at sunset, surrounded by yellow caution tape and watched by a CCTV camera, symbolizing digital restrictions and surveillance.

Censorship

Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking

Due to new UK financial promotion rules in 2025, Ledger has blocked access to certain educational blog pages for UK users, highlighting a wider crackdown on crypto education, advertising, and banking.

3 months ago

A brightly lit supermarket entrance shows glass turnstiles and a glowing biometric scanner blocking a shopping cart while a cropped hand raises a phone with a QR code, with abundant food visible just beyond.

Censorship

No Digital ID, no food: coming soon to a Western society near you

Digital identities are reshaping privacy and freedom from China to the UK, thrusting privacy and decentralized tech into the spotlight.

4 months ago

A bright, cinematic London scene shows red tape morphing into fluttering red flags around a glowing smartphone with a QR-like ID icon, under watchful CCTV cameras and the blurred silhouette of Big Ben.

Censorship

From red tape to red flags, Britain’s compulsory Digital ID

UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer annouced a new "compulsory" digital ID in the country to solve illegal immigration and ensure strong border controls.

5 months ago

Censorship

Turkey blocks access to PancakeSwap, 45 crypto websites in regulatory crackdown

Turkey is cracking down on unauthorized crypto services amid rising market adoption, blocking 47 websites to enforce compliance and control.

8 months ago

Censorship

Telegram founder ‘flatly refused’ to censor political content ahead of Romanian election

Durov claims French intelligence asked him to censor right-wing content on Telegram in an attempt to manipulate Romanian elections.

9 months ago

Technology

Meta adopts ‘Community Notes’ for moderation, wins crypto community approval

Crypto advocates celebrate Meta's alignment with decentralized, transparent moderation.

1 year ago

Censorship

Julian Assange thinks blockchain has a higher purpose than Bitcoin

Assange argues that blockchain's potential extends beyond Bitcoin, revolutionizing journalism by preserving truth in an ever-shifting landscape.

1 year ago

X goes dark in Brazil as tensions between Musk and Judge escalate

Technology 1 year ago

Venezuelans turn to VPNs as government restricts Binance access

Exchanges 2 years ago

OKX CEO warns users about Tornado Cash compliance risks

Exchanges 2 years ago