Censorship News
Myanmar is poised to adopt a new media law that could sweep away half a century of heavy-handed censorship, as an increasingly impatient press cautiously test the boundaries of newly-won freedoms.In today's edition, India threatens to repress information for political reasons.Censorship can be defined as ?suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable.? In this case, open and honest public communication, my recent letter to the editor, YMCA ? Why Lysander, was found objectionable and suppressed by the RCA board.Twitter, championed as a tool of free expression during the Arab Spring, was facing censorship charges on Friday after announcing it can now block tweets on a country-by-country basis if legally required to do so.Twitter has embraced censorship, many fear -- and the world?s most repressive regimes are applauding the move.Censorship issues are not part of the scope of the Arts and Culture Strategic Review. However, one of the 100-odd recommendations in its report released on Sunday touches on the subject. Related Stories What's on: Tuesday's picks from ST Life! Noble Group appoints Yusuf Alireza as new CEO MBS and RWS fined for breaching Casino Control Act Man fined $22,000 for improperly granting loans LionsXII ...Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.The censorship of influenza research will do little to prevent its misuse ? and it may hinder our ability to stop influenza outbreaks.LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It was only two weeks ago that Twitter was protesting online censorship in the form of anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. Now the social networking site faces a surge of opposition to its own censorship practices. Twitter announced in a blog post Thursday that it will now block specific tweets on a country-by-country basis should the messages violate the laws of those ...In a blog post late last week, Twitter announced plans to begin censoring users? tweets within certain countries. The censorship policy, which the company has stated is reactive only, will not filter tweets before they appear on Twitter. Instead, after Twitter receives what they view as a valid and applicable legal request concerning a specific [...] Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournalCensorship - Yahoo! News Search Results
