Censorship

Do Israelis know what’s going on? - opinion

One cannot help wondering whether there might be a concerted voluntary censorship of sorts regarding certain issues.

US VICE PRESIDENT JD Vance arrives for a meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, for talks about Iran, last week.
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 28, 2025.

Pro-Iranian hacking group Handala claims breaching ex-IDF chief Halevi's phone

Paivi Rasanen (R), member of the Finnish Parliament, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2026.

Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr testifies before a hearing of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee's Communications and Technology Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 14, 2026.

FCC's Carr threatens broadcasters who do not 'operate in public interest' will lose licenses


Facebook freezes Venezuela president page over COVID-19 denial

Maduro in January described Carvativir, an oral solution derived from thyme, as a "miracle" medication that neutralizes the coronavirus with no side effects, a claim easily debunked by doctors.

Venezuela's Presidente Nicolas Maduro wipes the sweat from his forehead during a session of the National Constituent Assembly at Palacio Federal Legislativo in Caracas, Venezuela August 10, 2017

Twitter to send legal envoy to Turkey in compliance with new Internet law

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok were each fined about $5.1 million for not appointing their representatives last year.

People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013.

Could the Bible be cancel culture's next victim? - opinion

The terror of ‘woke’ cancel culture knows no bounds

First edition of King James Bible

Lack of transparency about oil spill endangers public health - opinion

It’s crucial that the government provides adequate access to research data

A WOMAN cleans tar off the Palmahim beach on Tuesday following an offshore oil spill, which drenched most of the country’s coastline.

CPAC cancels speaker who said Judaism is a ‘complete lie’

The theme of this year’s CPAC is “America Uncanceled.”

People cheer as US President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Maryland

Israel investigates tar spill calamity, places inquiry under gag order

The decision to censor the details was described by Israeli media as "irregular."

President Reuven Rivlin visits cleanup efforts at Herziliya beach after oil spill

Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup

Monitoring group NetBlocks Internet Observatory reported a "national-scale internet blackout."

Residents of Yangon light candles outside their houses to show their disapproval of the recent military coup in Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

My Word: Social media’s ultimate cancel culture

Who has the last word in determining what can be said in public in the global village?

3D-PRINTED BALLOT BOXES are seen in front of Facebook and Twitter logos.

Hackers leak documents revealing China's coronavirus censorship

The documents reveal that China's censorship on information about the outbreak began in early January, before coronavirus had even been decisively identified.

China flag

Israel State Archives refuses information request on settlements - NYU

NYU'S Taub Center for Israel Studies claims the documents it was denied would not harm Israel's national security.

Young Israelis dance in one of the first Jewish settlements between 1934 and 1937