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Chinese streaming services censor homosexuality in US show 'Friends'

Chinese censorship has cracked down on "Friends", unleashing the anger of fans of the American series

14/02/2022

Tech News

Grindr disappears from China's app stores

The gay dating app vanished from app stores amid a government push to "purify" the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics - but censorship may not be to blame.

01/02/2022

Culture news

Erdogan says TV must reflect family values after Masked Singer outcry

President Erdogan says Turkish culture and children must be protected from unspecified messages and symbols.

31/01/2022

Culture news

'Orwellian' ban sees Holocaust book removed from school curriculums

A district ruling in Tennessee, US, will ban the Pulitzer-winning 1991 graphic novel 'Maus' from its Holocaust education programme on the grounds of "nudity" and "language".

28/01/2022

Sport

Tennis Australia criticised for ban on t-shirts supporting Peng Shuai

China's government has been accused of silencing the 36-year-old player after she made a sexual assault allegation in November.

24/01/2022

Russia

Europe human rights court calls on Russia to suspend Memorial closure

International condemnation has followed the decisions by two Russian courts to shut down the prominent human rights group and its sister organisation.

29/12/2021

Denmark

Denmark pledges to protect teachers from threats against free speech

"It is unacceptable for violence and threats to create self-censorship and censorship in schools," said Danish Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup.

17/12/2021

Russia

Russia blocks access to anonymous online Tor network

Russia's communications watchdog said the network had been used to share "illegal" content.

08/12/2021

World News

Amnesty: States need to stop going after people sharing information

Amnesty International researcher Lisa Maracani spoke to Euronews about the group's latest report on censorship and freedom of information during the pandemic.

19/10/2021

World News

Euroviews. It’s time to make a commitment to protect the media | View

Four years after Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder, journalists in Europe are still under threat, writes Article 19's Europe division chief Sarah Clarke.

16/10/2021

Art

This 3D replica of Michelangelo’s David is causing controversy

A 3D replica of Michelangelo's David has led to discussions around art and censorship, due to only the statue's face being visible to most visitors.

13/10/2021

Tech News

Lithuania wants to ban Chinese phones from its government departments

The Baltic state is doubling down after its defence ministry told consumers to "throw away" their Chinese-made smartphones last week.

28/09/2021

Tech News

Xiaomi slams Lithuania report that says its devices censor users

Lithuania advised people to throw away their Xiaomi smartphones after a report found one of their mobiles had built-in censorship capabilities.

23/09/2021

Tech News

'Throw away your Chinese phone,' says Lithuania in new report

A report by the country's cyber security agency found that one Chinese smartphone had built-in censorship tech that could detect terms like "Free Tibet".

22/09/2021

Spain

Almodóvar criticises algorithms after Instagram restores film poster

The poster shows a woman's nipple with milk dripping from it.

11/08/2021

Russia

Russian court hands Oleg Navalny suspended sentence

The 38-year-old brother of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny was found guilty of 'incitement to breach sanitary rules' by calling for street protests.

06/08/2021

Russia

Two news websites and aid group shut down by Russian authorities

News websites Otkrytye and MBKh Media, as well the Pravozashchita Otkrytki aid group, announced they had "no option" but to close on Thursday due to safety concerns.

05/08/2021

China

Hong Kong police arrest unionists for 'sedition' over children's book

The five members of the General Association of Hong Kong Speech Therapists were detained in connection with a series of books about sheep, which police said were thought to be allegorical.

22/07/2021

Poland

Polish broadcaster slams government's proposed changes to media law

The draft proposals would bar non-European ownership of Polish media and have been read by critics as deliberately targeting TVN, a government-critical broadcaster that is American-owned.

08/07/2021

Tech News

Hong Kong security law used to close overseas pro-democracy website

Web host Wix was asked by Hong Kong police to shut down a website run by exiled activists. It has since reinstated it and apologised.

03/06/2021