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Turkey blocks Twitter, Facebook after deadly airstrike

Turkey blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram after an airstrike killed at least 33 of its troops in Idlib, according to internet monitoring groups.

Russia

Controversial new Russian internet law could increase censorship

A new Russian internet law came into effect on November 1 that hands Moscow the power to disconnect the country's internet to protect it from a cyber-attack or other incident.

China

Tiananmen Square anniversary: Chinese social media censorship rises

More than 3,400 search terms have been restricted on some websites in China as the world marks the 30th anniversary of the massacre.

United Kingdom

How will new law alter Brits' access to porn sites? | Euronews answers

The law was designed to prevent children from accessing pornographic content but some fear it would worsen the issue.

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Italy

Facebook censors painting of Christ in leopard-print briefs

Jesus of Snaz-ereth! Christians will be up in alms with this picture of the leopard-print lord.

Iran

Iran's president says media censorship has backfired on regime

Opposing the will of the people is 'neither right, nor legal, nor legitimate,' says Iranian president

China

British journalist to be expelled from Hong Kong

Victor Mallet, the Asia news editor for the Financial Times, has had his visa renewal denied by Hong Kong authorities without reason, a move that has many journalists and free speech activists worried about the state of Hong Kong's position under "one country, two systems."

China

New censored google search engine for China

The mobile search app will block some websites and search terms according to two sources. It's after it abandoned the market 8 years ago on censorship concerns

Russia

Hundreds demand internet freedoms in Moscow rally

It's the second protest since Russian authorities banned the Telegram app, a free messaging service, on April 16.

Iran

36th Fajr International Film Festival kicks off in Tehran

The festival will celebrate 120 years of Iranian cinema

Russia

Catch me if you can: Russia internet chaos as Telegram ban backfires

The instant messaging service evades regulators implementing a court ban, while millions of IP addresses are blocked in the attempted crackdown.

Germany

German cinemas banned from screening 700 films on Good Friday

What kind of film do you want to watch on Good Friday? In Germany your options are limited.

Moldova

Moldovans riled by ‘undemocratic’ ban on ‘Russian propaganda’

Moldova's government has banned Russian news and political broadcast, but it seems there is little appetite for such a drastic measure among the public. Many plan to go online instead.

Germany

German law under fire

Under the NetzDG law, companies with more than two million registered users in Germany are required to establish a procedure to receive and review complaints of alleged illegal content.

France

Louvre says 'non' to Dutch sex sculpture

The world's most popular museum in Paris decided the artist's creation was "too explicit"

China

Images of 'Winnie the Pooh' blocked on Chinese social media

Winnie the Pooh becomes too politically sensitive to be mentioned on Chinese social media.

Cult

The Parthenon made from 100,000 banned books

The building made from 100,000 banned books The Parthenon of Books by artist Marta Minujín is intended as symbol of resistance to any banning of writings and the persecution of their…

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Media & conflicts: domestic and international media threatened in Central Africa

Ethnic conflicts, political instability and starvation characterize the realities of Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo. The Foreign press seems indifferent to the massacres taking place in thes

World News

Media & conflicts: dangerous liaisons, an INFOCORE study reveals

The media's role in the management, prevention and resolution of violent conflicts is more crucial than ever. Euronews spoke to experts from INFOCORE, an international research project, investigating

China

Connecting to China's patchy Internet freedom