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2 August 2017: The Weekly Takedown
Jillian C. York
Aug 2 2017
In the latest Weekly Takedown: Google's technosolutionism, why the #freethenipple movement is struggling, and more...
19 July 2017: The Weekly Takedown
Jillian C. York
Jul 19 2017
Winnie the Pooh, terrorist content, and sacred cows are among the content censored this week by social media platforms...
27 April 2017: The Weekly Takedown
Matthew Stender
Apr 27 2017
Thailand and Vietnam go after Facebook, Instagram goes after museums, and Twitter refuses to go after Trump...and more in this week's Takedown.
31 March 2017: The Weekly Takedown
Ramzi Jaber
Mar 31 2017
A look at Twitter's latest transparency report and YouTube's new "restricted" mode...and more in this week's Takedown.
The Weekly Takedown: 18 January 2017
Jillian C. York
Jan 18 2017
Censorship in Thailand, a lawsuit against Microsoft, and more in this week's Takedown.
The Weekly Takedown: 7 December 2016
Jillian C. York
Dec 6 2016
Silicon Valley companies join forces against terrorism, one Chinese's company's quest to take censorship abroad, and more.
Onlinecensorship.org launches second report, "Censorship in Context" (PDF)
Jillian C. York
Nov 16 2016
Censorship in Context: Insights from Crowdsourced Data on Social Media Censorship
14 September 2016: The Weekly Takedown
Jillian C. York
Sep 14 2016
Nudity on Facebook and Instagram feature heavily in this week's takedown.
7 September 2016: The Weekly Takedown
Jillian C. York
Sep 7 2016
This week, we look at algorithmic models to fight extremism, the growth of white nationalism on Twitter, and the ever-increasing censorship of Facebook pages an...
27 July 2016: The Weekly Takedown
Jillian C. York
Jul 27 2016
In this week's update, we look at new features at Twitter, Facebook's block of a Wikileaks link, and more.