censorship

Cyberpunk 2077 source code has some interesting stuff in it.

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This code in the Cyberpunk 2077 source leak has information about censorship options. This is to do with censoring Homosexuality, Nudity, Drugs, and Gore. dev/src/common/gameTelemetry/src/telemetryAggregator_InitialChoices.cpp215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 void InitialChoicesAggregator::GetCenshorship( telemetry::parameters::Censorship& censorship ) const { RED_SCOPE_FLAG_GUARD( m_accessFlag, Inclusive );   censorship.region = red::GCensorshipSystem.GetCensorRegion().AsChar();   censorship.isNudityCensored … Read more

Internet in Iran has been shut off. This means war is imminent? اینترنت در ایران خاموش شده است. این به این معنی است که جنگ قریب الوقوع است ؟

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The Internet to Iran has been shut down. Does this mean that war is on the horizon? This would make life harder for the people in that embattled nation. But there are still ways to communicate if the main communication networks are shut down. If all your nation blocks internet you have to rely on … Read more

Will the Donald Trump victory do anything about Internet censorship and the encroaching NSA monitoring?

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Will the success of the election campaign that brought a Trump victory help stop the encroaching talons of Internet censorship? There is of course the CISPA and SOPA bills that seem to have been forgotten. But they are still a threat. cyber attacks are very common and the government could use this as an excuse … Read more

How to bypass Internet censorship in a repressive regime. A useful PDF file.

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A very useful PDF file with information about bypassing Internet censorship in a repressive regime. Countries like China and Iran have restricted Internet and this necessitates a method of bypassing this restriction on free speech and enabling unrestricted Internet access to allow the user to upload photos and video of government abuses. Source: http://www.nartv.org/mirror/circ_guide.pdf.

Australian piracy to be curbed with large fines for illegal downloads of Game Of Thrones and other shows.

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This is the beginning of the end for the Internet if the Attorney-General George Brandis gets his way. There are a large number of people downloading the latest episodes of Game Of Thrones, but this is a massively popular TV show. The battle at the wall was well worth watching. People want the episodes as … Read more

Liberal government to bring out an Internet filter if elected.

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A Liberal National government in Australia would adopt the opt-out UK approach to filtering for all Australians. The policy comes less than 41 hours before polls open for voting in the federal election where the Coalition is currently expected to win. It is also almost a year after the Labour government abandoned its plans for … Read more

House representative kills SOPA Internet Censorship bill.

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The House of Representatives in the United States have killed the Stop Online Piracy Act. This is a great success in protecting the freedom and openness of the Internet. There have been many people attacking the Internet and even Google for copyright infringment. Rupert Murdoch was speaking out against Google on Twitter accusing Google of … Read more

GoDaddy.com supporting online censorship.

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The website hosting company GoDaddy are publicly supporting the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. This bill would condemn any website that is hosting or linking to copyright infringing material. GODaddy supports the SOPA bill that they say will be protecting the intellectual property of hard-working Americans, U.S. business and the American public from the … Read more

Telstra, Optus to begin Internet Censorship next month.

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The future of Internet freedom and freedom of speech in general is under threat after the announcement that Telstra & Optus unveiled plans to roll out Internet filtering systems. of course they say it is to stop child abuse material, but most of that is hidden in the deep web and not even accessible from … Read more