Censorship

South Koreans now free to read North’s newspaper, once banned as seditious

A visitor reading the Rodong Sinmun at the National Library of Korea in Seoul on Jan 2. South Koreans can from this week access the publication at select locations without state approval.

Judge grants injunction blocking US from detaining British anti-disinformation activist

FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and Judge gavel are seen in this illustration taken, August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US targets former EU commissioner, activists with visa bans over alleged censorship

FILE PHOTO: European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton looks in the amphitheatre of the Sorbonne University in Paris, France, 25 April 2024. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Russian ban on Roblox stirs debate about limits of censorship

FILE PHOTO: A boy poses for a photo while holding a smartphone in front of a screen displaying characters of the U.S. children's video game Roblox, in this illustration taken December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Illustration/File Photo

Russian ban on Roblox gaming platform sparks rare protest

In Tomsk, 2,900km east ‍of Moscow, several dozen people braved the snow to hold up hand-drawn placards.

Taiwan opposition says ban of China's Xiaohongshu app is censorship

Shanghai censors social media posts talking down housing market

A residential complex development under construction in Shanghai in July. China is escalating a push to control the narrative around the moribund property market.

Russia teen who sang anti-Kremlin songs in street gets more jail time

Diana Loginova, a teenage Russian street musician performing under the name Naoko and singing in the Stoptime group who twice served short jail stints for singing anti-Kremlin songs, attends a court hearing as she faces another public order charge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

Chinese censors order gay dating apps be pulled from online stores

Campaigners say the scope for LGBTQ organisations to offer services and activities is steadily diminishing in China.

Malaysia wrestles over online identity checks as suspect in school killing charged with murder

A 14-year-old was charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of his fellow female schoolmate

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