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Censorship

Review: Salman Rushdie’s New Book is a Time-Traveling Epic

Rushdie explores religious ideas with magical tales of kingdoms and self-immolation.
By Iman Sultan

Hong Kong’s M+ Museum Is Finally Open, but Censorship Threats Loom

The museum has an 8,000-object collection, and is nearly twice as big as the Tate Modern.
By Helen Holmes

Champion of Ai Weiwei Resigns from Hong Kong Arts Development Council

Artist Chris Chan Kam-shing, songwriter Adrian Chow Pok-yin, and director Indy Lee Chun-leung have left Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
By Annie Levin

“First They Come for Sex Workers, Then They Come for Everyone,” Including Artists

By Helen Holmes

Apple CEO Tim Cook Gives Lame Explanation for Censoring Pro-Hong Kong Apps in China

By Sissi Cao
Protesters against internet censorship, wearing computers as helmets, are seen on March 15, 2015 in Hanover, Germany.

How Big Tech Silences American Voices Against Tyranny Abroad

By Gurpatwant S. Pannun
Joanne Leah, Two Tongues Tied.

Instagram Deleted an Artist’s Nudes—Her New Work Shows How to Skirt Their Rules

By Laura Pitcher
Alex Jones, an American radio host, author and conspiracy theorist.

Here’s Why InfoWars’ Social Media Ban Is the Best Thing to Ever Happen to InfoWars

By Luke O'Neil
Comedy Central's The Daily Show Presents: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library.

The Constitution Prevents President Trump From Silencing Twitter Critics

By Donald Scarinci
Brazilian President Michel Temer at UN headquarters in New York on September 19, 2017.

Brazil Joins France in Dangerous Pursuit to Snuff Out Fake News

By Francesca Friday
First Lady (and Dr. Seuss fan) Melania Trump

Melania Trump’s Fight Over Dr. Seuss Shows Why We Need Banned Books Week

By John Bonazzo
A "Bumblebee" transformer outside a robot exhibition in China.

As Studios Rely on China for Box Office Boosts, Caution Is Necessary

By David Akst
Supporters of net neutrality protest FCC director Ajit V. Pai outside the American Enterprise Institute

Snapchat Joins Google, Amazon and Other Tech Giants In Fight for Free, Open Internet

By Alec M. Beresin
New cover art for The Divided States of Hysteria #4, by Howard Chaykin. Published by Image Comics.

Let’s All Calm Down Over Howard Chaykin’s ‘Divided States’ Cover Art Swap

By John Martin
Botticelli's The Birth of Venus.

Internal Documents Reveal Facebook’s Policy on Sex and Nudity in Art

By Alanna Martinez
Viewers who are on edge because of the political climate mistook a simple technical glitch for censorship.

No, Trump Didn’t Censor ABC News Last Night—Here’s What Really Happened

By Sage Lazzaro
Donald J. Trump.

Trump Plans to Eliminate the NEA, Lost Cuban Painting Resurfaces … And More

By Guelda Voien
The painting removed by Representative Duncan Hunter.

Get The Pork Out of Government! Police Brutality Painting Re-hung in Capitol

By Guelda Voien
The painting removed by Representative Duncan Hunter.

Rep Removes ‘Offensive’ Police Brutality Painting, Offers to Help Remove Others

By Guelda Voien
The Fountain of Neptune, by Jean de Boulogne, in Bologna, Italy.

Facebook Censors 16th Century Nude Statue, Critic John Berger Dead at 90

By Alanna Martinez
MICA exhibition.

Art’s Not Always Safe: The Fate of Arts Education in the Age of the Microaggression

By Daniel Grant
What would Coach Taylor think?

Texas Prisoners Can Read ‘Mein Kampf’ But Not ‘Friday Night Lights’

By John Bonazzo
Facebook's top meme pages are changing their profile pictures to this in protest of censorship, and they're encouraging all uses to join in.

Here’s Why 100 of Facebook’s Biggest Meme Pages Are Boycotting the Site

By Sage Lazzaro
YouTuber @phillyd, from the "Marriage Makes You Fat" video.

YouTube to Freaked Out YouTubers: Our Terms of Service Haven’t Changed

By Brady Dale
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