The Australian Classification Board has "refused classification" for at least four videogames in recent months. Such bans show the introduction of an R18+ classification was not a win for players.
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Twelve reporters have been killed so far this year and 172 are in jail, according to a new report on press freedom worldwide. The US places 48th of 180 countries ranked, down two spots from 2018.
'The Life of Washington' was painted in the 1930s by an artist who sought to upend a rosy narrative of US history. Now some are saying its images 'traumatize' viewers – and ought to be taken down.
Chinese users have started posting sensitive materials, like documents of sexual assault, on the blockchain. But the government has taken its own steps to crack down on this practice.
There's been an evolution in Tanzanian laws used against the press
Private companies – many based in the US – are blocking access to their websites from particular countries around the world. It's contributing to a splintering of the global internet.
South Africa has a history of burning books. The ashes of burnt books tell of the barbarism to which a society can descend.
Americans are overwhelmingly committed to a free press and hostile to government restrictions, a new poll finds. But the country is divided on the meaning of President Trump's attacks on the press.
The writings of John WIlmot, Earl of Rochester, were certainly obscene. But his poetry also gave us a new way of looking at the human condition.
Everyone has a favourite novel that hasn't made it to the screen. Here's why.
The digital revolution changed the debate about censorship.
While they may talk about 'free speech,' businesses make decisions about their content based on a very different set of principles.
Google's secret plan to comply with Chinese censorship laws betrays the values that helped create the tech giant.
Soon after the death of Franco, Spain began an experiment with censorship that brought graphic sex and nudity to mainstream cinemas.
Kenya’s new Computer and Cyber Crime Act must not be abused by the criminal justice system.
A Twitter account used for official purposes is a public forum protected by the First Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled.
The music industry, like all other media, can be censored to some extent. So how does this change its output?
In new guidance, students and universities could be banned from censoring controversial speakers on campuses following the first ministerial intervention on free speech in 30 years.
The banned film Inxeba certainly deserves more than to languish in the mire of South African scandal.
The Indonesian military recently announced that foreign researchers must request a permit to visit the museums it runs.
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