Ad Blocking: What It Is & How to Use It
Ad blocking tools have been around for years, and there are hundreds of options on the market. Which is best for your needs? Continue reading........»»
Brazil Reverses Telegram Ban
A judge on Brazil's Supreme Court has reversed a ban on Telegram, two days after blocking the messaging app for ignoring orders. Engadget reports: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said the company missed the court's emails. "We complied with an earlier court.....»»
Russia is blocking more and more VPNs
The Russian government is increasingly blocking URLs linked to VPN services as part of its ongoing war efforts......»»
Fighting propaganda with censorship: A study of the Ukrainian ban on Russian social media
In March 2022, Russia took censorship to new extremes, blocking access to Facebook and enacting a law that threatened to punish coverage of its war on Ukraine with forced labor and imprisonment. To what extent does censorship actually reduce activity.....»»
BitTorrent blocking: TorGuard VPN’s firewall nixes torrents on US servers
Multiple VPNs have blocked BitTorrent to settle piracy lawsuits from movie companies. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Vertigo3d) VPN operator TorGuard has agreed to block BitTorrent traffic on its US-based servers to settle a.....»»
Google shuts down YouTube Vanced, a popular ad-blocking Android app
YouTube Vanced was a mod of the official YouTube Android app, and now it's dead. Enlarge (credit: Vanced) YouTube Vanced, a popular mod of the official YouTube Android app, is dead. The project announced its discontinuation ov.....»»
YouTube Vanced App Forced to Shut Down ‘For Legal Reasons’
YouTube Vanced is an extremely popular Android app that improves the standard YouTube experience with new features including ad-blocking and background play. Unfortunately, however, the software has come to the end of the road. The developer team say.....»»
Anonymous Hacks Russia’s Roscomnadzor Site-Blocking Agency
A hacker claiming affiliation with the decentralized international hacktivist collective Anonymous claims to have breached and leaked the database of Russian telecoms and censorship agency Roscomnadzor. The 820GB trove reportedly contains over 360,00.....»»
Pokemon Go will soon be unplayable in Russia
Developer Niantic goes further than game industry peers by fully blocking access. Russian players will soon not be able to join in scenes like this. (credit: PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Pokemon Go developer Niantic has become.....»»
Facebook hits out at Russia blocking its platforms
The Russian communications regulator said on Friday that Facebook has been blocked in the country......»»
Yout.com Challenges Site Blocking in Peru, Strands in Spain
Popular stream-ripping site Yout.com continues to appeal various site blocking measures around the world. In Peru, the court agreed that ISPs are no longer required to block since the precautionary injunction expired. However, ISPs have yet to lift t.....»»
Piston Group to keep minority certification during legal fight with minority council
The Michigan Court of Appeals issued an opinion blocking the minority council's attempt to appeal a preliminary injunction granted to Piston Group in June that allowed the supplier to keep the lucrative certification for now......»»
Russia blocks social media platforms in response to actions against state media
On Friday, Russian authorities announced they are blocking Facebook in response to the company’s recent actions against Russian state media. Reports indicate Russia has already blocked multiple social media networks, app stores, and Western news ne.....»»
Russia says it"s blocking access to Facebook
Russia is blocking Facebook in the country, according to its communications regulator......»»
Putin reportedly blocks Russians’ access to Facebook, Twitter, app stores
Cyber Curtain comes down as Putin retaliates against Western outlets and platforms. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Russia is reportedly blocking Twitter, Facebook, various news sites, and major app stores, acco.....»»
RT America Ceases Production, Lays Off Staff and Moves To Rumble
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: The Russian state-controlled news network RT said on Thursday that it would start broadcasting on the video site Rumble, two days after YouTube announced that it would be blocking channels.....»»
Canada"s Major Banks Go Offline in Mysterious Hours-long Outage
Five major Canadian banks went offline for hours blocking access to online and mobile banking as well as e-transfers for customers. From a report: The banks reportedly hit by the outage include Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO (Bank of Montreal), Scot.....»»
Russia Could Hit U.S. Chip Industry, White House Warns
Reuters reports: The White House is warning the chip industry to diversify its supply chain in case Russia retaliates against threatened U.S. export curbs by blocking access to key materials, people familiar with the matter said. The potential for.....»»
Police clear protest areas, make arrests near U.S.-Canada border; bridge not yet open
Police in Windsor, Ontario, have pushed back protesters who were blocking traffic near the Ambassador Bridge and made arrests among those remaining......»»
Google Removed ‘Blocked’ Pirate Sites From UK Search Results
In recent months, Google has removed all search results from popular pirate site domains in several countries. The search engine voluntarily deindexed these sites after it was informed about local ISP blocking orders. The removals have also reached t.....»»
Standoff continues between police, protesters blocking key trade route
A standoff between Canadian police and protesters blocking a key bridge to the U.S. continued on Saturday, more than seven hours after authorities moved in seeking to end the blockade of the important trade corridor for the auto industry......»»