5 Best Articles on Censorship
The most useful articles on censorship from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 3 Censorship Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on censorship by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Popular Articles
These are some of the most-read articles on censorship.
Moderation Is Different From Censorship
Shared by 277, including Mathew Ingram, Scott Monty, Katja Evertz
«A minimum viable product for moderation without censorship is for a platform to do exactly the same thing they’re doing now - remove all the same posts, ban all the same accounts - but have an opt-in setting, “see banned posts”.»
The Big [Censored] Theory
A case study on how the government censors TV in China.
«These removals reflect the government’s objective of encouraging particular identities and behaviors by eliminating mentions of any others.»
Five ways independent news media get around censorship in Russia
Censorship in Russia is back in full swing. These are five ways how independent Russian media circumvents it.
The AI Moment of Truth for Chinese Censorship
Stephen S. Roach thinks the country is poorly positioned to capitalize on recent advances with large language models.
Revealed: Documents Show How Roblox Planned to Bend to Chinese Censorship
Filtering games. Blocking maps with Taiwan. Handling "historical facts." Roblox was prepared to go all in on Chinese censorship, according to newly released internal documents.
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