Global Voices Advox

It took just a few hours for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to realise the mistake he made while speaking to the members of his party in Ankara on 8 May – #Tamam quickly went viral.

In recent years, internet shutdowns have become all too familiar for users in a number of countries, and for digital rights groups documenting them.

China ordered a ban on NeihanShequ, a popular app for jokes and riddles, arguing that Neihan content has become too “vulgar” and “banal”.

Egyptian parliamentarians will soon review a draft anti-cybercrime law that could codify internet censorship practices into national law.

The implications of this decision, if upheld on appeal, would set a new precedent for internet censorship in Tunisia.

Chinese authorities intensified internet censorship over the issue of constitutional amendments.

The Tunisian government’s overzealous security response to recent anti-austerity protests has put press freedom in jeopardy.

After spending just over a year behind bars without charge, journalist Deniz Yucel was released from a Turkish jail. Hours later, six other journalists were issued life sentences.