Censorship


Mercati

Tearing Down Monuments Isn't Censorship – It's Speech

Removing monuments to fit the values of the day is not censorship. It is an act of speech in and of itself, says our columnist.

Plinth for what used to be Edward Colston's statue, Bristol, the U.K. (Caitlin Hobbs/Wikimedia)

Tecnologie

Unstoppable Domains Launches Censorship-Resistant Blogging Platform

Decentralized blogging is coming to a .crypto URL near you thanks to a partnership between Unstoppable Domains and Protocol Labs.

Unstoppable Domains CEO Matthew Gould (left) and CTO Braden Pezeshki (Credit: Unstoppable Domains)

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Russia Seeks to Block 'Darknet' Technologies, Including Telegram's Blockchain

A Russian government agency has requested contractor bids to find ways to block censorship-resistant internet tech, including one blockchain: Telegram's.

House of the Government of the Russian Federation (Aksenov Petr/Shutterstock)

Mercati

YouTube Temporarily Bans Two Popular Crypto Channels Claiming Policy Breach

The YouTube policy cited didn't mention digital assets.

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Mercati

Handshake's Uncensorable Web Domains Go Live on Mainnet

Namebase CEO Tieshun Roquerre joins @nlw to talk about why uncensorable web domains matter as Handshake goes live to mainnet.

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China's Internet Firewall Has Blocked Access to Ethereum Block Explorer Etherscan.io

China's Great Firewall, used by the government to regulate access to foreign internet sites, has blocked one of the most popular sources of ethereum blockchain data.

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Tecnologie

Global Protests Reveal Bitcoin's Limitations

Protesters across the globe are testing out bitcoin and other decentralized technologies – then promptly discovering their limitations.

Hong Kong protest image via Shutterstock

Mercati

93 Days Dark: 8chan Coder Explains How Blockchain Saved His Troll Forum

A deep dive into the decentralized technology that brought the world's most controversial site back online – for now.

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Bitcoin SV's Delisting Isn't 'Censorship.' But It's Still a Problem

The controversy over delisting bitcoin SV shows why crypto exchanges need more consistent standards and rules.

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Bitcoin's Lightning Torch Enters Iran as Payment Experiment Blazes On

Bitcoin's lightning torch has made it to Iran – a milestone participants feel shows the payment network's censorship resistance.

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