World Aug 05 Using the internet in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and dangerous By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press
World Mar 11 Russia blocks Instagram, extending national crackdown on social media The regulator said Friday it’s tightening access to Instagram because the platform is spreading “calls to commit violent acts against Russian citizens, including military personnel.”… By Associated Press
World Feb 12 Watch 7:09 How a fight over anti-censorship funding became a symbol of Trump administration turmoil The Open Technology Fund is a small, government-funded organization that fights for internet freedom around the globe -- the kind of freedom restricted by governments in China and Iran and cut off last week by Myanmar's military. On Friday, OTF… By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin
World Jul 09 Watch 7:25 News Wrap: Judge says DOJ can’t change lawyers for census fight In our news wrap Tuesday, the Justice Department lost its bid to bring in new lawyers for the battle over adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. A federal judge in New York called the request “patently deficient.” Also,…
World Apr 11 Russia closes its grip on the internet The bill would install equipment to route Russian internet traffic through servers in the country. By James Ellingworth, Associated Press
Jan 31 Watch 3:42 How extensive is the official crackdown on Chinese internet access? By PBS News Hour Jonathan Landreth, managing editor of ChinaFile, the Asia Society's online magazine, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the Chinese crackdown on the country's access to the Internet this week. Continue watching