As executive orders ban teaching ‘gender ideology’ and ‘critical race theory’ and the Big Five publishers file a joint lawsuit against book bans, a new era begins.
Articles on Censorship
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Contentious figures have always featured in Australian art – and this fact is what makes Khaled Sabsabi’s removal from the Venice Biennale so confronting.
A historian of artistic censorship sees chilling similarities to 19th-century anti-obscenity crusades.
In the name of “freedom of expression”, Mark Zuckerberg has announced measures that will turn his digital platforms into even more fertile ground for contaminating public debate with disinformation and hate content
Numerous studies have shown that fact checking has helped reduce the spread of misinformation and disinformation online.
The closure of a popular radio station in Istanbul is one of the latest assaults on press freedom in Turkey.
Written at a time when there were different norms around sexual morality, Plato’s Symposium is one of the principal sources of the Greek philosopher’s views on love and beauty.
Telegram is used by many Russians to keep in touch, and share news.
The White House believes it has uncovered a widespread Russian attempt to undermine the 2024 US presidential election.
Americans agree that democracy requires freedom of speech. But a large minority also thinks it’s acceptable to bar certain subjects or speakers from public debate.
The Auckland Philharmonia’s performance of the opera Tristan und Isolde raises the inevitable ‘Wagner question’. But cancel culture is not the answer.
The State Library of Victory has tarnished its reputation, but the dispute offers an opportunity to reexamine its approach.
Ravan Press published many black authors who wrote against apartheid, leading to Peter Randall being banned by the state.
Beijing’s cyber operations are largely conducted in the shadows. But a recent leak has shed light on how the state is working with private companies to target online activism.
In April 2022, iPhone users were upset to learn about a restrictive feature on iPhones. The blocking of photos taken at sensitive locations raised concerns about how technologies manage our memories.
Medieval writers and clerics condemned queer romance and gender-bending stories − but were often wary of even mentioning the topics.
More than 40,000 people petitioned to reverse Cumberland City Council’s book ban, showing the power of collective action against censorship.
Cumberland City Council’s ban of books depicting same-sex parents from its libraries implies such relationships are unnatural or strange. What’s happening?
Israel continues to restrict international journalists access to Gaza, and Palestinian reporters are being killed.
Using Australian laws to force a foreign-owned platform to take down content globally sets a risky precedent – should we allow all countries to impose their laws on the internet?
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Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida
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Sessional Academic, Children's Literature and Creative Writing, Victoria University
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Principal of South College, Durham University
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Research Professor of Political Science and Executive Director of The Future of Free Speech, Vanderbilt University
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Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
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Associate Professor, Publishing, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer + Researcher, RMIT University
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PhD student in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant professor, University of Zurich
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Senior Industry Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Baker Endowed Chair and Professor of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina