Censorship

Michelle Chung reviews tech giants power to de-platform in the wake of allegations of assault against Russell Brand.

Online Features editor Catherine Stone reflects on the varied history of the BBC as a national institution and its future trajectory at the juncture of the organisation’s centenary.

Elizabeth Barber outlines the key debates and impacts of Egypt’s 2022 COP27 in key areas including climate finance and commitment to the 2015 Paris Accord to assess whether the summit was a substantial contribution to climate action or an empty gesture.

Fight Club receives a new ending Amy Colwell discusses the ramifications of Tencent Video’s censorship of…

What is the Joe Rogan controversy? Should Spotify censor Rogan? Evan Thomas investigates.

Censorship vs Freedom of Speech Lucy Aylmer discusses the compromise between censorship and freedom of speech…

Conspiracy theories can psychologically give an immense sense of self-security but can also result in severe consequences – in the case of the recent 5G conspiracy, it’s caused mass damage to the UK’s mobile network, and due to the health crisis, meant a loss in hospital signal. Justin Waddy explores issue at the centre of the pandemic: misinformation, and what a pattern it may set for issues that are current but sit out of the spotlight.

Russia has a precedent – as with the Chernobyl emergency, they are not speaking up. There is a rouse in place, that of a national holiday from work, to mask the very real lockdown occurring in Russia, too. This shows that Russia, like everyone else, is faced with a pandemic-shaped threat, which they are actually reacting to. But why stay quiet about it, and why not help the rest of the world, which is what is expected of a superpower?

Like in the days of SARS, today’s coronavirus is barely acknowledged by Beijing authorities and state-controlled media, leading to a flourishing sense of betrayal among the Chinese people, although the fast response on the side of healthcare has been exceptional.

On the 20th of September 2016, YouTube released a video to its official channel entitled Getting…