#blockedcontent — Public Fediverse posts

Meduza: YouTube blocks Serbian director Emir Kusturica’s channel, which was co-produced with the Russian state agency Sputnik. “YouTube has blocked ‘My Life’ (Moj život), a channel run by the Serbian film director Emir Kusturica, the Serbian-language service of the Russian state news agency Sputnik said. The channel published videos produced in collaboration with Sputnik’s Serbian-language […]

🚫🔒 Oh wow, a riveting exposé on the Forbidden Kingdom of Ceramic Water Filters! Apparently, #nginx has declared this knowledge too precious for mere mortals. Must be a high-tech #conspiracy, or maybe just a classic case of "no content, better block it" strategy. 🤷‍♂️💡
https://wiki.lowtechlab.org/wiki/Filtre_%C3%A0_eau_c%C3%A9ramique/en #ForbiddenKingdom #CeramicWaterFilters #TechExposé #BlockedContent #HackerNews #ngated

Center Square: Alaska lawmakers must think twice about blocking on Facebook. “The Alaska Supreme Court won’t let state lawmakers block members of the public on Facebook and delete their comments, rejecting the appeal of a minor punishment imposed on a former state senator.”

UA News: YouTube Has Blocked Another 25 Channels Spreading Russian Propaganda — CPD. “YouTube has blocked or completely removed another 25 channels from its platform that are linked to Russian propaganda and the information war against Ukraine. Among them are channels run by sanctioned individuals, Kremlin-affiliated media outlets, and organizations that spread disinformation and justified […]

PetaPixel: Patreon Blocks AI Crawlers From Copying Content: ‘Creators Deserve Compenstion’. “Patreon has announced a new update that blocks AI crawlers from hoovering up content on the platform for training purposes.”

Gulf News: Telegram restored on Google Play Store in India after week-long government block. “Telegram is back on the Google Play Store in India. After a week of being unavailable to Android users, the messaging app quietly reappeared on Tuesday, ending a temporary government block imposed during the country’s high-stakes medical entrance exam.”

The Register: Telegram founder accuses Meta of sabotaging access in India with BGP hijacks. “The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has suggested Meta might be using its investment in Indian telco Jio to sabotage the messaging service. Durov dropped his theory on X, writing: ‘Indian telecom Reliance is sabotaging access to Telegram for millions of users OUTSIDE India (including the UAE) via a […]

Reuters: Telegram founder Durov says India has ‘punished’ more than 150 million people by banning Telegram. “Pavel Durov, founder of the ​Telegram messaging app, said ‌on Tuesday that by temporarily banning Telegram ​in the country, ​the Indian authorities have ‘punished’ over ⁠150 million ordinary ​users in India.”

Reuters: India curbs Telegram use over medical exam fraud concerns. “India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until June 22, ‌saying the platform has been used to ‘defraud candidates’ taking a national medical entrance examination, the Ministry of Education said in a statement on Tuesday.”

Reuters: Indonesia blocks Polymarket over online gambling concerns after bets on president’s exit. “Indonesia has blocked predictions market Polymarket as part of its ​crackdown on online gambling, its communications and digital ministry ‌said, days after the site took bets on a premature end to Prabowo Subianto’s presidency.”

Bloomberg: Iran internet blackout tightens military’s grip on civilian life. “Iran’s record internet blackout is emerging as a key dividing line between the country’s powerful security apparatus and its civilian government, underlining how the war with the U.S. has extended the military’s control over daily life.”

The Insider: Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own military effort. “Russia is pressing ahead with measures to throttle Telegram and, ultimately, to block the app entirely. The messenger is not only the country’s most popular social network and the largest source of uncensored information, it is also a critically important piece of infrastructure […]

The Record: Russia appears to block social media platform Bluesky amid wider internet restrictions. “Russian digital rights organization RKS Global told Recorded Future News that Bluesky had been added to the registry of banned websites maintained by Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor, although the agency has not yet provided a public explanation.”

Mashable: Bluesky’s new AI is being rejected by users, blocked more than White House account . “Mere days after Bluesky announced its new AI product, Attie, the coding helper has already become the second most blocked account on the platform. The Attie profile was given the cold shoulder by 125,000 users already, TechCrunch reported. With just 1,500 followers, that means 83 times more users […]

New Voice of Ukraine: Russians flock to South Korean app after Kremlin restricts Telegram access. “South Korean messaging app KakaoTalk is surging in popularity among Russian users as Moscow continues restricting access to Telegram, independent Russian newspaper The Moscow Times reported on March 23.”

TechCrunch: Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today. “Paywall bypass website Archive.today and several of its associated domains (including .is and .ph) have been blocked by Russian authorities, according to error pages that appeared when loading its websites. The pages appear blocked as of Monday when TechCrunch visited the websites from the U.S. East Coast. “

BBC: Social media suspended in Gabon for ‘spreading of false information’. “Gabon’s media regulator has announced the suspension of social media platforms ‘until further notice’, saying online content has fuelled conflict and deepened divisions in the country.”

Euromaidan: Russia’s occupiers had a 60-second Telegram kill chain. Their own government just turned it into a hours-long crawl. “Before the slowdown, target data from a drone reportedly reached fire teams in under two minutes. Now, without Telegram, it crawls through layers of internal communication — arriving too late to matter, the occupiers themselves admit.”

Kyiv Independent: Russia reportedly restricts Telegram in latest push to tighten internet control. “Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, began restricting the operation of Telegram on Feb. 10, targeting one of the country’s most widely used messaging platforms, Russian pro-state outlet RBC reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter.”

NiemanLab: News publishers limit Internet Archive access due to AI scraping concerns. “When The Guardian took a look at who was trying to extract its content, access logs revealed that the Internet Archive was a frequent crawler, said Robert Hahn, head of business affairs and licensing. The publisher decided to limit the Internet Archive’s access to published articles, minimizing the chance […]

Engadget: Malaysia lifts ban on Grok after taking X at its word. “Malaysian authorities appear to be taking X at its word, after the MCMC released a statement confirming it was satisfied that Musk’s company has implemented the required safety measures. It added that the authorities will continue to monitor the social media platform, and that any further user safety breaches or violations of […]

Mashable: TikTok says it’s ‘investigating’ its Epstein problem . “TikTok claims it isn’t deliberately censoring the name ‘Epstein’ in direct messages, but says it’s investigating a bug that stops some DMs that include the name from being sent.”

Neocities Blog: Neocities Is Blocked by Bing. “Over the past few months, the Bing search engine has completely blocked the domain neocities.org, including the front site and all user subdomains (example.neocities.org), from its search index. This is not a partial demotion, a ranking issue, or a temporary crawl problem. The entire domain is completely excluded.”

Mezha: Russia to Launch AI-Powered Internet Censorship System in 2026. “In 2026, Russia plans to launch a system for censoring internet traffic using artificial intelligence, with 2.27 billion rubles allocated for it…. In 2025 alone, the number of blocked materials rose by nearly 60% – to 1.29 million.”

TechCrunch: ICE becomes one of the most-blocked accounts on Bluesky after its verification. “ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has now become the No. 3 most-blocked account on Bluesky, after receiving its official verification on Friday, according to third-party trackers.”

Gizmodo: The Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Just Reportedly Blocked Grok. “On Saturday, Indonesia, the fourth most populous country on Earth, apparently issued a temporary block of the the Grok chatbot, with Meutya Hafid, Indonesia’s minister of communication and digital affairs saying in a statement, ‘The government views the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a […]

Al Jazeera: Russia continues tech crackdown by blocking Snapchat, FaceTime access. “Russian authorities have blocked access to Snapchat and Apple’s video calling service FaceTime in the latest move by Moscow clamping down on foreign tech platforms as it tightens control over the country’s internet and online communications.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/09/al-jazeera-russia-continues-tech-crackdown-by-blocking-snapchat-facetime-access/

TorrentFreak: Internet Archive Ordered to Block Books in Belgium After Talks With Publishers Fail. “After initially avoiding external blocking measures, the Internet Archive must block access to various books in its Open Library project under the orders of a Belgian government department. While the final decision avoids a full site blockade, it forces the U.S. non-profit to implement […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/09/torrentfreak-internet-archive-ordered-to-block-books-in-belgium-after-talks-with-publishers-fail/

Associated Press: Nepal blocks Facebook, X, YouTube and others for failing to register with the government. “Nepal’s government said Thursday it is blocking most social media platforms including Facebook, X and YouTube because the companies failed to comply with regulations that required them to register with the government.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/06/associated-press-nepal-blocks-facebook-x-youtube-and-others-for-failing-to-register-with-the-government/

TechCrunch: Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law. “Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a new age assurance law.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/23/techcrunch-bluesky-blocks-service-in-mississippi-over-age-assurance-law/