Censorship
How Iranian Women Are Protesting Against Their Country's Strict Dress Code
In Iran, just uploading a photo of yourself without a hijab, or a video of your singing, can be an act of protest.
Does Censorship on Social Media Do More Harm Than Good?
When Instagram censored pro-eating-disorder terms, it resulted in a soaring increase of pro-ED activity. If bans encourage bad behavior, what's the better option?
This Birth Photographer Is Fighting Social Media Censorship
Birth photographer and doula Angela Gallo thinks that the way images of birth are banned from some sites reflects larger problems with how people discuss birth.
German Activist Are Trolling Anti-Immigrant Groups
In Germany, left wing activist have found ways to transform the xenophobic activities of right-wing extremists into donations for left-wing causes.
Meet the Director Bringing Homoerotic Theatre to a Censorship State
Stanley Kubrick's film was banned in Singapore until 2011. Now a new stage play is sticking two-fingers up at the censors.
'Prison Legal News' Is a Publication by Prisoners, for Prisoners
The monthly magazine that Paul Wright founded from his jail cell now has a circulation of 10,000—and a reputation for not being afraid to fight the government to get its issues into prisoners' hands.
New Zealand Just Banned a Book for the First Time in 22 Years
'Into the River' has been banned because of its depiction of drug use and underage sex. But author Ted Dawe feels it's a worrying example of the power of the country's conservative agenda.
Check Out This Guy's Sexy Psychedelic GIFs
A couple of months ago, Jean Francois Painchaud was just another Canadian animator – working for the PBS kids show Wild Kratts by day, making sexually explicit GIFs by night.
Check Out These Vintage Photos of New Zealand's LGBT Scene
Photographer Fiona Clark captured the country's LGBT community in the 70s and 80s. Censorship, however, kept her images from seeing the light of day – until now.
Australia's Thriving Art-Porn Industry Is Run by Women
Despite the country's generally repressive censorship laws, there's a growing subculture of women who make edgy, feminist and boundary-pushing pornography.
Why the Chinese Government Made an Environmental Documentary Vanish
The smog in Beijing is bad, but the incompetent official attempts to clean it up have been worse.
Would You Really Call Social Services Because a Kid Was Playing ‘GTA’?
If you're a dickhead living in Cheshire, you may soon get your wish.