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This paper covers the range of current censorship, the difficulty of leaving existing networks, and interoperability. The article also covers proposed laws, and potential reforms to existing legislation that may help alleviate some of the issues with large social media networks.

This paper covers the range of current censorship, the difficulty of leaving existing networks, and interoperability. The article also covers proposed laws, and potential reforms to existing legislation that may help alleviate some of the issues with large social media networks.

Critics of the two Internet bills, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (protect IP Act), say the bills will eventually end in "Internet censorship". They were introduced to the Senate and House of Representatives as a way to prevent online piracy of movies, music, and other online media.

Here is another article about censorship online - more specifically censorship in online forums. Often times when there are rules set up to protect the users from bullying, they prevent the victims from speaking out more than they stop bullies from tormenting other users.

An article that covers the rise of algorithmic censorship in social media, scalability, and privacy. This paper also covers monopoly on the internet by a few social media platforms, and how this allows unprecedented control over speech.

This page talks about the attempts made to censor speech on the internet. It notes that censoring speech on the internet is still against our first amendment freedoms and provides other websites dedicated to preserving this freedom.

Article discusses the Chinese government blocking web sites that it deems to be 'politically sensitive'. Web sites about the revolts against the government in other countries are blocked and have lead to more limits on internet searches. Other sites that are critical of government officials have also blocked and negative comments about them are deleted. The Chinese government now requires internet service providers to obtain their customers real names in an effort to cut internet anonymity.

This author discusses how new the internet is and how it needs to be just as free as speech. They discuss different limitations of the government and how it can be fixed.

This article talks about freedom of speech not being allowed in China until this day. Although, the internet has played a major part of China speaking their minds.