TechCrunch: Indian court orders blocking of Proton Mail. “On Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court directed the Indian government to block Proton Mail, a popular email service known for its enhanced security, following a legal complaint filed by New Delhi-based M Moser Design Associates. The local firm alleged that its employees had received emails containing obscene and vulgar content sent via […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/30/techcrunch-indian-court-orders-blocking-of-proton-mail/

Tom’s Hardware: Facebook admits that the Linux topic crackdown was ‘in error’ and has been fixed. “Facebook’s heavy-handed censorship of Linux groups and topics was ‘in error,’ the social media juggernaut has admitted. Responding to reports earlier this week, sparked by the curious censorship of the eminently wholesome DistroWatch, Facebook contacted PCMag to say that it had made a mistake […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/02/toms-hardware-facebook-admits-that-the-linux-topic-crackdown-was-in-error-and-has-been-fixed/

Tubefilter: Russia made it harder for citizens to watch YouTube. They’re going to VKontakte instead.. “The Kremlin is finding ways to limit YouTube‘s influence in Russia, and a local platform is rising as a result. According to recent findings, VKontakte got more monthly web traffic than YouTube in Russia during December 2024.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/30/tubefilter-russia-made-it-harder-for-citizens-to-watch-youtube-theyre-going-to-vkontakte-instead/

New York Times: Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts. This link goes to a gift article. “Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from appearing in search and recommendations. The actions ramped up in […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/25/new-york-times-instagram-and-facebook-blocked-and-hid-abortion-pill-providers-posts/

Mashable: How to download your favorite TikToks ahead of the ban. “If you’ve spent the past few years curating a perfect collection of TikTok videos in your favorites folder, you can still save them to your device. However, this method requires a Chrome extension, and the videos will take up a significant amount of space, so you might want an additional hard drive.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/15/mashable-how-to-download-your-favorite-tiktoks-ahead-of-the-ban/

Engadget: Meta admits it deleted links to decentralized Instagram competitor Pixelfed. “Meta appeared to be blocking links to Pixelfed, a decentralized photo-sharing platform, on Facebook, according to both users on Bluesky and 404 Media. A small group of posts that linked to ‘pixelfed.social’ was deleted, with Facebook’s ‘Community Standards on spam’ used as a justification. When asked to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/14/engadget-meta-admits-it-deleted-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed/

Kyiv Independent: Telegram blocks Russian state-owned media channels in several EU countries. “A number of major Russian news outlets had their Telegram channels blocked across several European Union countries on Dec. 28. Users attempting to access these channels now see a notice saying that the content has been restricted and is no longer available. Restrictions apply to several Russian […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/31/kyiv-independent-telegram-blocks-russian-state-owned-media-channels-in-several-eu-countries/

Mashable: Pornhub will block Florida to ring in the new year . “Pornhub’s Florida ban is a response to Florida state law HB3, which Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law earlier this year. The law officially goes into effect at the beginning of 2025. Florida’s HB3 basically prohibits anyone under the age of 14 from having an account on a social media platform. However, the language in the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/19/mashable-pornhub-will-block-florida-to-ring-in-the-new-year/