Police officer convicted in death of imprisoned Iranian blogger, via Committee to Protect Journalists cpj.org/2014/08/police…

The Thai junta has banned a fantasy game that envisions what it's like to live inside a military dictatorship ow.ly/AdPEh

Breaking the Wall of Internet Censorship dmlcentral.net/blog/liz-losh/… HT Tactical Tech #meshnet #netfreedom #censorship

A country-wide Facebook block is increasingly a threat in Malaysia after Mahathir's censorship calls ow.ly/AdPwF

Access to the Firat News Agency has been blocked in South Kurdistan ow.ly/AdPKK

Are pussycats the best way to fight Internet censorship? ow.ly/Ag8FM

Iran's netizens are imagining new, inventive ways around Internet censorship ow.ly/Ag8IY

The Ukrainian parliament has approved a potentially invasive draft law ow.ly/Ag8L4

In 2012, we thought Syria disconnected from the net on purpose: x.com/mikko/status/2… Wired tells that they didn't:

Do wars justify censorship? go.shr.lc/1upgsdQ

Can Dushanbe keep a lid on the Internet? ow.ly/AhzVZ

Chinese censorship is all part of the game as Tencent’s user base and profits grow via Quartz ow.ly/AhGZg

UK Prime Minister David Cameron: Anyone found with ISIL flags will be arrested telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews…

A mysterious quirk in Google Translate had Lorem Ipsum filler text carrying political messages about China and NATO krebsonsecurity.com/2014/08/lorem-…

In Iran, where Twitter is blocked, Ayatollah Khamenei rebukes US for government response in #Ferguson - on Twitter blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/08/…

We’re hiring! Internet Monitor is seeking a part-time paid intern for the fall, based in Cambridge, MA: bit.ly/1l8KNdB

Chinese censorship: Way up

Today the Internet Monitor launches their interactive dashboard, including Herdict data dashboard.thenetmonitor.org/dashboards/2AK…

Today is American Assoc. of School Librarians' Banned Websites Awareness Day. Learn more about censorship in schools ala.org/aasl/advocacy/…