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Articles Tagged: Technology and censorship

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Automating the censorship arms race

Evading oppressive internet censorship is possible, but discovering how is difficult and time-consuming for humans. Geneva is a genetic algorithm that automatically discovers and implements censorship circumvention strategies---many of which were long thought impossible.

By Kevin Bock, Dave Levin, December 2020

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In search of a strategy against misinformation

By Numair Khan, September 2020

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Pseudonimity and anonymity as tools for regaining privacy

Demistifying the dark web

SECTION: Features

Demistifying the dark web

Anonymity network overlays have a dark shroud of mystery. The "dark web" is known to everybody and nobody. But what is it, really?

By Vasilis Ververis, July 2018

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Online censorship, cyberattacks, and access to information

Online censorship, cyberattacks, and access to information

Dan Keyserling, head of communications at Jigsaw, an incubator within Alphabet, shares how technology can help address global challenges, especially on the front lines of press freedom, political repression, and human rights.

By Nidhi Rastogi, April 2017

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