Censorship

Verboten

Germany’s risky law for stopping hate speech on Facebook and Twitter

The Art of Escaping Censorship

Three recent documentaries track the ingenious ways that banned literature, films, and music circulated in the Soviet Union.

What Makes A Novel Subversive?

One of the most frequently-challenged American books stars a fat protagonist in love.

In Iran, Turning on a Camera Is An Act of Subversion

I Used to Think Being Anti-Porn Meant Being Pro-Censorship. I Was Wrong.

Editors Who Censor 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoons Are Stereotyping All Muslims as Extremists

Don’t Read This Book: A History of Literary Censorship

In Hassan Rouhani's Iran, an Indie Rock Band Can Play Once But Not Twice

Here's How Chinese Censorship Works

The Forgotten Alternate Ending to 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'

This Is What It Was Like To Be the Book Censor for All of New England in 1930

"I’ve read more dirty books than any man in New England."