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31 May 2017: The Weekly Takedown
A leak of Facebook's internal rulebook is making waves; meanwhile, users continue to complain about YouTube's advertising policies.
15 March 2017: The Weekly Takedown
In this week's update, we look at the censorship of sexuality across social media platforms.
2 February 2017: The Weekly Takedown
In this week's update: Facebook admits to automated bans, the company's role in Poland, and the toll that commercial content moderation takes on its workers.
25 January 2017: The Weekly Takedown
The censorship of a Russian media outlet, pirates posting porn, and more in this week's Takedown.
The Weekly Takedown: 11 January 2017
This year's starting off on a censorious foot, with Apple blocking a popular news app in China. Find out more in this week's Takedown.
Onlinecensorship.org launches second report, "Censorship in Context" (PDF)
Censorship in Context: Insights from Crowdsourced Data on Social Media Censorship
14 September 2016: The Weekly Takedown
Nudity on Facebook and Instagram feature heavily in this week's takedown.