Censorship

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Responding to the 26 Anti-Crypto Technologists
Crypto makes big claims but it has a small footprint. That’s how it’s supposed to be.
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Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria, whose site was blocked by PayPal without explanation. (Elvert Barnes/Wikimedia Commons)
Deplatformed by PayPal, Antiwar Journalists Speak Out
“If they can do this to us, they can do it to you,” says a writer whose outlet has challenged the neat narratives around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria, whose site was blocked by PayPal without explanation. (Elvert Barnes/Wikimedia Commons)

Screen after attempting to go to Bankless's channel. (CoinDesk)
Bankless Crypto Channel Banned From YouTube
One of the most popular Ethereum-focused newsletters and podcasts said its account was terminated without warning or justification.
Screen after attempting to go to Bankless's channel. (CoinDesk)

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Matt Taibbi, PayPal's Deplatforming and the Case for Crypto
The famed mag writer wrote a story about alt media financial censorship. Oh, how deep the story goes.
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Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’s $44B Buyout Offer
Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’s $44B Buyout Offer
PwC Global Crypto Leader and “Crypto Capsule” Host Henri Arslanian discusses the possible implications of Elon Musk’s recent acquisition of Twitter. Arslanian addresses the ro...
Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’s $44B Buyout Offer

Is Bitcoin Truly 'Uncensorable Money'?
Is Bitcoin Truly ‘Uncensorable Money’?
From the truckers protest in Canada to the Ukraine-Russia crisis, is bitcoin ready to live up to being the “uncensorable money”? CoinDesk’s week in review panel Christie Harki...
Is Bitcoin Truly 'Uncensorable Money'?

Customers queue to use automated teller machines (ATM) inside a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian banks are facing a wave of international sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Apolitical Crypto Networks in Times of Sanction and War
If blackballed from the global financial system, will Russia turn to bitcoin?
Customers queue to use automated teller machines (ATM) inside a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian banks are facing a wave of international sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Truckers line up their trucks on Albert Street as they honk their horns on February 5, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. The trucker blockade has since been dispersed - in part through the use of financial seizures and censorship. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
Trudeau Proved Bitcoin's Value, so Why Is It Trading Sideways?
Financial censorship in Canada is creating new crypto converts. But BTC's price isn't following - yet.
Truckers line up their trucks on Albert Street as they honk their horns on February 5, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. The trucker blockade has since been dispersed - in part through the use of financial seizures and censorship. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
Coinbase Explains Guidelines for Removing Accounts and Content
"Our approach is to be free speech supporters, but not free speech martyrs," Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong wrote.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Crypto Donations to Tor Surged 841% in 2021
Crypto Donations to Tor Surged 841% in 2021
Crypto donations to privacy-focused nonprofit the Tor Project surged 841% in 2021 from 2020 to $940,000. Of the nearly $1 million raised, 58% of the donations were in cryptocu...
Crypto Donations to Tor Surged 841% in 2021