Will the US President win this accolade to add to his FIFA Peace Prize?
Tyrant of the year 2025: Donald Trump
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CATEGORY: Americas
China media giant Tencent gags anti-censorship website FreeWeChat
The website of anti-censorship organisation GreatFire.org’s platform dedicated to exposing Chinese government censorship of WeChat is taken offline by US hosting provider Vultr
MAGA 101: Inside Trump’s fast-track masterclass in undermining academic freedom
A report on the impact of the Trump administration’s assault on research and teaching in the United States and what the future might hold for free expression in academia in other democracies
Memes: The new frontier of American propaganda
How the second Trump administration is using AI imagery, spreading misinformation that often intimidates with repercussions for free expression
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya among winners of Index on Censorship 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards
The awards celebrate those who have had significant impact fighting censorship anywhere in the world
History is being written by the AI victors
Erasing inconvenient truths isn’t new but technology is making it so much easier
The week in free expression 31 October – 7 November
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The ethics of AI-generated content and who (or what) is responsible
Index explores the world of Hitler worship, social harms and the welfare of AI assistants
The week in free expression 24 October – 31 October
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Do the dead have free expression?
Index explores the issues around whether AI should be used to bring the deceased back to life