Big Tech Censorship: How Google, Apple, and Internet Restrictions Shape Our Digital World
Explore how Google and Apple cooperate with authoritarian governments, impacting VPN access and online freedom.
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Big Tech Censorship: How Google, Apple, and Internet Restrictions Shape Our Digital World
The internet, once heralded as a bastion of free expression and unfettered access to information, is increasingly becoming a battleground for control. Big Tech giants, the gatekeepers of our digital lives, find themselves caught in the crossfire, navigating the complex and often conflicting demands of governments, user rights, and their own business interests. A recent investigation by The Observer has brought to light the escalating cooperation between Google and authoritarian regimes, revealing a disturbing trend of increased censorship and content removal. This revelation, coupled with Apple's more aggressive stance in complying with such demands, paints a grim picture of the challenges facing internet freedom. The data collected by Surfshark is stark: worldwide content removal orders to Google have more than doubled over the past decade. This surge underscores the growing pressure on tech companies to police content and restrict access based on government directives. Russia, wi…
