The best Censorship newsletters

Public is a subscriber-funded newsletter led by Michael Shellenberger that publishes investigations, commentary and interviews on politics, free speech and censorship. Recent issues cover the French riots and Australia's proposed online censorship bill from a strongly right-leaning, opinionated perspective.

Gazzetta is a newsletter about rethinking journalism around service design, with a book club on a workbook and occasional essays on how people get reliable information in distorted contexts. Recent issues mix practical guidance for information producers, a historical essay on Lu Xun and the conditions for genius, and a digest of research on what AI models refuse to say about Chinese politics.

Citizen South is a newsletter tracking censorship, privacy and surveillance across South Asia, with recent issues covering Pakistan's new registration rules for foreign journalists, India's crackdown on the Cockroach Janta Party protests, and an internet shutdown in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Readers get sourced, opinionated updates on press freedom and digital rights in the region.

A Chinese-language blog-style newsletter with long essays on censorship, banned books and the collapse of the FTX crypto empire. Readers get researched, narrative explainers that link politics, publishing and Web3 to wider social questions.

A left-wing creator's newsletter combining political commentary, activism updates and personal accounts of platform censorship, with a focus on US foreign policy, Palestine and economic exploitation. It serves as a direct channel to followers after the author's TikTok ban.

Personal blog by a Mastodon instance operator covering incidents like a Russian regulator's takedown demand against a Bellingcat account and the anniversary of mstdn.social. It also shares notes on fediverse hosting and sideloading app repositories.