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2026 EFF Award winners: Access Now, 7amleh, DeFlock, New Media Rights

9 Sep 2026
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2026 EFF Award winners: Access Now, 7amleh, DeFlock, New Media Rights
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9 Sep 2026
2026 EFF Award winners: Access Now, 7amleh, DeFlock, New Media Rights
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Artificial Intelligence
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Hey EU, your new rules for ChatGPT don’t cover chat

4 Sep 2026
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Hey EU, your new rules for ChatGPT don’t cover chat
Politico ↗
4 Sep 2026
Hey EU, your new rules for ChatGPT don’t cover chat
Proceed with caution: Sandvine removed from U.S. Entity List
Surveillance
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AI medical devices: are we using them before we know they work?

3 Sep 2026
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AI medical devices: are we using them before we know they work?
Somewhere on Earth ↗
3 Sep 2026
AI medical devices: are we using them before we know they work?
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Register for the RightsCon Continues Summit, September 22

31 Aug 2026
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Register for the RightsCon Continues Summit, September 22
31 Aug 2026
Register for the RightsCon Continues Summit, September 22
Internet Shutdowns
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The Sound of the Silenced: Inside the ten-year global fight to keep the internet on

31 Aug 2026
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The Sound of the Silenced: Inside the ten-year global fight to keep the internet on
TechRadar ↗
31 Aug 2026
The Sound of the Silenced: Inside the ten-year global fight to keep the internet on
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Cybersecurity
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Meet Flock, the $8 billion startup backed by a16z and Tiger facing growing backlash against surveillance capitalism

27 Aug 2026
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Meet Flock, the $8 billion startup backed by a16z and Tiger facing growing backlash against surveillance capitalism
Fortune ↗
27 Aug 2026
Meet Flock, the $8 billion startup backed by a16z and Tiger facing growing backlash against surveillance capitalism
Digital Rights
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Changing tides: Adapting to the digi-verse

19 Aug 2026
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Changing tides: Adapting to the digi-verse
Alliance Magazine ↗
19 Aug 2026
Changing tides: Adapting to the digi-verse
Surveillance
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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators

18 Aug 2026
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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
Tech Crunch ↗
18 Aug 2026
‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
Internet Shutdowns
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Sound of the silenced: voices from the connectivity crisis

18 Aug 2026
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Sound of the silenced: voices from the connectivity crisis
18 Aug 2026
Sound of the silenced: voices from the connectivity crisis
South Sudan #KeepItOn
Protest and Online Organizing
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In Jantar Mantar protests, a model of all that’s wrong with India’s internet governance

14 Aug 2026
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In Jantar Mantar protests, a model of all that’s wrong with India’s internet governance
Indian Express ↗
14 Aug 2026
In Jantar Mantar protests, a model of all that’s wrong with India’s internet governance
Internet shutdowns typology of harm socials
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The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns

6 Aug 2026
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The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns
Rest of World ↗
6 Aug 2026
The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns
CBE Ethiopia
Data Protection
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Jantar Mantar protests: What is the legal recourse for doxxing victims in India?

3 Aug 2026
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Jantar Mantar protests: What is the legal recourse for doxxing victims in India?
Indian Express ↗
3 Aug 2026
Jantar Mantar protests: What is the legal recourse for doxxing victims in India?
Protest and Online Organizing
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Preparing for disruption: offline messaging apps join India’s protest toolkit

27 Jul 2026
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Preparing for disruption: offline messaging apps join India’s protest toolkit
Channel News Asia ↗
27 Jul 2026
Preparing for disruption: offline messaging apps join India’s protest toolkit
Internet shutdowns typology of harm socials
Protest and Online Organizing
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India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate

27 Jul 2026
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India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate
27 Jul 2026
India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate
Sweden
Cybersecurity
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A critical tool for fighting against an Orwellian future’ — Why users of this encrypted messaging app are helping keep the project alive

13 Jul 2026
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A critical tool for fighting against an Orwellian future’ — Why users of this encrypted messaging app are helping keep the project alive
Tech Radar ↗
13 Jul 2026
A critical tool for fighting against an Orwellian future’ — Why users of this encrypted messaging app are helping keep the project alive
Sweden
Cybersecurity
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India’s crackdown on a new WhatsApp feature risks setting a global precedent

13 Jul 2026
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India’s crackdown on a new WhatsApp feature risks setting a global precedent
Rest of World ↗
13 Jul 2026
India’s crackdown on a new WhatsApp feature risks setting a global precedent