Tag: Social media
Nigerians raise alarm over controversial Social Media Bill
The miscalculations African governments keep making with social media and internet blocks
The Maduro Regime Targets Digital Media To Silence The Opposition
Changes to Australia’s criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship
Australia’s government have announced the introduction of a new bill that would impose criminal liability on executives of social media platforms if they fail to remove “abhorrent violent content.” The hastily drafted legislation could have serious unintended consequences for human rights in Australia.
Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media
Students have taken to the streets in protest, and authorities have reportedly arrested a number of activists and journalists covering the protests online — a major breach of freedom of expression in the region.
My rights, my internet: Understanding global sentiment towards life online
Through our survey with RIWI, we aim to help the RightsCon community better understand public sentiment toward issues that are central to our work on human rights in the digital age.
Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?
Can you be deported for a tweet? Maybe soon. The U.S. government needs to know what you think! Weigh in by taking our short survey.
Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?
Can you be deported for a tweet? Maybe soon. The U.S. government needs to know what you think! Weigh in by taking our short survey.
Human rights groups ask United Nations to investigate U.S. border policies
Searching digital devices and compelling travelers to hand over social media passwords is a violation of international human rights.
Give us your Twitter, your Facebook, your passwords guarding your free expression
The Trump administration is floating a plan to require travelers to hand over social media passwords at the border. That would be a gross violation of human rights.