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Nigerians raise alarm over controversial Social Media Bill

18 Dec 2019
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Nigerians raise alarm over controversial Social Media Bill
18 Dec 2019
Nigerians raise alarm over controversial Social Media Bill
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The miscalculations African governments keep making with social media and internet blocks

3 Oct 2019
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The miscalculations African governments keep making with social media and internet blocks
3 Oct 2019
The miscalculations African governments keep making with social media and internet blocks
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The Maduro Regime Targets Digital Media To Silence The Opposition

7 Aug 2019
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The Maduro Regime Targets Digital Media To Silence The Opposition
7 Aug 2019
The Maduro Regime Targets Digital Media To Silence The Opposition
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Changes to Australia’s criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship

2 Apr 2019 •

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.

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Changes to Australia’s criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship
2 Apr 2019
Changes to Australia’s criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship
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Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media

10 Aug 2018 •

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.

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Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media
10 Aug 2018
Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media
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My rights, my internet: Understanding global sentiment towards life online

11 May 2018 •

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.

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My rights, my internet: Understanding global sentiment towards life online
11 May 2018
My rights, my internet: Understanding global sentiment towards life online

Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?

10 May 2018 •

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.

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Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?
10 May 2018
Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?
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Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?

4 May 2018 •

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.

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Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?
4 May 2018
Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?

Human rights groups ask United Nations to investigate U.S. border policies

16 Feb 2017 •

Searching digital devices and compelling travelers to hand over social media passwords is a violation of international human rights.

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Human rights groups ask United Nations to investigate U.S. border policies
16 Feb 2017
Human rights groups ask United Nations to investigate U.S. border policies
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Give us your Twitter, your Facebook, your passwords guarding your free expression

14 Feb 2017 •

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.

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Give us your Twitter, your Facebook, your passwords guarding your free expression
14 Feb 2017
Give us your Twitter, your Facebook, your passwords guarding your free expression