Tag: Social media
Trump administration doubles down on alarming social media tracking practices
The U.S. is already asking foreign travelers for their social media information at the border. Now that request may become a requirement.
Jordan is arresting people for criticizing the government on social media
The government is using terrorism as an excuse to clamp down on human rights. This has to stop.
Victory! President of Ghana says no to internet shutdowns during coming elections
The statement comes after months of controversy surrounding remarks made by the police chief that he was considering shutting down social networks in December.
U.S. CUSTOMS WANTS YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNTS
Does the U.S. government follow you on Twitter and Facebook? Maybe it will soon. Weigh in on the CBP’s proposal by taking our short survey below. We’ll file your responses directly with the agency.
Why does Bolivia want to regulate social media and ban anonymity online?
After a referendum to keep the ruling government in power failed, Bolivia explores a social media crackdown.
Lurkers prohibited: Human rights apply to social media monitoring
Politicians and law enforcement in the U.S., E.U, and elsewhere are calling for more authority to monitor user-generated social media content, a practice that is inherently intrusive and ripe for abuse. We provide recommendations for limiting such programs.
The human rights problem with social media monitoring
We take a look at the human rights implications of government proposals to monitor user-generated social media content.
#Notosocialmediabill: Nigeria on verge of criminalizing social media
Nigeria is the verge of sending people to jail for their tweets and Facebook posts.
Bangladesh and the U.S.: Internet shutdowns are the wrong response to national security threats
Yesterday, authorities in Dhaka, Bangladesh shut down some internet services for several hours, including blocking access to Facebook, Whatsapp, and Viber. Service was later restored, but key services remain offline. The latest shutdown in Dhaka shows worrying backsliding to the use of internet shutdowns as a blunt instrument to deal with threats to national security. It also solidifies the South Asia region as a hub for these intentional disruptions, given that Pakistan and the Indian provinces of Gujarat and Kashmir have also chosen to disrupt networks in the past few months. Worse, it looks as though lawmakers around the world are seeing threats to national security as a justification for undermining the open internet.
Nauru in hot seat as U.N. decries internet blocking, clampdown on free expression
Today countries around the world urged the small island state of Nauru to restore access to social media and support free expression. Delivered in a session at the United Nations Human Rights Council, the recommendations — presented by official delegations from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and Timor Leste, among others — represent a sharp rebuke after Nauru clamped down on free expression over the past year, including blocking Facebook. In a separate action, Access Now delivered a petition to the government of Nauru signed by more than 5,000 people calling on the government to restore full access to the internet.