Tag: Twitter
Free expression is not safe in India: government must not slash social media safe harbour protection
The Indian government must commit to protecting free expression and maintaining safe harbour protection for social media platforms.
ECOWAS Court victory: Twitter ban in Nigeria declared unlawful
In a huge win for human rights, Nigeria’s ECOWAS Court declared that government’s seven-month Twitter ban was unlawful.
Twitter Fights India’s Order Compelling the Company to Block Some Tweets
Twitter launches legal challenge in India over orders to block content
Analysis: Twitter battles India for control of social media content
The Indian government’s overbroad Twitter takedown orders must be declared unconstitutional
The court must declare authorities’ overbroad Twitter takedown orders as unconstitutional, and bring to light abuse of power online.
Money talks: Twitter’s financial backers must use their power to mitigate risks of Musk takeover
Shareholders and financial institutions must withhold their approval for Twitter’s sale to Elon Musk unless human rights safeguards are in place.
What does Musk’s “free speech” look like for the rest of us?
Elon Musk’s simplistic views of freedom of expression could catapult Twitter from a toxic space to a worse one — especially for those of us tweeting from the margins.
Encrypt all the messages — across all the platforms
Elon Musk’s planned Twitter buyout is spurring new calls for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messaging. Here’s why it’s both desirable and feasible to make E2EE messaging interoperable across major communications platforms, as the E.U. Digital Markets Act envisions.
Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout must not come at the expense of human rights
We call on Twitter to halt the sale to Elon Musk until it sets out concrete measures to protect human rights, regardless of who owns the company.