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The fight to #KeepItOn during elections: the role of stakeholders

1 Dec 2020

Watch via YouTube: Join human rights activists and experts — including Peggy Hicks from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights — as they explore incidents of internet shutdowns documented in Myanmar, Tanzania, and Belarus during 2020 elections.

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The fight to #KeepItOn during elections: the role of stakeholders
1 Dec 2020
The fight to #KeepItOn during elections: the role of stakeholders

From Palestine to China, Zoom has no business censoring dissent

26 Oct 2020
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From Palestine to China, Zoom has no business censoring dissent
26 Oct 2020
From Palestine to China, Zoom has no business censoring dissent
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Australia’s plans for internet regulation: aimed at terrorism, but harming human rights

27 Mar 2019

Writing sound policy to address challenges linked to online speech (even “terrorist” content) requires a carefully considered, measured, and proportionate approach.

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Australia’s plans for internet regulation: aimed at terrorism, but harming human rights
27 Mar 2019
Australia’s plans for internet regulation: aimed at terrorism, but harming human rights
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Free expression in MENA: death by a thousand cuts

7 Jun 2018

Across the region, authorities are leveraging accusations of “fake news” and imposing harsh prison sentences — in some cases, 10 years — based on what an advocate has posted online.

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Free expression in MENA: death by a thousand cuts
7 Jun 2018
Free expression in MENA: death by a thousand cuts
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Saving our agnostic internet, part I: censorship and free expression

29 Nov 2017

Governments globally are pushing companies to “do more” to address harmful speech online. Any approach must bolster, not undermine, human rights.

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Saving our agnostic internet, part I: censorship and free expression
29 Nov 2017
Saving our agnostic internet, part I: censorship and free expression
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Jordan is arresting people for criticizing the government on social media

26 Jan 2017

The government is using terrorism as an excuse to clamp down on human rights. This has to stop.

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Jordan is arresting people for criticizing the government on social media
26 Jan 2017
Jordan is arresting people for criticizing the government on social media

YouTube ban removed in Turkey after 67 days, but censorship threats persist

5 Jun 2014

Following 67 days of censorship, YouTube was unblocked in Turkey on Tuesday following a ruling last week by the Constitutional Court that the ban violates freedom of expression. While Access welcomes the Court’s decision, the underlying legal frameworks allowing such censorship still exist.

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YouTube ban removed in Turkey after 67 days, but censorship threats persist
5 Jun 2014
YouTube ban removed in Turkey after 67 days, but censorship threats persist