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DARE: Facebook Introduces Central Page for Privacy and Security Settings
Under fire for handling of personal data, Facebook says it will offer centralized system for users to control their privacy and security settings, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg now seems… More
Prosecution of Rafael Marques de Morais Part of Angolan Government’s Renewed Effort to Stifle Free Expression
“Rafael Marques has for years bravely documented government malfeasance and human rights abuses in Angola at a great cost to his own personal safety and well-being. It is essential… More
DARE: 2020 Census Will Ask About Respondents’ Citizenship Status
California Attorney General to sue Trump Administration over new census question that would ask respondents to reveal their citizenship. EPA imposes new rules prohibiting scientists from relying on studies… More
Arrest of Journalist Eskinder Nega in Ethiopia Negates Progress Made Mere Weeks Earlier
"With these detentions, Ethiopia risks negating the progress made by freeing scores of political prisoners in February. We call on the government to respect these detainees’ right to free… More
Reimagining A Wrinkle In Time: A Reading List
Little girls in glasses have showed us how to save the world from darkness for years. The journeys they take as they come into their power showcase their everyday… More
DARE: Emma González’s Stunning Silence for Parkland: The Latest on March for Our Lives
Young people rally nationwide advocating for gun control; Parkland survivor Emma González speaks volumes with silence–and is shown tearing up the constitution in faked photo circulating on social media.… More
Banksy’s New Mural Protests the Imprisonment of Painter Zehra Doğan
The artist’s latest mural, at the corner of Houston Street and Bowery, pays tribute to jailed Turkish-Kurdish painter Zehra Doğan, imprisoned for her art depicting destruction caused by Turkish… More
DARE: Why Facebook users’ data obtained by Cambridge Analytica has probably spun far out of reach
Revelations continue about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and the massive passing around of user data. Read PEN America’s assessment of the free expression issues raised and the criticality of transparency… More
To Protect a Free and Open Society, Facebook Must Protect Its Users’ Data
"While Americans have the choice to forswear Facebook in favor of other channels, elsewhere in the world it is virtually the only route to online access. Having secured its… More
Facebook Must Protect Its User Data—Democracy Depends On It
Above all, Facebook’s leadership and that of other similarly situated companies must reckon with the opportunities that online platforms provide to exploit the greatest trove of personal information, beliefs,… More