Save the Internet Act, Passed in U.S. House of Representatives, Critical to Defending Net Neutrality
After the FCC's 2017 repeal of net neutrality regulation, guarantees of equal online access are no longer to be taken for granted; these freedoms must be fought for and… More
Free Expression Groups Urge the House of Representatives to Reinstate Net Neutrality Protections
"Without these protections, free expression online is vulnerable to slowdown and suppression, which adversely affects freelance content creators such as artists, writers, and film-makers, and many others. Our coalition… More
DARE: More Lawyers, Reporter Stopped and Questioned at Border by U.S. Officials
More lawyers and journalists stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border by Customs and Border Protection officials. Cook County judge blocks ProPublica Illinois from publishing any identifying information in a child… More
Joint Call for Myanmar Authorities to Drop Case Against Swe Win and Decriminalize Defamation
On the second anniversary of the defamation charges brought upon Ko Swe Win, editor at online newspaper Myanmar Now, we, the undersigned 77 civil society organizations, call on the… More
Russian Bill Punishing “Disrespect of Government” and “Fake News” Online a Dangerous Tool for Censorship
"The language in the bill punishing 'disrespect of the government' is an alarming and blatant attempt to silence opposition. We are extremely troubled to see this legislation advance towards… More
Russian Bill Requiring All Internet Traffic to Pass Government-Controlled Routing Points a Troubling Advancement of “Digital Sovereignty”
"The bill passed this week, which has an extremely tenuous national security justification, would essentially provide the government with veto power over the online communication and behavior of its… More
Increased Surveillance of Literary and News Websites Poses Threat to Artistic Freedom in Russia
“Extending this provision of the deeply problematic Yarovaya Law to a range of cultural and news websites, some of which have wide audiences, will essentially shut down important platforms for the… More
#KeepItOn Coalition Urges Government to Keep the Internet Open and Secure in Zimbabwe
Joint Statement by the #KeepItOn Coalition Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Zimbabwe Your Excellency Minister Kazembe Kazembe, Minister of Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security, We are writing… More
Blocking Netflix’s “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” Part of Saudi Arabia’s Standard Playbook of Repression
“The use of broadly worded laws to censor virtually any type of criticism is part of Saudi Arabia's standard playbook of repression. While Netflix may see no option but to… More
Human Rights Groups Urge Google CEO to Discontinue Project Dragonfly
"If Dragonfly is launched in China, it will represent Google's elevation of profits over human rights. But more painfully, it will make Google complicit in the Chinese government's efforts… More
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