Information Policy

Almost 40% of internet users globally don’t have internet freedom

As internet adoption continues to grow worldwide, more and more governments want to control what internet users can see and assert their authority over tech firms. These trends have resulted in a significant decrease in internet freedom and more restricted access to content.

MIGF 2021: Moldova’s Digital Future in the COVID-19 Era

The Internet Governance Forum (MIGF) will be held in Chisinau on October 19-20. It will be attended by representatives of government agencies, international, non-governmental and expert organizations, digital business, technology companies, digital development experts from Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Canada, the United States and a number of other countries.

Tackling human rights in the digital sphere: international seminar on challenges of content moderation, AI and action against cybercrime

Strasbourg, 14.10.2021 – An international seminar to be held on 18 October on the theme of “Human Rights in the digital sphere” will bring together experts from different legal systems and jurisdictions, judges of the European Court of Human Rights and governmental representatives from Europe and beyond to examine the impact of digital transformation on human rights.

Opinion: In Belarus, a social media post can be a ticket to prison

In July, a husband and wife in Belarus, Anastasiya Krupenich-Kandratsiyeva, a teacher, and Siarhei Krupenich, a tech worker, exchanged messages with each other over the Telegram app, sharing reposts from some of the 100 or so channels the Belarus dictatorship has labeled “extremist.” They were arrested. At a police station, officers opened Ms. Krupenich-Kandratsiyeva’s phone, found the messages, and the couple have been jailed ever since. This is the worsening totalitarian hellscape of Belarus.

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Today, authoritarian governments have become concerningly adept at digital crackdowns, censorship, and repression online. Inhibiting people’s ability to freely communicate online has become an all-too-common tool of social control. The Iranian government’s near-total internet shutdowns during unrest and protests exemplifies the significance of the internet as a tool of communication and the lengths that Iranian officials will go to in order to silence Iranian voices.

U.S. Lawmakers Show Support for Internet Freedom in Iran

Today, authoritarian governments have become concerningly adept at digital crackdowns, censorship, and repression online. Inhibiting people’s ability to freely communicate online has become an all-too-common tool of social control. The Iranian government’s near-total internet shutdowns during unrest and protests exemplifies the significance of the internet as a tool of communication and the lengths that Iranian officials will go to in order to silence Iranian voices.