David Christopher

Trump, Twitter, and why a 25-year-old law is needed to protect the future of freedom of expression online

A roundup of how IFEX members and others responded to President Trump’s Executive Order targeting social media platforms, by IFEX media specialist David Christopher.

Young people playing video games during a Wargaming Fest in Moscow, Russia, 23 December 2017, Sergei FadeichevTASS via Getty Images

RightsCon, IFEX, and youth surveillance

While the internet creates new possibilities for children to express themselves, pervasive monitoring deeply undermines the value of these opportunities. IFEX co-hosted a session with Child Rights International Network at this years’s RightsCon to consider the human rights of children in the digital age.