Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Internet.org’s vision of a free Internet is limited in reach and access, exactly the limits that Latin-American governments are seeking to eliminate when they work to bridge the digital divide.

The Internet provides a wide-range of resources for LGBTQ youth. Unfortunately, many of these resources get censored, either intentionally or as collateral damage from the use of other filters.

Bill C-51 has been widely criticized as irresponsible, dangerous, and ineffective, and many Canadians are saying they won’t be pressured into sacrificing their rights and freedoms.

Eight human rights organisations have developed an outline of qualifications that they believe are relevant to the selection and appointment of the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy.

The “Manila Principles for Intermediary Liability”, unveiled on 24 March, were created to empower individuals, intermediaries and governments to fight back when online expression is censored.

The International Press Institute and 23 IFEX members sent a letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad calling for the release of lawyer and human rights defender Mazen Darwish ahead of his court hearing on 25 March 2015.

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 has been introduced under the auspices of increased computer and network security. But instead, they have focused on information sharing, without addressing the privacy implications that entails.

If the bill is passed, telecom providers will have to store highly personal information about their customers’ Internet use, for one year, for possible future access by law enforcement agencies.