Articles by Global Voices Advox
Facebook, WhatsApp, encryption and the moderation of fake news
As WhatsApp has become a key platform for disseminating news and information, for groups of friends and media houses alike, it has also increasingly served as a mechanism for distributing fake news.
No August reprieve for journalists and activists in the Middle East and North Africa
Whether authoritarian regimes, so-called democracies or warring armed groups, those who wield power in the Middle East and North Africa have taken internet censorship to new levels and stepped up their individual campaigns against critics, journalists, and opponents this month.
China to ban anonymous online comments, blacklist users
Chinese netizens who have not registered their user accounts with platforms under a new real name system will not be able to post online comments.
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar sues police for unlawful arrest
Zunar, renowned Malaysian cartoonist accused of sedition and now living under a travel ban, has announced he is suing his persecutors…and demanding the return of his books and t-shirts.
India bans the Internet Archive over concerns of pirated Bollywood films
The ban is the result of a court petition to stop file-sharing websites from distributing pirated copies of recently released Bollywood movies.
Will Palestine’s cybercrime law pave the way for more rights violations?
The law was prepared discreetly and approved without holding discussions with civil society or internet service providers.
Global Voices honors the life of open web activist Bassel Khartabil, executed by the Syrian regime
A Creative Commons leader who was active in projects like Firefox and Wikipedia, Bassel Khartabil played a pivotal role in extending online access in Syria. His wife, and the world, recently learned he was executed in 2015.
MENA round-up: Freedom of assembly and freedom of the press hit hardest in July
This July, protesters in Israel and Morocco were met with violence and journalists were subjected to harassment and denial of access, Lebanon banned protests, and 150 organisations met in Doha to discuss threats to freedom of expression in general, and the case of Al Jazeera in particular.