Global Voices Advox

For five days, the government imposed an internet blackout spurring misinformation and questions about the situation on the ground.

According to researchers, El Salvador continues to fall short of basic cybersecurity compliance standards and regulations, preventing any affected civilians from mitigating the potential risks they face.

More than 60 percent of the world’s top 100 apps in China Apple App stores are either unavailable or inaccessible in China.

Eagerness to regulate new technologies is understandable, but measures may infringe upon civil rights or fail to resolve the issues they were designed to tackle. Brazil and India’s 2024 electoral processes exemplify this tension.

Malagasy internet users are heavily impacted by the introduction of a new pricing system that hinders the development of the country’s digital economy and restricts freedom of expression.

Zamora is a symbol of the persecution against journalists in Guatemala and the region.

The police used tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons, and mass arrests against the protesters. There have also been reports of physical attacks on government critics and their family members.

Mexico was the first recorded government client and most prolific user of the Pegasus spyware, but ambitions in the use of AI have outpaced the development of legislative tools and standards.