Global Voices Advox

In 2022, Russia saw more than 21,000 arrests and at least 370 defendants in criminal cases for anti-war speech; more than 200,000 internet resources blocked; and 11 sentences in cases of state treason.

Bukele’s government uses paid influencers and ‘likely bot farms’ to tweet pro-government messages ‘tens of thousands of times’ on a given topic while masking their origin to create the appearance of authentic grassroots support.

The decree empowers officers of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to issue takedown orders for content that violates the Computer Crime Act.

Three women journalists staged a sit-in in the middle of a global climate summit to draw awareness about Egypt’s thousands of political prisoners.

Arturo Torres investigates how disinformation moves in Ecuador. He uncovered 13 simultaneous disinformation campaigns driven by political interests, with the goal of weakening the government of then-president Lenin Moreno.

Some African governments are colluding with tech companies to expand their repression through digital technologies while stripping citizens of their online and offline rights.

Ten months ago, Access Now and the Citizen Lab confirmed that several journalists were targeted with the use of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on a massive scale in El Salvador.

Media groups urged the government to work closely with the press and promote the public’s right to information.