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Statement from global civil society on the impact of Facebook, Google and Twitter: Concern for democracy and human rights must not end at the US’s borders
We are organisations working globally to strengthen democracy and human rights. Today we are demanding that Facebook, Google, and Twitter…
Why Is Your WhatsApp Account Being Banned?
The last weeks have witnessed an increase in reported cases of people losing access to their WhatsApp accounts. At first…
Wikipedia: The Everlasting Project
Wikipedia: a long history of collaborative knowledge production and free access, and some bots too.
A New (Non-)Privacy Policy from WhatsApp? [A comparison between messaging applications]
Tech and media companies are exploiting free, popular apps to increase their access to personal data; and WhatsApp has just…
Open Letter to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Stop silencing critical voices from the Middle East and North Africa
17 December 2020, Ten years ago today, 26-year old Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest…
Bread&Net 2020nline | Corporates, Governments and the Pandemic: Threats to Digital Freedom
Bread&Net 2020nline welcomed more than 800 participants from 32 countries on Hopin this year! Over four eventful days, we held…
Lost Telecommunications Amidst Belligerent Groups in Northeast Syria
In areas such as North and East Syria, internet sources are becoming increasingly limited and difficult to come by. Against…