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Freedom of Speech Crisis in the Tunisian “Facebook Republic”
Tunisian police summoned fashion designer Myriam Bribri on October 8 following her involvement in protests against poverty, inequality and…

Big Techs’ Community Standards: Uncontrolled [Opinion]
There is no doubt that the power Big Techs possess over society is “big.” It is ironic how a deregulated…

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…

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…