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UK Proposes Sweeping New Social Media Laws (Forbes, 8 April 2019)
Today, Silicon Valley is facing the backlash. Amid widespread concerns over fake news, influence campaigns, cybersecurity and the sharing of violent...
UK looks to crack down on social media companies which don’t stop harmful content (Mashable, 8 April 2019)
The UK is set to unveil new measures against the spread of harmful and violent content on the internet. The Online Harms white paper, set to be...
UK to unleash internet safety czar on Google, Facebook, Twitter (CNET, 8 April 2019)
The UK government is taking a hard line when it comes to online safety, moving to establish what it says is the world's first independent regulator...
How the government’s ‘online harms’ proposals could change the internet (Dazed, 8 April 2019)
In new proposals revealed today (April 8), social media companies will be legally required to protect users from harmful content on their platforms....
Governments are rushing to regulate the internet. Users could end up paying the price (CNN, 8 April 2019)
Today, Silicon Valley is facing the backlash. Amid widespread concerns over fake news, influence campaigns, cybersecurity and the sharing of violent...
Zehra Doğan mit Preis für Meinungsfreiheit ausgezeichnet (ANFNews, 5 April 2019)
Die kurdische Journalistin und Künstlerin Zehra Doğan ist von der internationalen Einrichtung Index of Censorship mit dem Freedom of Expression...
Purge-victim Kurdish artist Zehra Dogan given Index on Censorship’s arts award (Turkey Purge, 5 April 2019)
The London-based Index on Censorship, a campaigning publishing organization for freedom of expression, has given this year’s Freedom of Expression...
I was just released from prison in Turkey because of my art, but I refuse to be silenced (The Independent, 31 March 2019).
Fighting between security forces and armed groups in Kurdish-majority cities began in Turkey in 2015, and I, as a Kurdish journalist, felt the need...
UK seeks Big Tech crackdown amid Brexit chaos (Politico, 27 March 2019)
A battle is brewing in Westminster. But for once, it’s not about Brexit.The U.K. government is soon expected to publish its flagship internet...
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