Index on Censorship welcomes a report by the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee into disinformation and fake news that calls for greater transparency on social media companies’ decision making processes, on who posts political advertising and on use of personal data.
CATEGORY: Digital Freedom
Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa doesn’t have the right to shut down the internet
With the ongoing violence, questions are now being asked as to whether Mnangagwa has control over the country, with many believing that Zimbabwe is effectively a military state
Europe’s proposed regulation on online extremism endangers freedom of expression
Index on Censorship shares the widespread concerns about the proposed EU regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. The regulation would endanger freedom of expression and would create huge practical challenges for companies and member states.
NetBlocks tool tracks cost of internet shutdowns
“Internet shutdowns are increasingly used by governments to control the flow of information, particularly around elections or political unrest.”
The European Commission must amend the regulation on terrorist content online to protest fundamental rights
On 12 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. The...
Adopt a ‘human rights by design’ approach towards regulating online content, say civil society groups
Global Partners Digital, Index on Censorship and Open Rights Group are concerned about recent government proposals and announcements related to the regulation of online content, which could have significant adverse impacts on human rights, and particularly freedom of expression.
“Scattergun” approach to addressing online content risks damaging freedom of expression
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Parliament needs to stop creating piecemeal laws to address content online - or which make new forms of speech...
NGOs call for full repeal of Egypt’s “cybercrime” law and block of dangerous law regulating media
Index on Censorship joins a coalition of some of the world’s leading human rights and digital rights organisations to call for full repeal of Egypt’s “cybercrime” law
Alex Jones, Infowars and the internet
Index believes that all speech – eccentric, contentious, heretical, unwelcome, provocative and even bigoted – should be protected unless it directly incites violence.
Pressing refresh: Meet the women owning the internet
Being an Afghan or Pakistani woman online attracts prejudice, even danger. But for many, technology is freedom from the past.