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Philippines: On Facebook's Free Version, Fake News is Even Harder to Spot

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Netizen Report: New Research Tests Facebook’s Digital ‘On Ramp’ for Developing Countries

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Vietnamese Activist Trần Thị Nga Sentenced to 9 Years for ‘Propaganda’

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Facebook’s Free Basics Doesn't Connect You to the Global Internet – But it Does Collect Your Data

Regardless of whether they log into Facebook, users of Free Basics are constantly sharing their data with Facebook.

Is Free Basics Really Bringing More Africans Online? A Case Study From Ghana

A group of Global Voices contributors tested the Free Basics app in six countries across the globe this spring. Here's what we found in Ghana.

Can Facebook Connect the Next Billion?

Written by Advox · Access

New research by Global Voices tech and digital rights experts in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan and the Philippines exposes the ups and downs of Facebook's "Free Basics" app.

Who Are the #Istanbul10? Learn About the Work of Jailed Human Rights Defenders in Turkey

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva · Activism

A group of human rights defenders and information technology trainers continue to face jail time in Turkey and accusations that they were "aiding a terrorist organization without being a member."

Puerto Rican Newspaper Cans Popular Comic Strip, Raising Concerns Over Censorship

Written by Ángel Carrión · Censorship

Pepito is known for its sharp critique of the government and of elected officials in both the governments of Puerto Rico and of the United States.

Arrest Over a Facebook Rant Brings Trinidad & Tobago's Cybercrime Legislation Into Sharp Focus

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Free Expression

"Overbroad content offences are always illegitimate, but are particularly dangerous online, where many people are still in the process of discovering their voice."