2012 August

August, 2012

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Netizen Report: Assam Edition

This week we begin in the Indian state of Assam, which has faced religious conflict after the spread of rumors of violence against Muslims on social media became a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Indian government responded with censorship, demonstrating the complexity of government imperatives to find a balance between Internet freedom...
South Korea: Internet “Real Name” Law Violates the Constitution

The South Korea Supreme Court decided on August 23, 2012 that the Internet “real name” policy is unconstitutional. From local media outlet, Kyunghyang Shinmun: The judges unanimously voted that clause 5 of article 44 in the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, which requires...
EFF's Guide to ‘Keeping Your Site Alive’

EFF's new guide, 'Keeping Your Site Alive,' offers key strategies for keeping a website online in the event of a denial of service attack.

29 August 2012
Netizen Report: Assam Edition

Written by Netizen Report Team · Advocacy
28 August 2012
South Korea: Internet “Real Name” Law Violates the Constitution

Written by Oiwan Lam · Free Expression
23 August 2012
EFF's Guide to ‘Keeping Your Site Alive’

Written by Jillian York · Free Expression

Stories from August, 2012

29 August 2012

Colombia: CELE Analyzes Constitutionality of Bill Lleras 2.0

Written by CELE · Advocacy

The Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE, according to its Spanish acronym) requested to be considered as “friend of the court” in order to...

22 August 2012

Infographic: You Are Not Safe Online!

Written by Guest Contributor · Advocacy

This infographic shows the various ways that your online information is at risk.

Netizen Report: Malaysian Edition

Written by Netizen Report Team ·

This week's Netizen Report starts in Malaysia, where activists staged a Web blackout to protest Section 114A, which overextends liability for content posted by users on a network. From there,...

Tips for Citizen Journalists Using YouTube's New Face Blur Tool

Written by WITNESS · Advocacy

This guest post from WITNESS provides tips on using YouTube's new facial blurring tool.

“Don't Fear the Internet”: To Create is to Express Yourself

Written by ONGDD · Free Expression

Creating, informing, and thinking differently have always been viewed with suspicion. In a new video, NGO Derechos Digitales encourages Internet users to "not fear the Internet" and to support an...

18 August 2012

“Don't Fear the Internet”: Copyright and Online Freedom of Expression

Written by ONGDD · Advocacy

At this stage of the "Don’t fear the Internet" campaign we will focus on how some specific copyright laws and practices end up discouraging the use of the Internet for...

16 August 2012

Assange Asylum Granted After Threats from UK Authorities

Written by Renata Avila · Advocacy

This morning, Thursday 16 August, 2012, in a press conference streamed from the website of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Ricardo Patino declared that the country would grant...

Middle East and North Africa Netizen Report: First Edition

Written by Rayna St · Advocacy

In this first edition of the Middle East and North Africa Netizen Report, we look at various threats facing netizens in the region, from the widespread use of a surveillance...

15 August 2012

Netizen Report: Search Edition

Written by Netizen Report Team · Advocacy

This report starts off in the Googleplex, looking at a series of challenges Google has faced over the management of its search results. From there, we turn to other Sovereigns...

12 August 2012

Hong Kong: Google Search Engine Sued for Defamation

Written by Oiwan Lam · Law

Albert Yeung Sau-shing, the Chairman of Emperor Group in Hong Kong is suing Google Inc for defamation. He claimed that when searching his name, both in Chinese and English, in...