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Bangladesh interim government’s ‘right’ to uninterrupted internet access is a sham

Written by Samaya Anjum

24 January 2025

Shutting down the net: The growing threat of Russian internet censorship

Written by Daria Dergacheva

22 January 2025

Australia is the first nation to ban social media for under-16s

Written by Gayle Pescud

10 January 2025

2025: The year we decide the internet's future

Written by Muhammed Bello Buhari

8 January 2025

Stories about Internet governance

Vietnam strengthens control of internet and civil society through new decrees

Tech companies are now required to verify users, while strict rules are imposed on associations

Written by Mong Palatino

7 January 2025

A year of elections and digital repression in South Asia: 2024 in focus

Several governments expanded their control over online spaces

Written by Rezwan

2 January 2025

The great Pakistan firewall and use of religion as a tool for digital authoritarianism

Amid VPN regulations, reports emerge of Bluesky also being blocked in Pakistan

Written by Ramna Saeed

22 November 2024

What you need to know about the X (formerly Twitter) situation in Brazil

Without a representative in the country, the platform was suspended following a Brazilian Supreme Court ruling

Written by Global Voices Brazil

7 September 2024

Turkey bans access to 16 VPN providers

The list will grow ahead of local elections pundits say

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

26 December 2023

Legislating technology and the internet: Interview with Internet Society's Callum Voge

Navigating free expression, privacy, security and digital sovereignty

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

25 October 2023

A look into Uganda's digital services tax

The tax targets nonresident companies, such at Meta and Netflix

Written by Brian Oduti

17 October 2023

Breaking down India's new data protection law: Good, bad, or ugly?

The fourth version of the law was swiftly passed

Written by Alok Prasanna Kumar

26 September 2023

The government of Bangladesh quietly passed the new Cyber Security Act 2023

The new law is a rebranded version of its predecessor

Written by Rezwan

19 September 2023

Unfreedom Monitor: Civic Media Observatory findings report

The findings from Advox research into digital authoritarianism

Written by Advox

4 August 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Access

An excerpt from Advox research on access

Written by Advox

20 June 2023

Hong Kong Court asks: Who are the defendants of the protest anthem injunctions?

Will anyone stand up to defend against the injunctions?

Written by Oiwan Lam

15 June 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Kenya

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Kenya

Written by Chepkoech Rotich

5 June 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Hungary

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Hungary

Written by Advox

29 May 2023

Kenya and the fallacy of trading individual privacy for national security

Privacy is often shown as a fair trade off for national security

Written by Chepkoech Rotich

25 May 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Philippines

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in the Philippines

Written by Advox

22 May 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Ecuador

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Ecuador

Written by Carlos E. Flores

Translated by Melissa Vida

16 May 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Kazakhstan

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Kazakhstan

Written by Sofya Du Boulay

11 May 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Cameroon

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Cameroon

Written by Advox

5 May 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Hong Kong

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Hong Kong

Written by Advox

1 May 2023

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