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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

The Brazilian and Indian dilemma: How to regulate AI and Big Tech?

Written by Shubhangi Heda, Alice Lana

31 May 2024

Stories about Regulation

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

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

Post-pandemic, lockdown on rights persists in the Philippines

Surveillance and repressive laws enacted during the pandemic remain in effect

Written by EngageMedia

27 June 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Access

An excerpt from Advox research on access

Written by Advox

20 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

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Cameroon

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Cameroon

Written by Advox

5 May 2023

Tanzania’s government makes headway in country’s media reforms

Announcement exhibits a change of tune by the government following complaints

Written by Bonface Witaba

23 February 2023

Data privacy rights advance in Tanzania under new law, but obstacles remain

A welcome step, the act still has some worrisome elements

Written by Advox

16 December 2022

Will banning music glorifying violence from the airwaves reduce Jamaica's crime rate?

'[T]his seems likes moral policing, no?'

Written by Emma Lewis

16 October 2022

Can citizens of democracies still trust the law? A GV Insights discussion

A summary of our International Day of Democracy webinar

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

11 October 2022

Unfreedom Monitor report: Data Governance

An excerpt from Advox research on data governance

Written by Advox

6 October 2022

Unfreedom Monitor report: Morocco

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Morocco

Written by Advox

29 September 2022

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Egypt

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Egypt

Written by Advox

23 September 2022

Policing the pandemic: Australia’s technology response to COVID-19

This piece examines four technology-based government responses to COVID-19

Written by EngageMedia

19 September 2022

LIVE on September 22: Techno-authoritarianism in India

The session will be streamed live on YouTube

Written by Sindhuri Nandhakumar

9 September 2022

Unfreedom Monitor report: Zimbabwe

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Zimbabwe

Written by Advox

8 September 2022

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Russia

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Russia

Written by Tanya Lokot

25 August 2022

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Turkey

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Turkey

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

11 August 2022

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