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Threatened by transnational repression, Hong Kong exile media outlets aim to preserve press freedom

Hong Kong exile journalists and political dissidents are often targeted

Written by Oiwan Lam

23 April 2025

The crackdown on academic freedom in Europe: More than just a right-wing phenomenon

Academia is not a neutral space. It has always been a site of struggle throughout history

Written by Walid El Houri

8 March 2025

From Russia to the EU: The high stakes of Meta’s content moderation shift

The solution is to support legacy media rooted in fact-checking

Written by Daria Dergacheva

16 January 2025

The future of truth: Carlos Hernández-Echevarría on fact-checking and AI

Fact-checking has proven to be extremely effective against disinformation in numerous ways

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

25 December 2024

‘Free at last': Aussies respond to Julian Assange homecoming

Wikileaks founder’s release from prison brings mixed reactions down under

Written by Kevin Rennie

8 July 2024

The ingenious ‘network tree’ defying Gaza's connectivity blockade

Italian filmmaker Manolo Luppichini's insights on connectivity in war-torn Gaza

Written by Mariam A.

13 June 2024

Activists call for the shutdown of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office after three alleged spies were arrested in London

Protesters rebranded the office as 'Hong Kong Espionage & Tracking Office'

Written by Oiwan Lam

21 May 2024

EU Parliament condemns the reintroduction of Georgia's foreign agent bill

Meanwhile, thousands of Georgians taken to the streets in protest

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

29 April 2024

Audio deepfakes and AI tricks threaten elections around the world

AI-generated content will also have greater impact in our social life

Written by Dren Gërguri

25 April 2024

At a crucial time for global crises, X (formerly Twitter) dilutes its violent speech policy

Changes in policies were made in October 2023

Written by Daria Dergacheva

3 November 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

Australian parliamentarians visit Washington to lobby for Julian Assange's release

Over 60 Australian politicians have expressed support for the Wikileaks founder

Written by Kevin Rennie

27 September 2023

European Parliament’s Report on Pegasus spyware indicates involvement of North Macedonia companies

Hungarian spyware producer Cytrox began as a start-up in North Macedonia

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

29 December 2022

The true colours of Truecaller in India: app accused of being negligent about data privacy

Truecaller has refuted all these allegations in a press release

Written by Rezwan

14 October 2022

The Greek spyware scandal: When technology outpaces governance

The scandal proves why regulations must keep up with technological developments

Written by Sindhuri Nandhakumar

26 September 2022

Whistleblowing is a service to society: Interview with Disruption Network Lab director Tatiana Bazzichelli

Whistleblowing should be a civil right

Written by Filip Noubel

25 August 2022

The geopolitics of disinformation and cybersecurity in Europe

The free flow of information is a crucial tool to counter disinformation.

Written by Rafaela Landikusic

23 March 2022

Holocaust denial should be considered hate speech, survivors demand of Facebook

The digital campaign features video messages from Holocaust survivors

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

2 October 2020

Julian Assange supporters rally to defeat extradition to United States

Campaigning to free the Wikileaks founder intensifies before court hearing

Written by Kevin Rennie

7 September 2020

Black Lives Matter forces an IBM U-turn on facial recognition

A system which worsens discrimination.

Written by Rémy Vuong

Translated by Adam Long

28 July 2020

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