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Indian government is going after Big Tech for all the wrong reasons

26 May 2021

This year we should have seen a strong, user-focused Data Protection Law enacted in India rather than a broad censorious set of internet control regulations.

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Indian government is going after Big Tech for all the wrong reasons
26 May 2021
Indian government is going after Big Tech for all the wrong reasons
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This new social media law in Mauritius could land users in prison for “annoyance”

12 May 2021
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This new social media law in Mauritius could land users in prison for “annoyance”
12 May 2021
This new social media law in Mauritius could land users in prison for “annoyance”

New Digital Security Act in Bangladesh deepens threats to free expression

21 Sep 2018

Bangladesh’s Parliament passed the new Digital Security Act with the intention of ensuring national digital security and preventing and prosecuting digital offenses, but in practice it poses significant threats to free expression.

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New Digital Security Act in Bangladesh deepens threats to free expression
21 Sep 2018
New Digital Security Act in Bangladesh deepens threats to free expression

Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media

10 Aug 2018

Students have taken to the streets in protest, and authorities have reportedly arrested a number of activists and journalists covering the protests online — a major breach of freedom of expression in the region.

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Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media
10 Aug 2018
Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media