Tag: Regulation

Australia’s government have announced the introduction of a new bill that would impose criminal liability on executives of social media platforms if they fail to remove “abhorrent violent content.” The hastily drafted legislation could have serious unintended consequences for human rights in Australia.

State and local governments are arming us with legal protections against the harmful data practices that hurt human rights. We want to recognize and support that work.

There is no better time than right now to question the world that is being built around us, and as civil society, it is our duty to ask the hard questions, and make sure innovators have good answers before they proceed.

TRAI has recommended that government licenses for internet service providers include strong provisions to ensure non-discriminatory treatment of content.

Denmark’s decision shows what’s rotten in the state of EU export controls.

What they signal: Your privacy matters

Our report from the Latin American Internet Governance Forum, where we helped map out the challenges and opportunities for digital rights across the region.

Here’s what the ongoing “state of emergency” in France means for digital rights.

We need to fix the MLAT system, but the new proposal doesn’t really do that. It also fails to implement a true human rights framework.

As written, the United Kingdom’s Investigatory Powers Bill would undermine privacy, data protection, freedom of expression, and digital security.