Turkey wants Turks in the Netherlands to report anyone who insults President Erdoğan online
Now, the Netherlands is changing the law.
On Apr 22, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
The rotten politics infecting Turkey’s social media
Turkey has a problem, and it’s only getting worse.
On Mar 30, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
If we want free speech across the globe, we need VPNs
VPNs are giving a voice to those who have never had one.
On Mar 17, 2016 by Sagi Gidali
‘Code is speech’ expert Cindy Cohn explains key argument in Apple’s fight with the FBI
One of the lawyers who helped establish this principle says that Apple’s argument is spot-on.
On Mar 1, 2016 by Eric Geller
Women’s Media Center launches project to document online abuse and harassment
‘It’s not what you say: It’s the fact that you are a woman.’
On Feb 13, 2016 by Marisa Kabas
Top European court rules that websites aren’t liable for mean comments
You can’t force a European website to delete a comment just because it hurts your feelings.
On Feb 3, 2016 by Eric Geller
One year after the Charlie Hebdo attack, we are still #JeSuisCharlie
The magazine lives on, and so does freedom of speech.
On Jan 6, 2016 by Matthew Rozsa
Everything Donald Trump said about the Internet at the GOP debate
‘We should be using our most brilliant minds to figure a way that ISIS cannot use the Internet.’
On Dec 16, 2015 by Kevin Collier
200,000 sign petition to ban Donald Trump from the U.K.
The country has banned other Americans before.
On Dec 9, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Turkey’s YouTube ban violated free speech, European court rules
This is not the only time Turkey’s government has censored the Internet.
On Dec 1, 2015 by Kevin Collier
British authorities cite ‘terrorism’ to seize BBC journalist’s laptop
Free-press campaigners are concerned about the ‘chilling effect’ on journalism.
On Oct 29, 2015 by Dell Cameron
China’s new credit reports are the government’s latest censorship tool
Watch what you say, or your credit score might plummet.
On Oct 5, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Man convicted for cursing out police on Facebook wins $35,000 settlement
The right to free speech is not limited to polite speech alone.
On Sep 25, 2015 by Dell Cameron
Republican lawmaker introduces bill to end this somehow-legal business practice
Supporters say bad Yelp! reviews are a matter of free speech.
On Sep 17, 2015 by Dell Cameron
Federal court overturns FBI’s warrantless National Security Letter gag order
One of the FBI’s most controversial practices faces a major setback.
On Sep 16, 2015 by Kevin Collier
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