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Key Guidance
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Top Insights
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Internet Shutdowns
25
Digital Rights
23
Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
21
Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Freedom of Expression
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Communication Rights
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Cybercrimes
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Internet Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
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Human Rights Protection
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Algorithms & Big Data
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ICT Policies
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Law Enforcement, Litigations, Legal Practice, Case Law, Jurisdiction
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Intellectual Property
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Copyright Law
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Internet
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Electronic Commerce
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Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
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AI Regulation & Legislation
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ICT Regulation
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Civil Society
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Media & ICT Use in Authoritarian Regimes / Dictatorships
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Encryption, Cryptology
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Media / Communication Control
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Secret Services, Intelligence Services
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Digital Inclusion
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Legal Digital Identity, Biometric Digital Identity
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Social Media
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Facebook
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Artificial Intelligence
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ICT Development Assistance
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Public Goods, Commons
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Feminism & Communication
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Human Rights
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Authoritarian Regimes, Dictatorships
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Election Campaigns
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Children's Rights
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Copyright: Software
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Open Licensing, Creative Commons, Public Domain
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Plagiarism
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Press Freedom & Communication Rights Violations
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Right to be Forgotten
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Government Communication Strategies
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Darknet
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Media Assistance: Digital Journalism & Social Media
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Digital Market Concentration
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Internet Markets
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Open Access Publishing
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Search Engines
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Blogging, Blogs
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Instagram
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Ethnic / Minority Online Communities & Websites
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Digital Economies, Digital Societies
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Digitalization, Environment & Sustainable Development
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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ICTs and Development
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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Postal Services, Letters & Parcels, Stamps
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LGBT & Communication / Media
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Racism in Communication & Media
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Racism in Social Media & Digital Communication
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Xenophobia
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Disinformation & Misinformation Law & Regulation
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Government-Sponsored Disinformation
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Digital Economies & Markets
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Video on Demand
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Labour, Labour Markets, Labour Laws, Working Conditions
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Environmental Communication
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Climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation
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Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Countering Defamation & Harassment
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Ubuntu (Ethical Concept of Southern African Origin)
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Values
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Gender Relations
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Alcohol Abuse: Prevention & Media Representation
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Indigenous Languages
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Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Population
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Media Law & Regulation: International Standards & Practices
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Colonialism
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UNESCO
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Media Development Indicators
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Constitutions
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Consumer Protection
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Economic / Social / Cultural Rights
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Human Rights Violations
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Media Law & Regulation: Constitutional Law
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Strategic Alliances, Strategic Partnerships
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Citizenship
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Capitalism
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Shrinking Spaces for Civil Society & Political Actors
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Religion and Politics
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Data Collection, Data Collection Methods
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Rural Areas, Rural Communities, Rural Development
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Countering Discrimination & Racism
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Blockchain Technologies
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
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Telephone
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
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Digital Defenders Partnership 2024-2027 Strategic Plan: Towards Centric Feminism and Decoloniality
Digital Defenders Partnership (2024), 45 pp.
Freedom on the Net 2024: The Struggle for Trust Online
Washington, DC: Freedom House (2024), 43 pp.
Navigating Freedom: Making Sense of Lebanon's Digital Discourse on Free Expression
Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation (2023), 13 pp.
Case law on content moderation and freedom of expression
New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2023), 23 pp.
Data Governance in Zimbabwe: Opportunities and Challenges
Cape Town: Research ICT Africa (2023), 12 pp.
"Recent legislation on data linking national security and cybersecurity undermines the creation of a trustworthy data environment. Restrictions on information flows have immediate and medium-term costs to digital economic activity, which in turn have knock-on effects for the prospect of any subseque
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Una panorámica de los apagones de internet en América Latina
Derechos Digitales (2023), 11 pp.
"No Internet Means no Work, no Pay, no Food": Internet Shutdowns Deny Access to Basic Rights in "Digital India"
Human Rights Watch (2023), 109 pp.
Information Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) on the Impact of Cyber Security Cybercrime Laws enacted by Southern Africa Governments on Media Freedom and Digital Rights
Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA);Internews;USAID (2023), 633 pp.
"In 2023, Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA) through its consortium partner, Internews, undertook the most comprehensive review yet of laws affecting media practice and the freedom of expression, including cyber laws, penal codes, constitutions and acts of parliament, in the sixteen Souther
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Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook
Human Rights Watch (2023), 68 pp.
How the Internet is Being Tamed in Russia: Chronicle of State Securitization Measures
Journalism Research, volume 6, issue 1 (2023), pp. 71-92
"As a communicative space, the Russian public sphere is dramatically prosecuted, and it suffers from pathologic efforts to have it systematically shut down. This article looks back into the history of the new restrictive media laws and their framing in the state media. The analysis is disclosing how
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Londa Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa Report 2022
Lagos: Paradigm Initiative (2023), 291 pp.
Online Repression and Tactical Evasion: Evidence from the 2020 Day of Anger Protests in Egypt
Democratization, volume 30, issue 2 (2023), pp. 325-345
"Following the 2011 Arab Spring, autocrats have sought to limit citizens’ ability to publicize offline protests over social media. In this article, we explore how users adjust to these restrictions. To do so, we analyse 33 million tweets sent from Egypt during the “Day of Anger” protests in Se
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Democratizing Digital: Landscape Assessment
Digital Frontiers;USAID (2023), 57 pp.
Digital constitutionalism: The role of internet bills of rights
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xii, 242 pp.
"Investigating the impact of digital technology on contemporary constitutionalism, this book offers an overview of the transformations that are currently occurring at constitutional level, highlighting their link with ongoing societal changes. It reconstructs the multiple ways in which constitutiona
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Country Report: Biometric Digital Identity Programs and Independent Journalism in Uganda
African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) (2023), 28 pp.
A Global Digital Compact: An Open, Free and Secure Digital Future for All
United Nations (2023), 31 pp.
Mapping the supply of surveillance technologies to Africa: Case studies from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi, and Zambia
Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2023), 167 pp.
Restrictions on Internet Freedoms: Recommendations for Thai Policy-Makers and Civil Society
Bangkok: Asia Centre (2023), 16 pp.
Digital policy in an age of global systemic rivalry: Challenges for liberal democracies
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2023), 30 pp.
"Liberal democracies must continue to consistently stand up for internet freedom, democracy and human rights. Germany and the European Union are regarded as role models. It is imperative therefore that they refrain from presenting legislative initiatives themselves that restrict the human right to p
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