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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Internet Shutdowns
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Digital Rights
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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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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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Intellectual Property
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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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Social Media
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Facebook
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Artificial Intelligence
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ICT Development Assistance
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ICT Indicators
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Public Goods, Commons
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Feminism & Communication
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Decolonial & Non-Western Approaches
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International Media & Communication Policies
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Media Law & Regulation
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Human Rights
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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Access to Media & Information
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Access to Information Laws, Right to Information Regulation
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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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Censorship
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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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Participatory Videos & Community Filmmaking
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Development Financing
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Nonprofit Organizations, NGOs
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Development Communication Projects: Case Studies
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Darknet
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Digital Criticism
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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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Scoring, Scoring Systems
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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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Criminal Law & Criminal Prosecution
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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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"Democracies must say no to the technologies, platforms, standards, and frameworks shrewdly proposed by China in various international fora and technical or standards bodies in order to make our Internet more like the one in China. Internet governance must be kept open and participatory for all stak ... more
"In 2022, the Rapid response Fund for the Protection of Digital Rights in Latin America (RRF) celebrated three years of work. Managed by Derechos Digitales, the RRF was conceived as a contextualized, agile, flexible and less bureaucratic response to the needs of organizations and activist working in ... more
"This report presents a final evaluation of EngageMedia’s project «Digital Rights and Video for Change: Building the Movement in Southeast Asia», funded by the Embassy of Sweden Bangkok. The evaluation covered activities from September 2019 to August 2022 in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, ... more

Case law on content moderation and freedom of expression

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2023), 23 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 ... more
"Governments in the Asia-Pacific region have responded to human rights defenders' (HRD’s) new online advocacy strategies, affecting their online advocacy through the use of legal and non-legal measures to harass them and impede their work. Against this backdrop, National Human Rights Institutions ... more
"1. Global internet freedom declined for the 13th consecutive year. Digital repression intensified in Iran, home to this year’s worst decline, as authorities shut down internet service, blocked WhatsApp and Instagram, and increased surveillance in a bid to quell antigovernment protests. Myanmar ca ... more
"In this article, the intersection between digital spaces, rights, and responsibilities in an interconnected platformising world is highlighted. Besides unpacking structural harms and unfreedoms accompanying this platformisation, it also proposes a duty of care model rooted in the African philosophy ... more

Regulation of Digital Platforms for a Socially-Just Gig Economy in Kenya

Berlin: Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) (2023), 99 pp.
"In this paper, we outline each of the various technical mechanisms for implementing a shutdown, and the options for mitigating each type. Our hope is that technologists and civil society groups working to end shutdowns will find this a useful technical resource to understand, prepare for, circumven ... more
"The book compares six different areas of law that have been particularly exposed to global digitality, namely laws regulating consumer contracts, data protection, the media, fnancial markets, criminal activity and intellectual property law. Comparing how these very different areas of law have evolv ... more
"Once a specialised and niche field within internet and digital media studies, internet governance has in recent years moved to the forefront of policy debate. In the wake of scandals such as Cambridge Analytica and the global 'techlash' against digital monopolies, platform studies are undergoing a ... more
"Temporary internet disruptions and shutdowns pose serious challenges to the exercise of a wide range of rights and therefore cannot be justified under any pretext, whether these relate to preservation of national security, safeguarding the public order, or countering disinformation, among others. A ... more
"In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 47/16, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights provides an overview of trends in Internet shutdowns. It contains an analysis of their causes and the legal implications and the impact on human ri ... more
"Die neuen sozio-technischen Verhältnisse der digitalen Transformation fordern neuzeitliche Konzepte des »souveränen Staates« und des »souveränen Subjekts« heraus, was in Debatten um »digitale Souveränität« problematisiert wird. Die Beiträger*innen des Bandes diskutieren diese Herausford ... more
"This white paper seeks to provide an overview of the core thematic issues around digital rights and digital safety across the world. The content builds off a global mapping exercise of organisations and knowledge, predominantly focused on Africa and the Middle East, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Eas ... more

Lois sur la cybercriminalité & négation de la liberté de presse en Afrique de l’Ouest: Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger (Sahel)

École Supérieure de Journalisme, des Métiers de l’Internet et de la Communication (E-jicom);International Media Support (IMS) (2022), 57 pp.
"Pour faciliter le travail des journalistes, il importe de s’assurer que leur droit de rechercher, d’accéder à l’information, de produire et de publier du contenu d’intérêt public n’est pas restreint. Pour l’avenir de la démocratie et de la presse qui lui est congénitale, il est im ... more