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113
Featured
Free Access
106
Key Guidance
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Top Insights
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Topics
Access to Internet & Digital Communications
22
Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Digital Inclusion
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Electronic Commerce
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Digital Media Markets
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ICT Development Assistance
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ICT Industries & Markets
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Digital Economies & Markets
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Communication Rights
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Freedom of Expression
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
11
Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
10
Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Internet
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Internet and Society / Social Change
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Digital Rights
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Censorship
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Internet Shutdowns
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
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Media & ICT Use in Authoritarian Regimes / Dictatorships
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Authoritarian Regimes, Dictatorships
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Press Freedom & Communication Rights Violations
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Government Communication Strategies
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Social Media
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Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
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Media Law & Regulation: International Standards & Practices
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Independent & Oppositional Media in Authoritarian Regimes
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Samizdat
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Child Abuse: Digital Media
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Legal Threats to Media Freedom
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Media Assistance: Freedom of Expression & Safety of Journalists
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Media / Communication Control
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Community Informatics
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
1
Algorithms & Big Data
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Cybercrimes
1
Darknet
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
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Google
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WeChat (Messaging, Social Media & Mobile Payment App, China)
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Digital Political Communication
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Search Engines
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Blogging, Blogs
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Facebook
1
Twitter & Microblogs
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Weibo (Microblogging Website, China)
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Wikipedia
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Artificial Intelligence
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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ICT Indicators
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ICT Policies
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Uyghurs, Uighurs
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Government-Sponsored Disinformation
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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History of Media & Communication
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Colonial Period
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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European Union (EU)
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UNESCO
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United Nations (UN)
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Media Law & Regulation
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Human Rights
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Law Enforcement, Litigations, Legal Practice, Case Law, Jurisdiction
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Hindu Nationalism
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Shrinking Spaces for Civil Society & Political Actors
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Everyday Life
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Islamism
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Religion and Politics
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Religious Populism
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Civil Society
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Rohingya
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Open Source Software
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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Language
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Countries / Regions
Authors & Publishers
Media focus
Publication Years
Methods applied
Journals
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Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt
Washington, DC: National Endowment for Democracy (NED);International Forum for Democratic Studies (2015), 16 pp.
"Egypt’s plummeting press freedom is in part a result of the many ways in which the state can put pressure on independent media under Egyptian law. While the January 2014 constitution contains clear protections for the media (including, under Article 71, bans on censorship and surveillance), many
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Guide to Human Rights for Internet Users
Council of Europe (2014), 28 pp.
"1. This guide is a tool for you, the Internet user, to learn about your human rights online, their possible limitations, and available remedies for such limitations. Human rights and fundamental freedoms apply equally offline and online. This principle includes respect for the rights and freedoms o
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State of Evidence: The Economic Impact of a Human Rights-Based Internet
London: Global Partners Digital (2014), 30 pp.
"This paper takes four key policy issues for protecting human rights online - net neutrality; an absence of arbitrary online filtering and blocking; an absence of arbitrary surveillance; and protecting intermediaries from liability for user-generated content. For each policy area it summarises the t
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Internet Rights That Went Wrong in Turkey
Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2014), 17 pp.
"This report presents an up-to-date assessment of internet rights in Turkey, and has been prepared to coincide with the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2014 which is being hosted by Turkey in Istanbul from 2–5 September 2014. The IGF is a space that strives for a democratic and inclusive internet
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Fostering Freedom Online: The Role of Internet Intermediaries
Top Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2014), 210 pp.
"The research showed that internet intermediaries are heavily influenced by the legal and policy environments of states, but they do have leeway over many areas of policy and practice affecting online expression and privacy. The findings also highlighted the challenge where many state policies, laws
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Internet Freedom and Freedom of Expression in South Africa
Johannesburg: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI);Raith Foundation (2014), 31 pp.
"In a rapidly changing civil-political and socio-economic environment, the internet has emerged as one of the primary mechanisms that influence and continue to redefine the practice of democracy. Internet freedom is therefore an increasingly important safeguard towards advancing not only freedom of
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The New Gatekeepers: Controlling Information in the Internet Age
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 54 pp.
"Internet companies have become the new gatekeepers of information–and their data-parsing algorithms the twenty-first century equivalent of the stereotypical editor with the green eyeshade who filtered the news before passing it along to readers .. As they have expanded globally, these pioneering
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Belarus: Pulling the Plug. Policy Paper on Digital Challenges to Freedom of Expression in Belarus
London: Index on Censorship (2013), 24 pp.
Internet Freedom and Political Space
Santa Monica, Calif. et al.: RAND Corporation;U.S. Department of State (2013), xxiv, 261 pp.
"This report examines whether and how furthering Internet freedom can empower civil society vis-à-vis public officials, make the government more accountable to its citizens, and integrate citizens into the policymaking process. Using case studies of events in 2011 in Egypt, Syria, China, and Russia
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The Right to Blog
London: Article 19 (2013), 48 pp.
"In this policy paper, ARTICLE 19 proposes a set of recommendations to state actors and policy makers about what they should do to promote and protect the rights of bloggers domestically and internationally. It also gives practical advice to bloggers about their rights and explains how - and in what
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China and the African Internet: Perspectives from Kenya and Ethiopia
Index Communicación, volume 3, issue 2 (2013), pp. 67-82
"Through the lens of China in Africa, this paper explores the transformations in the relationship between the Internet and the state. China’s economic success, impressive growth of Internet users and relative stability have quietly promoted an example of how the Internet can be deployed within the
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Blick zurück nach vorn: Samizdat, Internet und die Freiheit des Wortes
Osteuropa, volume 60, issue 11 (2010), pp. 3-258
"Peter Reddaway und neun weitere Autoren schauen ins das Archiv der Freiheit, das die osteuropäischen Bürgerrechtler mit ihren selbstverlegten Schriften anlegten. Sie entdecken substantielle Beiträge zur politischen Ideengeschichte des mündigen Bürgers. Sind im Zeitalter der wiedererstarkten po
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Freedom on the Net: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media
Freedom House (2009), 123 pp.
