Activists Speak Out Against Iraq’s Cybercrime Bill
By Afef Abrougui Human rights groups and activists are urging the Iraqi parliament to withdraw a controversial cybercrime bill that would greatly restrict freedom of…
Free Speech
Free Speech and Shutting Down the Vaccine Debate
By Truthstream Media This is a much bigger issue beyond whether or not you are “pro” or “anti” vaccines. It’s a larger situation about free…
NZ Threatens 10 Years In Prison For “Possessing” Mosque Shooting Video; Web Hosts Warned, “Dissenter” Banned
By Tyler Durden New Zealand authorities have reminded citizens that they face up to 10 years in prison for “knowingly” possessing a copy of the…
Critical Free Speech Protections Are Under Attack in Texas
By Joe Mullin A bill introduced in Texas threatens the free speech rights of 28 million residents by making it easier to bring frivolous lawsuits…
An Apparent Dichotomy Exists Between Corporate & Government Free Speech Censorship
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom…
Journalists, Teachers, and Activists Targeted in Attacks on Free Speech in the Philippines
By Karlo Mongaya The recent arrest and detention of Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, CEO and executive editor of the news site Rappler, is just the…
Win in Washington State: Judge Strikes Down Unconstitutional “Cyberstalking” Law Chilling Free Speech
By Rebecca Jeschke Great news out of Washington state: a federal judge has ruled that the First Amendment protects speech on the Internet, even from…
Conspiracy Researcher David Icke Banned From Speaking In Australia
Editor’s Note: As the social media and big tech purge of independent voices continues, entire supposedly democratic countries are banning certain voices as well. What…
Uganda’s Social Media Tax is Leaving People Disconnected — And Failing to Meet Revenue Targets
By James Propa The number of people using the Internet in Uganda has dropped by more than 12 percentage points since July 2018, when the…
Netizen Report: Philippine News Outlet Faces “Cyber Libel” Charges
The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in technology and human rights around the world. This report covers…
Watch the 1st Amendment Die as Journalist Arrested at Press Conference for Not Being Mainstream
By Matt Agorist “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,…
Is Fiji’s Online Safety Act a “Trojan Horse” for Online Censorship?
By Mong Palatino Fiji’s Online Safety Act took effect this month amid concern that it will be used to censor the Internet. The law was…
Journalist Given Six Months in Prison for Organizing Yellow Vests Protest on Facebook
By Elias Marat As the Yellow Vests gear up for their tenth consecutive week of protests, dubbed “Act X” by the grassroots social movement, President…
UAE Court Upholds 10-Year Sentence Of Ahmed Mansoor For Criticizing The Government On Social Media
By Joziah Thayer Last week the State Security Court in the United Arab Emirates upheld a 10-year jail sentence of human rights activist and poet…