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Many in the U.S. have spent 2020 debating the problems of content moderation on social media platforms, misinformation and disinformation, and the perceived censorship of political views. But globally, this issue has been in the spotlight for a decade.  This year is the tenth anniversary of what became known as the "Arab Spring", in which activists and citizens across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) used social media to document the conditions in which they lived, to push for political change and social justice, and to draw the world's attention to their movement. For many, it was...

12 January 2021 What is the trajectory of judicial discourse on digital rights in South Asia? Are the laws being used to protect people’s rights and freedoms or are they used to stifle self-expression and open discourse? A new report, The report was developed by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) under the CYRILLA project. The report looked into a workbook of cases and decisions available at the CYRILLA database and analysed the content of the orders. Cases were divided into three categories: access, privacy and freedom of expression. The aim of the report was to develop ...

Swedish computer expert and human rights defender Ola Bini speaks during an interview in Quito, Ecuador, 22 June 2019, after an Ecuador court ordered his release, CRISTINA VEGA/AFP via Getty Images Ola Bini is a computer expert and human rights defender recognized worldwide, who is facing a political-judicial process in Ecuador since April 2019. Ecuadorian and international civil society organizations set up a mission to observe the preparatory hearing and trial evaluation of December 3rd, 2020. This statement was originally published on article19.org on 2 December 2020. O...

Publisher:  Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet and Institute for Digital Rights This new report jointly published by the Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet and the Institute for Digital Rights summarises digital rights violations during the response to COVID-19 in South Korea. South Korea's COVID-19 response has been considered successful thus far. However, punishment- and control-oriented policies have raised many concerns from a human rights perspective. In particular, excessive collection and disclosure of personal data in the process of epidemiological investigation and contact traci...