Two cases in the news have been prompting questions about the way in which we interact with social media, and how it affects everyday life. In the UK, a teenager has been issued with a harassment order after he made a decidedly offensive tweet to British diver Tom Daley when Read more…
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution last week on the “promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet” (A/HRC/20/L.13 ). This is a ground-breaking document in the history of digital rights because for the first time we have an international declaration that equates offline and Read more…
A coalition of individuals and organisations from the US has released a very interesting initiative, the Declaration of Internet Freedom: We stand for a free and open Internet. We support transparent and participatory processes for making Internet policy and the establishment of five basic principles: Expression: Don’t censor the Internet. Read more…