INDEX Q&A: Talking to Europe’s most wired politician

November 1st, 2012

In a world where digital policy is written by politicians who barely know how to send an email, Marietje Schaake is a breath of fresh air. Marta Cooper meets the pioneering Dutch MEP
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Policing the internet

October 24th, 2012

The more we live our lives online, the greater the temptation for governments and private companies to spy on us. Padraig Reidy highlights the dark side of our increasing dependence on digital communications
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Index opposes ITU authority over the internet

September 10th, 2012

Index joins civil society groups in voicing concerns about proposals made by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that would threaten the openness of the internet (more…)

Vietnam: free expression in free fall

September 6th, 2012

Dissent has suffered a crackdown in Vietnam in recent years, with bloggers often being the main target. Geoffrey Cain asks what has prompted this backlash against free speech (more…)

Default web filtering is not the way forward

September 6th, 2012

Index on Censorship joins other rights groups in calling on British Prime Minister David Cameron to resist plans for default internet blocking

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Web 2.0: Don’t shoot the messenger

August 24th, 2012

Search engines and social networking sites are at the heart of Web 2.0. To unreasonably threaten them with liability for user content misses the point, says Marta Cooper (more…)

Communications Data Bill: Technology is making dystopia not just possible, but cheap

August 7th, 2012

The boom in surveillance technology sales is chilling free speech. We need to wake up to this reality, says Mike Harris (more…)

The online war for Syria

June 29th, 2012

As the battleground of the Syrian conflict rages offline, the internet is playing an important role in allowing its citizens to communicate with the rest of the world. Jillian C. York reports
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