for free expression

Freedom of expression in the digital world is increasingly under threat, from firewalls and takedown orders to filtering and surveillance

The web provides great opportunities for communication, but also for censorship and surveillance. This Index policy note highlights key threats to internet freedom and outlines our recommendations for protecting and promoting freedom of expression online.

The Director of Public Prosecutions talks to Padraig Reidy about social media and free speech. Plus, read Index on Censorship's response to the CPS guidelines on social media

In the aftermath of an Index on Censorship debate New Delhi, Kirsty Hughes says India's web users are standing at a crossroads

Index held a debate on 15 January in partnership with the Editors Guild of India and the India International Centre to discuss the question "Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?" Mahima Kaul reports

The world's largest democracy is all too willing to censor the web, says Marta Cooper