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Russia’s attack on internet freedom: “There is a lot of room for making things worse”
It’s been a bad week for the internet in Russia, with the founder of “Russian Facebook” claiming that Putin loyalists have total control of the site, and the Duma adopting controversial amendments targeting bloggers. Milana Knezevic writes
University: A safe place for safe ideas
There is a strong attitude across university campuses that censorship is a good tool for the benefit of a multicultural and inclusive society, that respects the values of all its members, freeing them from being exposed to anything they may find “harmful”, Christopher Beckett writes
Singapore: Independent media making a mark despite restrictions
As Singaporeans increasing turn to the internet as their source of news and information, websites and blogs are making an unmistakable impact on the city state’s media landscape, Kirsten Han reports
Boosting Big Brother: Canada and the Digital Privacy Act
Knowledge, claimed Francis Bacon, is power. It is also money. Which is why Canada’s newly drafted Digital Privacy Act, Bill S-4, is considered by the privacy fraternity to be a demon of some proportions, Binoy Kampmark writes
Filtering in the UK: The hinterland of legality, where secrecy trumps court rulings
A slip during an interview revealed the sneaking suspicion of free thinkers. The UK government was no longer restricting itself to censoring web content which was illegal. It was going to start censoring content which it simply didn’t like, Ian Dunt writes
Twitter as a game has real-life consequences
The description of Twitter as a game has one problem: Twitter can have real-life consequences, Padraig Reidy writes
Pakistan: Draft computer crimes law violates human rights
Pakistan’s draft computer crimes law is the latest example of vaguely worded legal frameworks that have severe implications for freedom of expression in the country, Nighat Dad writes
Irresistible: Espionage, dissent and NGOs
Edward Snowden’s revelations on the voracious appetite of spying on all and sundry by the National Security Agency and allied agencies should not give pause for too much comment, other than to affirm a general premise: Activists and non-government groups are to be feared.
Academia in Egypt: Security forces and self-censorship
Activist academics played a pivotal role in the country’s 2011 uprising, but today the corrosion of academic freedom of expression continues, writes Heather McRobie
Is the university gender gap a barrier to free expression?
A lack of visibility of female academics at the University of Bristol – especially in the more scientific faculties – is in stark contrast to the number of undergraduates in the same subjects, Margot Tudor writes
Controversy surrounds India’s biometric database
Questions about the security of India’s giant biometric database continue to be raised by privacy advocates, Mahima Kaul reports
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