WCIT 12: Milton Mueller asks if governments are turning their backs on the global internet? A push to change the business model that delivers online content could stifle innovation and make the net an instrument of sovereignty, stuck behind national walled gardens
An anti-Muslim video, the Innocence of Muslims demonstrated how the politics of fear dominate the online environment. It’s time we took action, argue Rebecca MacKinnon and Ethan Zuckerman
As an arcane UN body seeks new relevance and campaigns to take over internet governance, Dominique Lazanski outlines the risks it poses to net freedom and free speech
According to Renesys, a firm that monitors internet connectivity, mobile and internet connections in Syria have been cut off today. In a blog post...
The Brazilian Congress’ lower house has killed a draft bill that would have pioneered the world's first “Internet Bill of Rights." Feted by...
A panel discussion in London yesterday did not offer much hope that prosecutors and politicians will defend free speech online.
Paul Bernal reports
As Index launches a policy note ahead of the Internet Governance Forum, Marta Cooper asks if can we keep the internet free
The fact that Azerbaijan is hosting the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)Â may seem incongruous to many, not least Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizadeh, who...
Kirsty Hughes: Reporting from the Internet Governance Forum
IGF | Azerbaijan’s government locks up its online critics on trumped-up charges so it is an odd choice to host a giant international forum on internet freedom. Rebecca Vincent explains
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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
