In new proposals revealed today (April 8), social media companies will be legally required to protect users from harmful content on their platforms....
CATEGORY: Index in the Press
Governments are rushing to regulate the internet. Users could end up paying the price (CNN, 8 April 2019)
Today, Silicon Valley is facing the backlash. Amid widespread concerns over fake news, influence campaigns, cybersecurity and the sharing of violent...
Zehra Doğan mit Preis für Meinungsfreiheit ausgezeichnet (ANFNews, 5 April 2019)
Die kurdische Journalistin und Künstlerin Zehra Doğan ist von der internationalen Einrichtung Index of Censorship mit dem Freedom of Expression...
Purge-victim Kurdish artist Zehra Dogan given Index on Censorship’s arts award (Turkey Purge, 5 April 2019)
The London-based Index on Censorship, a campaigning publishing organization for freedom of expression, has given this year’s Freedom of Expression...
I was just released from prison in Turkey because of my art, but I refuse to be silenced (The Independent, 31 March 2019).
Fighting between security forces and armed groups in Kurdish-majority cities began in Turkey in 2015, and I, as a Kurdish journalist, felt the need...
UK seeks Big Tech crackdown amid Brexit chaos (Politico, 27 March 2019)
A battle is brewing in Westminster. But for once, it’s not about Brexit.The U.K. government is soon expected to publish its flagship internet...
Rights groups criticise Formula One over Bahrain stance (Reuters, 6 March 2019)
LONDON (Reuters) - Human rights groups accused Formula One on Wednesday of ignoring abuses allegedly related to the Bahrain Grand Prix, urging the...
Jodie Ginsberg on Uganda trying to censor its musicians and filmmakers (The World Tonight, BBC World Service, 26 February 2019)
Uganda’s government is proposing regulations that will affect all artists in the country. These include vetting new songs, videos and film...
Press freedom groups demand answers from Slovak authorities over failure to stop killing of investigative journalist (Press Gazette, 20 February 2019)
Press freedom groups and journalist organisations have pushed Slovak authorities to look into state failures to stop the murder of investigative...
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death marked new trend – report (The Shift, 27 January 2019)
There is a distinct lack of awareness among decision makers about how bad the situation is for journalists reporting on corruption, according to...
London police has forced YouTube to delete over 100 UK drill music videos (Dazed, 15 February 2019)
YouTube continues to crack down on the drill scene as more music videos have been pulled down from the platform at the request of London’s police...
YouTube Deletes Dozens More Drill Music Videos at Request of London Police (Spin, 13 February 2019)
YouTube continues to delete music videos by drill artists in London at the request of a police unit that claims the videos incite violence,...

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