Communications Data Bill: Technology is making dystopia not just possible, but cheap
The boom in surveillance technology sales is chilling free speech. We need to wake up to this reality, says Mike Harris (more…)
Gore Vidal: The end of liberty
Gore Vidal, who died this week, was often scathing in his attacks on US foreign policy. In April 2002, Index on Censorship magazine was the first English-language publication to feature this essay, written after 9/11
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Azerbaijan after Eurovision
As the Eurovision Song Contest fades from memory, Azerbaijan has stepped up its attacks on journalists. Blogger Emil Baghirov reports on the dire state of press freedom in the Caucasus nation
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The Kremlin makes its move on Facebook
Russian parliamentarians have passed legislation that will establish a central register of banned websites. The new laws are ostensibly designed for child protection, but Andrei Soldatov says the real aim is to take control over the country’s burgeoning social networks
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