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2 February 2012

New Book on Global Struggle for Internet Freedom

Written by Bernardo Parrella · Egypt, Pakistan

How do we ensure the Internet develops compatibly with democracy? And how do we become active “netizens” who take responsibility for our digital future? This is the subject of Rebecca McKinnon's new book: "Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom."

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1 February 2012

Iran: Blogger under pressure to give TV confession

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran

Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Malki is under pressure to give TV confession according to his mother. He is serving a 15 year prison sentence in Tehran.

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28 January 2012

What Does Twitter’s Country-by-Country Takedown System Mean for Freedom of Expression?

Written by Eva Galperin · France, Germany

Yesterday, Twitter announced in a blog post that it was launching a system that would allow the company to take down content on a country-by-country basis, as opposed to taking it down across the Twitter system. Eva Galperin explains what the new system will, and will not, allow.

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27 January 2012

Netizen Report: Uprising Edition

Written by Rebecca MacKinnon · Netizen Report

Netizens around the world took collective action with a mass Internet black out on January 18th to protest the U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect-IP Act. But that was not the only news in the global struggle for freedom and control on the Internet. In our latest twice-monthly report, we take a look at developments concerning netizen rights all over the world.

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26 January 2012

New Book Proposes Open Internet Policies for Latin America

Written by Ellery Biddle · USA, Brazil

Last week, the Center for the Study of Free Expression (CELE) at Argentina’s University of Palermo released a book addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing Latin American digital rights advocates today, with contributions by leading policy experts from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.

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25 January 2012

International Privacy Day: Fighting Data Retention Mandates Around the World

Written by Katitza Rodriguez · USA, Global

This January 28 marks International Privacy Day. Different countries around the world are celebrating this day with their own events. In EFF, we are calling on governments to repeal mandatory...

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Poland: Government Will Sign ACTA Despite Massive Protest

Written by Katarzyna Odrozek · Poland

Despite a massive Internet protest and controversies around the secret manner of negotiations, the Polish government will sign the anti-piracy agreement ACTA on January 26, as planned. Katarzyna Odrozek reports.

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23 January 2012

Between Twitter and the Street: Tunisia Celebrates its Second Independence

Written by Kacem Jlidi · Tunisia

A year ago, on this same day and on this same street, Tunisians came united to shout “Dégage” (Leave), a key word of the Tunisian Revolution. Today, they come to celebrate the first anniversary of their revolution.

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22 January 2012

Poland: Netizens Protest Government's Plan To Sign ACTA Next Week

Written by Katarzyna Odrozek · Poland

With the world still talking about the aftermath of the SOPA/PIPA Blackout Day, Polish netizens are confronted with another backstabbing development in the fight for free Internet: ACTA.

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20 January 2012

Internet Blackout Day Fires Up Digital Rights Activism Around the World

Written by Katitza Rodriguez · Europe, Mexico

Yesterday was a defining moment for the global Internet community. The effects of the massive online blackout in protest of U.S. Internet blacklist legislation, SOPA and PIPA, were felt around the world as countless websites joined in a global action against over-broad and poorly drafted copyright laws.

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