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April 27, 2021 Image of a refugee using a mobile phone. From ODI/Gabriel Pecot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/overseas-development-institute/33059506181/)

Uprooting hate speech: The challenging task of content moderation in Ethiopia

Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew

While many have …

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April 20, 2021 Image of Paola Galvez at IGF Berlin

How to Contribute to Global and Local Conversations on Internet Governance

Paola Galvez

In recent decades, citizens around the world have continuously relied on the internet to engage with one…

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April 07, 2021 image of internet access error message with a warning symbol over map of Africa

Internet Shutdowns and the Future of African Democracy: What More Can We Do?

Catherine Muya

Kenya will hold its general election next year in 2022, and I can’t stop wondering if the government will dare…

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March 02, 2021 A community leader from Digital Grassroots in front of a classroom, training his community on digital literacy.

Is Digital Inequality a Justice Issue?

Esther Mwema

When we start to think of digital rights as human rights, it transforms digital inequality into an issue of injustice. As…

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February 24, 2021 An image of a system lock console background from Yuri Samoilov on Flickr. (yuri.samoilov.online/)

How Big Tech’s Content Moderation Policies Could Jeopardize Users in Authoritarian Regimes

Gideon Sarpong

Social media advocates have historically lauded its ability to facilitate democratic progress by connecting…

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February 09, 2021 Infographic displaying blog title

The Internet in 2030: Digital Rights Experts on the Decade Ahead

Open Internet for Democracy Initiative

The internet is a constantly evolving technological platform. It’s unlikely that when the very first internet…

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January 29, 2021 Earth

Report: The Shrinking Space for Media Freedom in Southeast Europe

Dr. Rumena Filipova, Dr. Ognian Shentov, and Ruslan Stefanov

This blog and the associated report was fully produced and published by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD). Editor of the report, Ruslan…

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January 28, 2021 Image of a phone and computer overlaid with "Data Privacy Day 2021: #PrivacyAware"

Data Protection and Privacy in the Absence of Law: A Namibian exploration during COVID-19

Nashilongo Gervasius

In 2006, the Council of Europe launched "Data Protection Day" to commemorate the anniversary of the 1981 passage of Europe's data protection bill…

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October 28, 2020 REPORT: THE STATE OF INTERNET FREEDOM IN AFRICA 2020

REPORT: THE STATE OF INTERNET FREEDOM IN AFRICA 2020

CIPESA

On September 29, 2020, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) released a new report, State of…

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September 22, 2020 globe

PRESERVING AN OPEN INTERNET IN LESOTHO THROUGH A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE

Thato Mochone

Open Internet for Democracy Leader, Thato Mochone, shares the outcomes of a virtual multi-stakeholder dialogue aimed at initiating…

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