IFEX is a nexus for freedom of expression expertise contributed by over 120 member organisations, spanning 90 countries, and committed to collaboration and transformative advocacy.
#FreedomOfExpression, #HumanRights, #Journalism, #Media, #PressFreedom, #NGO, #DigitalRights #CivilSociety #CivicSpace #AccessToInformation #InfoIntegrity #RightToProtest #Privacy #Surveillance #Propaganda #Democracy
➡️ Desde apagones de Internet, medidas enérgicas contra la expresión y pactos a puerta cerrada hasta intentos de restringir el anonimato y el cifrado de extremo a extremo, en muchos lugares los derechos digitales están amenazados.
⭕ Artículo de @ifex
https://buff.ly/3x7o7Tx
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/derechosdigital/status/1624453287679299585
⚠️ Update: Metrics confirm that YouTube has now also been restricted in #Ethiopia. The incident comes as authorities cut access to social media amid protests and deaths over an apparent state attempt to divide the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
We believe that people should be able to attend peaceful protests without the police using sophisticated surveillance tools to monitor, track and identify protestors indiscriminately.
Visit our Free to Protest guide to learn more: https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/freetoprotest
🇵🇸 #Palestine: From the use of #surveillance technology to violate #privacy rights, to #censorship of online content — A new report by 7amleh examines the state of Palestinian digital freedoms and the most prominent violations in 2022: 👉 https://ifex.org/palestine-online-free-expression-battles-escalated-censorship-in-2022/ #Spyware
🇵🇰 #Pakistan: Before the ban was lifted, civil society groups warned about how the order would disproportionately impact students and information workers. https://ifex.org/civil-society-groups-condemn-wikipedia-ban-in-pakistan/
#SaveWikipedia #Wikipedia #AccessToInformation
This was a great conversation about the threat that malicious surveillance technology poses to press freedom around the world.
Featuring:
Carlos Dada, El Faro
Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker
Sheila Coronel, Columbia Journalism School
Carrie DeCell, Knight First Amendment Institute
Host: @jameeljaffer, Knight First Amendment Institute
Thanks @knightcolumbia for bringing up this important topic.
ℹ Note: YouTube is currently experiencing international outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #YouTubeDown
ℹ️ Note: Twitter is experiencing international outages affecting website, mobile app and features including posting and retweeting; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown
A new @adcderechos report highlights the lack of safeguards and transparency in the use of MPE tools in Argentina. This may infringe the right to a fair trial and privacy for those affected 👇
@ifex has just posted another great job…check it out. Bonus is you get to work with me 😉!
Journalists must be protected from revenge lawsuits by powerful plaintiffs. Without the actual malice standard, public figures will try to bankrupt the press by paying lawyers to nitpick at unflattering coverage.
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/its-time-to-codify-the-ny-times-v-sullivan-standard-into-law/
#Chile: A nivel nacional, el avance en la extendida discusión de una reforma profunda a la ley de datos personales, y el retrasado pero recuperado debate de una ley marco de ciberseguridad muestran un contexto de avance en varios frentes.
https://buff.ly/3lbRpgM
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/derechosdigital/status/1622964406282747905
🔊 #JobAlert: we are looking for a Network Engagement Coordinator to join us and work to promote and defend freedom of expression with a global network of over 100 member orgs.
This person will actively engage with IFEX members within Asia Pacific, become familiar with their work, share and facilitate opportunities to collaborate and exchange with other members, and explore opportunities for campaigning and enhancing their work. ✍️ Apply now!
Pakistan is threatening to block Wikipedia in the country if it fails to take down "blasphemous" content within 48 hours: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-02/wikipedia-ordered-to-remove-blasphemous-content-in-pakistan
#España 🇪🇸: La Agencia Española de Protección de Datos rechaza plan de usar sistema de identificación biométrica para acceder a estadios, debido a la falta de garantías para la protección de esos datos.
Russian court summons Kazakh 🇰🇿 outlet Arbat.Media over #Ukraine 🇺🇦 war coverage.
https://cpj.org/2023/02/russian-court-summons-kazakh-outlet-arbat-media-over-ukraine-war-coverage/
¡Unamos fuerzas en defensa del espacio cívico en #Venezuela!
Las redes regionales de organizaciones de la sociedad civil Alianza Regional por la Libre Expresión e Información; Civicus, IFEX-ALC y Voces del Sur exhortamos a la comunidad internacional a rechazar abiertamente la nueva iniciativa legislativa que habilita la criminalización de organizaciones y actividades legítimas de la sociedad civil venezolana protegidas por el derecho humano a la #LibertadDeAsociación.
https://ifex.org/es/unamos-fuerzas-en-defensa-del-espacio-civico-en-venezuela/
😎 La privacidad se ha extinguido y hoy es un zombi, dice la académicoa Shoshana Zuboff, autora de "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" y exige el derecho a la protección contra el "robo" de datos por parte de las big tech. Via @folha
https://buff.ly/3jkBNXU
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/derechosdigital/status/1621169144782528517
How do counter-terrorism measures impact civic space & civil society?
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism has an open call for inputs on this question (deadline 28 Feb) ahead of issuing a global study.
Hoping this is of interest to those working on free expression, civic space and digital rights:
#CivicSpace #CounterTerrorism #TrustAndSafety #HumanRights #FreeSpeech
