Internet Freedom

“Disinformation Board”: US Government Approaches 1st Amendment Encroachments As Threats to Tech Monopolies Intensify

posted on May 9, 2022 by Lucas Aguayo-Garber

Brown University Tagged With: Biden, censorship, Civil Rights, democratic backsliding, Disinformation, elections, first amendment, homeland, Internet Freedom, media bias, media control, media freedom, Polarization, United States, United States of America

At the end of last month the Biden administration unveiled a new “Disinformation Board” within the Department of Homeland Security, aimed at attacking online “disinformation” as a national security …

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Facebook’s Gradual Assault on Democracy

posted on March 24, 2021 by Iman Mohamed

Georgia State University Tagged With: Africa, contentmoderation, Erosion, Ethiopia, Ethnic Cleansing, facebook, Genocide, Internet Freedom, myanmar, social media, Technology, Violence

Communication and social interactions are critical tools that can either solidify polarization or depolarize democracies at risk. Social relations inherently trickle down into the political discourse …

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The Putin Internet Paradox; Decreased Internet Freedom Could Lead to Liberalization in Russia by Jonathan Eckel

posted on March 10, 2019 by Jonathan Eckel

Suffolk University Tagged With: Internet Freedom, Liberalization, Putin, Russia

Putin’s reign of power in Russia has been augmented, in part, by his ever-increasing vice grip on independent media outlets and oppositional voices. Currently, Russia ranks 148th out of 180 countries …

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