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Weekly Roundup 18 July, 2022

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St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia
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Building an open, free and healthy digital global ecosystem is central to democracy and as such, is a central focus for us at NDI. But the time and effort it takes to protect democratic values, create tools to… Read More


Weekly Roundup 11 July, 2022

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young Indian men stand in a line, looking at their phones. The camera is aimed at their hands. The picture was taken in Mumbai on November 10, 2019.
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Image credit: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES, 10 November, 2019

On Tuesday, Twitter filed  a lawsuit… Read More


Weekly Roundup 6 July, 2022

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The National Communications Commission of Taiwan officially announces a draft of the Digital Intermediary Service Act
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Image credit: Yang Chin-chieh, Taipei Times

The Taiwan National Communications Commission has approved the Read More


Weekly Roundup 21 June through 30 June

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cut-outs of Mark Zuckerberg are lined up in front of the US Capitol building on sunny day like a creepy army. Each of the cutouts has the words "fix facebook" on their t-shirts.
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Image credit: Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post 2018

21 June

The European Union (EU) has announced an Read More


Weekly Roundup 13 June, 2022

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Image credit: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Hackers linked to the Chinese Communist Party are exploiting a Read More


Weekly Roundup 31 May through 8 June

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Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei sits on a stage with two Iranian flags in the background, speaking into a microphone and holding up a small piece of paper in his left hand, which has a large amber coloured ring on the middle finger
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Image credit: BBC's "Instagram moderators say Iran offered them bribes to remove accounts"

Persian language content moderators for Instagram have come forward alleging that Read More


Weekly Roundup 24 May, 2022

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The UN Security Council (UNSC) convened a Read More


Weekly Roundup 16 May, 2022

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To address a spike in online child sexual abuse material(CSAM) during the pandemic, the European Commission has published a Read More


Weekly Roundup 28 April through 6 May

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28 April

Since the news broke that Twitter is accepting Elon Musk’s bid to purchase the platform,… Read More