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The internet does not guarantee polarised news, argues Richard Fletcher. The internet alone will not set Africa free Iginio Gagliardone explores the surprising technopolitics of two competing visions of the internet, US and Chinese, in Ethiopia. Noam Chomsky: Does America have uncensored, diverse, and trustworthy media? Noam Chomsky talks about Edward Snowden, laws regulating historical memory, no-platforming, internet echo chambers and the lack of diversity in the American media. Fortress besieged: Russia’s nationalisation of the internet Maksim Orlov analyses the Russian government’s attempts to substitute Russian for western internet services. John Naughton: Are private superpowers a threat to free speech? John Naughton discusses the state of the internet, net neutrality and private companies. Has Demotix democratised journalism? Demotix founder Turi Munthe discusses the role of citizen journalism and Demotix in today’s media environment. How a Weibo post gets censored Jason Q Ng traces the path of a censored Weibo post and tracks keywords that trigger automatic review. كيف تعرف ما هو ممنوع على الإنترنت؟ جوس رايت يصف التحديات التقنية والأخلاقية أمام التحقيق في الرقابة الافتراضية. Vote for Hong Kong – on the streets and online In 2014, the citizens of Hong Kong staged an unofficial civil referendum in protest against the Beijing authorities’ attempts to undermine its independence. As Rebecca Wong reports, the majority of the votes were cast via a voting app on mobile phones. القمع المستورد في الشرق الأوسط وثيقة مسربة في حزيران 2014 من وزارة الداخلية المصرية دعت إلى مناقصات لتكنولوجيا الرقابة الإلكترونية من أجل محاربة الكفر، السخرية و»قلة الأخلاق«- هذه التكنولوجيا من المرجح أن تأتي من الغرب. ينقل لنا ماكس غاليين. هل يجب مطالبة مزودات الإنترنت بحجب محتوى »البالغين«؟ مزودات خدمة الإنترنت لا تمرر فقط حزماً من البيانات من طرف لآخر، بل هي منخرطة بشكل كبير في مراقبة نشاطات زبائنها الرقمية (أونلاين). يناقش آيان براون آثار السياسة المقترحة في بريطانيا بالانسحاب »الطوعي« من »محتوى البالغين«، مع القليل من التدخل من قبل البرلمان والمحاكم. National security and privacy: striking the balance Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum discuss the need to balance national security and privacy in the age of internet surveillance. Ann Wright: Is secrecy necessary for peace and diplomacy? Former US Diplomat Ann Wright speaks to Kim Wilkinson on the need for whistleblowers and institutions like WikiLeaks, but stresses that in some instances secrecy is necessary, such as in peace-making negotiations. The way Xi moves: free speech under assault in China Shi Yige examines different approaches to censorship in China, and argues that while internet controls might avail the leadership in the short term, they are unsustainable. ’استعملوا الفرن للحصول على سمرة البحر، كما تعلمون…‘ يستعيد مارك-أنطوان ديلاك كيف واجه تعصباً معادياً للسامية في صف فرنسي، ويحاجج بأن خيراً أكبر يأتي من نقاش حر حول خطاب الكراهية بالمقارنة مع حظره. Germans are not especially concerned about privacy and sovereignty Nazi past? Stasi past? Sebastian Huempfer challenges the conventional explanations for Germany’s strong reaction to Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA snooping. Britain’s proposed online porn filters How do we strike the right balance between freedom of expression and child protection? Sarah Glatte explores a proposal by the British government. Internet access in the age of the surveillance state Oxford University’s Ian Brown asks what Europe can do to protect our digital rights and privacy. Is Facebook just the new chamber of commerce and Twitter the new telegraph? Political theorist Rob Reich discusses what adaptations we need as freedom of speech and association move increasingly from the offline to the online world. Can the old principles still apply in new circumstances? Why ramp up internet surveillance in Nigeria? The Nigerian government is rumoured to have sealed a $40m dollar contract for internet surveillance technology. There is no clear justification for this “secret” deal, and no assurance that the technology would be used fairly, given Nigeria’s lack of established rights for citizen privacy. By Nwachukwu Egbunike and Dominic Burbidge. In defence of whistleblowing Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern has been an outspoken defender of whistleblowers and alternative media sources. A whistleblower’s argument Edward Snowden was not the first NSA official to sound the alarm. Thomas Drake, winner of the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence, makes his case to Free Speech Debate. Free Speech Bites Nigel Warburton spoke with Timothy Garton Ash for Index on Censorship’s Free Speech Bites about the Free Speech Debate Project and global free speech standards. The Copyright Alert System: coming to a home near you? The question of how best to respond to the unauthorised dissemination of copyright-protected expression over the internet has long troubled copyright owners. But the proposed solution of a Copyright Alert could potentially erode free speech, writes Graham Reynolds. Scholarly publication in (slow) transition to open access Academic ‘open access’ journals make articles freely available and the dissemination of knowledge and citation easier. However, the pace of change is slow, writes Cristobal Cobo. Is the ‘hands-off’ internet different to internet freedom? At the invitation of Index of Censorship and the Editors Guild of India, Timothy Garton Ash joins Kirsty Hughes at a panel discussion in Delhi with Shri Ajit Balakrishnan, Shri Sunil Abraham and Ramajit Singh Chima. البلطجة الإلكترونية التي قادت إلى انتحار في أوكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2012 انتحرت المراهقة الكندية أماندا تود بعد سنوات من البلطجة الإلكترونية والمضايقة. جوديث بروهن تصف الحالة المروعة. In the Philippines, be careful of what you retweet A new cybercrime law in the Philippines would give unfettered powers to the state to monitor internet users, take down websites and imprison citizens writes Purple S. Romero The Nira Radia tapes controversy and the right to privacy Should government-initiated phone hacking be made public if the recordings are in the public interest? Shubhangi Bhadada exposes the thin line in India between the right to privacy and freedom of expression. Is self-regulation of the media in India sufficient? In a panel John Lloyd, T.R. Andhyarujina, Harish Salve and Daya Thussu discussed whether self-regulation can continue to remain a viable way forward for the Indian media. The future of free speech Human Rights activist Aryeh Neier speaks about the future of free speech. Ayreh Neier: Why free speech is important in averting atrocities Aryeh Neier, human rights lawyer and president emeritus of the Open Society Foundations speaks about the future of free speech. Why Rwanda and Libya need free speech – and media regulation Jerry Timmins describes a new report on media in two post-conflict societies, and argues that countries like Britain should do more to support them. A sticky WCIT and the battle for control of the internet At the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), authoritarian governments staked worrying claims. But the US-dominated model of non-governmental internet governance brings its own problems, writes Alison Powell. Beware of the Clinton Paradox. Brazil’s online crossroads between authoritarianism and democracy Despite Brazil’s democratic accomplishments, laws used to regulate websites date from the 1960s, giving arbitrary power to the state. A proposed ‘Marco Civil da Internet’ has the capacity to change this, writes Marcos Todeschini. Cookies Our web developer, Simon Dickson, explains the cookies in FSD’s kitchen. هل لقاتل حق في أن يُنسى؟ في عام 2008 طلب اثنان من القتلة المدانين أن تتم إزالة اسميهما من ويكيبيديا ومنابر إعلامية أخرى على الإنترنت، بما ينسجم مع القانون الألماني. هل لحق الفرد في النسيان الأولوية على حق العامة في المعرفة؟ Facebook’s over-zealous face tagging Should Facebook automatically suggest who is in a photo? Sebastian Huempfer asks whether Facebook’s photo tagging software infringes the privacy of its users. How Ushahidi maps the voices of those in need Dominic Burbidge discusses how Ushahidi’s transformative crowdsourcing techniques have alleviated crises in Kenya and beyond. What are the best ways to facilitate internet usage in Mexico? Aleph Molinari, founder of Fundación Proacceso ECO, speaks to Brian Pellot about why his Mexico-based non-profit organisation promotes information and communication technologies for development and why the internet should be considered a basic right. المواجهة الشخصية بين البرازيل وجوجل اعتقل المدير التنفيذي لشركة جوجل في البرازيل عندما رفضت الشركة لإزالة مقاطع الفيديو على اليوتيوب التي آدت الى الاتهامات ضد مرشح رئاسة البلدية المحلية. يناقش فيليبي كوريا القضية. هل يمكن لخوارزمية لغوغل التشهير بزوجة سياسي؟ اطبع اسم بيتينا ولف، وهو اسم زوجة رئيس ألماني سابق، على غوغل وسوف تقوم وظيفة الإكمال التلقائي بإضافة »رفيقة ليل«. هل هذه الإضافة الخوارزمية نوع من التشهير؟ يناقش سيباستيان هامفر هذه الحالة. How WCIT could fix – not kill – the internet as we know it FSD user and regular commenter Luke Landau, a telecommunications engineer, argues the International Telecommunications Regulations are long overdue for an update. حرية التعبير وعدم الكشف الهوية وياهو في الصين في عام 2002 تم إرسال وانغ شياو نينغ إلى السجن لمدة 10 عاما عندما أصدرت ياهو معلوماته الشخصية للسلطات الصينية. تكتب جوديث برون عن قضية القوانين المتضاربة والتوقعات الأخلاقية. How far can you get with machine translation? Lost in translation? Online editor Brian Pellot looks at the joys and follies of machine translation and explains how Google Translate has expanded Free Speech Debate’s multilingual reach. Amelia Andersdotter: Why the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is dangerous The Swedish Pirate Party’s outspoken MEP explains why the European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in July and discusses WCIT, the internet’s next four-letter foe. Katalin Barsony on empowering Roma with technology Romedia Foundation aims to disseminate an insider’s view of Romani issues, empower Romani activists and challenge stereotypes through new media. Evgeny Morozov: What is the dark side of internet freedom? Author Evgeny Morozov highlights the dangers that sometimes emerge when governments and corporations harness the internet to serve their own objectives. How open access to scientific journals can help the developing world Open access publishing models are having a significant impact on the dissemination on scientific information but their impact on the developing world is uncertain, writes Jorge L Contreras. China’s human flesh search engines While China’s human flesh search engines can help reveal government corruption they can also be used to humiliate ordinary citizens, writes Judith Bruhn. Tim Berners-Lee: Are stretch-friends the future of the internet? Tim Berners-Lee argues that stretch friends, individuals who are outside of your social circle online, will help break down cultural barriers Storyful: verifying citizen journalism Malachy Browne, news editor at Storyful, explains how the social media news agency validates news content sourced from the real-time web. The knowledge commons: research and innovation in an unequal world To mark the launch of the St Antony’s International Review, a panel of experts discuss Ushahidi technology, academic journals in Latin America and the geographies of the world’s knowledge. Moving towards the zettabyte era According to a new report, annual global internet traffic will increase nearly fourfold between 2011 and 2016, moving us into the zettabyte era, writes Maryam Omidi. Al-Jazeera and the rise of citizen journalism Since the beginning of the Arab uprising, more than 70,000 videos have been uploaded to Al-Jazeera’s portal Sharek. On Free Speech: The power of the web This latest episode looks at the ethics of hacktivism, crowdsourcing in war zones and the right of Christians in the UK to wear the cross at work. Judge grills mogul: the uses of transparency The public nature of the Leveson Inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal has been exemplary, writes Timothy Garton Ash. هل تساعد الصين الإعلام الحر في أفريقيا؟ توفر الصين أدوات الرقابة للأنظمة الاستبدادية في أفريقيا، ولكن الشركات الغربية ما زالت تهيمن على هذا السوق، يكتب ايغنيو غاغلياردون، زميل في برنامج دراسة بعد الدكتوراه في جامعة أكسفورد. ACTA & the internet: freedom of expression & privacy Join Free Speech Debate and ARTICLE 19 in London on Thursday 3 May for a panel discussion on the impact of ACTA on global free expression Mapping edits to Wikipedia from Africa Egypt made more edits to Wikipedia than any other African country between 2010 and 2011, according to new research. Moez Chakchouk: Can the Tunisian Internet Agency defend net neutrality? Online censorship is futile as it can almost always be circumvented, says Moez Chakchouk, the head of the Tunisian Internet Agency. Nokia-Siemens: What can communications companies do to prevent state surveillance? The head of media relations at Nokia Siemens Networks talks to FSD about the misuse of technology by autocratic regimes and its new human rights due diligence process. Paolo Mancini: Will the internet transform Italian politics? Professor Paolo Mancini argues that while new technologies offer opportunities, they also lead to political and social polarisation. موقع يوتيوب في تركيا تم حظر موقع يوتيوب لمدة ثلاث سنوات في تركيا بحجة أن بعض مقاطع الفيديو المُذاعة عليه كانت مهينة لمصطفى كمال أتاتورك، مؤسس الجمهورية الحديثة، أو مهينة “للتركية”، كتب في هذا الموضوع فوندا أوستك و إيرم كوك. Facebook, privacy and you Is the age of privacy over? Lord (Richard) Allan from Facebook and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, author of Delete, go head to head on privacy and the right to be forgotten in the internet era. Google Street View in Germany In March 2011, a Berlin court ruled that Google Street View was not illegal after a private citizen filed a lawsuit, claiming the technology was an infringement of her property and privacy rights. Sebastian Huempfer looks at the case. حادثة تصادم القطار في وينزو في 23 يوليو/تموز 2011، اصطدم قطاران فائقا السرعة يسيران على خط يونغتاون الحديدي قرب مدينة وينزو الشرقية الساحلية في الصين مما أدى إلى مقتل 40 شخصاً وجرح 191. بعد أسبوع، كل آثار الحادث كانت قد تمت إزالتها من الصحف وبرامج التلفاز، كما تكتب إيمي كين. Ezra Levant: Why public powers are the real threat to internet freedom Private powers are not a “large threat” to free speech, the Canadian lawyer and publisher tells Katie Engelhart. الأسماء الحقيقية ام الأسماء المستعارة هل يصح ان Google+ والفيسبوك يمنعوا الأسماء المستعارة? عبر عن رأيك هنا. كلنا صحفيون الآن قد حولت صحافة المواطن المشهد الإعلامي. اقترح أمثلة لصحافة المواطن الصالحة هنا. هان هان، المدون الصيني بعدد قراء يتجاوز ال300 مليون، هان هان هو واحد من شخصيات الصين الأكثر تأثيراً على الإنترنت. تنظر جوديث بروهن إلى مدونته كمثال على مواطن فرد يخلق إعلاماً أكثر حرية وتنوعاً في ظروف صعبة.
Solving the political ad problem with transparency Customised news undermines democratic debate, argues Seth Copen Goldstein
Don’t blame news polarisation on the internet…it’s not the technology, stupid! The internet does not guarantee polarised news, argues Richard Fletcher.
The internet alone will not set Africa free Iginio Gagliardone explores the surprising technopolitics of two competing visions of the internet, US and Chinese, in Ethiopia.
Noam Chomsky: Does America have uncensored, diverse, and trustworthy media? Noam Chomsky talks about Edward Snowden, laws regulating historical memory, no-platforming, internet echo chambers and the lack of diversity in the American media.
Fortress besieged: Russia’s nationalisation of the internet Maksim Orlov analyses the Russian government’s attempts to substitute Russian for western internet services.
John Naughton: Are private superpowers a threat to free speech? John Naughton discusses the state of the internet, net neutrality and private companies.
Has Demotix democratised journalism? Demotix founder Turi Munthe discusses the role of citizen journalism and Demotix in today’s media environment.
How a Weibo post gets censored Jason Q Ng traces the path of a censored Weibo post and tracks keywords that trigger automatic review.
كيف تعرف ما هو ممنوع على الإنترنت؟ جوس رايت يصف التحديات التقنية والأخلاقية أمام التحقيق في الرقابة الافتراضية.
Vote for Hong Kong – on the streets and online In 2014, the citizens of Hong Kong staged an unofficial civil referendum in protest against the Beijing authorities’ attempts to undermine its independence. As Rebecca Wong reports, the majority of the votes were cast via a voting app on mobile phones.
القمع المستورد في الشرق الأوسط وثيقة مسربة في حزيران 2014 من وزارة الداخلية المصرية دعت إلى مناقصات لتكنولوجيا الرقابة الإلكترونية من أجل محاربة الكفر، السخرية و»قلة الأخلاق«- هذه التكنولوجيا من المرجح أن تأتي من الغرب. ينقل لنا ماكس غاليين.
هل يجب مطالبة مزودات الإنترنت بحجب محتوى »البالغين«؟ مزودات خدمة الإنترنت لا تمرر فقط حزماً من البيانات من طرف لآخر، بل هي منخرطة بشكل كبير في مراقبة نشاطات زبائنها الرقمية (أونلاين). يناقش آيان براون آثار السياسة المقترحة في بريطانيا بالانسحاب »الطوعي« من »محتوى البالغين«، مع القليل من التدخل من قبل البرلمان والمحاكم.
National security and privacy: striking the balance Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum discuss the need to balance national security and privacy in the age of internet surveillance.
Ann Wright: Is secrecy necessary for peace and diplomacy? Former US Diplomat Ann Wright speaks to Kim Wilkinson on the need for whistleblowers and institutions like WikiLeaks, but stresses that in some instances secrecy is necessary, such as in peace-making negotiations.
The way Xi moves: free speech under assault in China Shi Yige examines different approaches to censorship in China, and argues that while internet controls might avail the leadership in the short term, they are unsustainable.
’استعملوا الفرن للحصول على سمرة البحر، كما تعلمون…‘ يستعيد مارك-أنطوان ديلاك كيف واجه تعصباً معادياً للسامية في صف فرنسي، ويحاجج بأن خيراً أكبر يأتي من نقاش حر حول خطاب الكراهية بالمقارنة مع حظره.
Germans are not especially concerned about privacy and sovereignty Nazi past? Stasi past? Sebastian Huempfer challenges the conventional explanations for Germany’s strong reaction to Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA snooping.
Britain’s proposed online porn filters How do we strike the right balance between freedom of expression and child protection? Sarah Glatte explores a proposal by the British government.
Internet access in the age of the surveillance state Oxford University’s Ian Brown asks what Europe can do to protect our digital rights and privacy.
Is Facebook just the new chamber of commerce and Twitter the new telegraph? Political theorist Rob Reich discusses what adaptations we need as freedom of speech and association move increasingly from the offline to the online world. Can the old principles still apply in new circumstances?
Why ramp up internet surveillance in Nigeria? The Nigerian government is rumoured to have sealed a $40m dollar contract for internet surveillance technology. There is no clear justification for this “secret” deal, and no assurance that the technology would be used fairly, given Nigeria’s lack of established rights for citizen privacy. By Nwachukwu Egbunike and Dominic Burbidge.
In defence of whistleblowing Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern has been an outspoken defender of whistleblowers and alternative media sources.
A whistleblower’s argument Edward Snowden was not the first NSA official to sound the alarm. Thomas Drake, winner of the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence, makes his case to Free Speech Debate.
Free Speech Bites Nigel Warburton spoke with Timothy Garton Ash for Index on Censorship’s Free Speech Bites about the Free Speech Debate Project and global free speech standards.
The Copyright Alert System: coming to a home near you? The question of how best to respond to the unauthorised dissemination of copyright-protected expression over the internet has long troubled copyright owners. But the proposed solution of a Copyright Alert could potentially erode free speech, writes Graham Reynolds.
Scholarly publication in (slow) transition to open access Academic ‘open access’ journals make articles freely available and the dissemination of knowledge and citation easier. However, the pace of change is slow, writes Cristobal Cobo.
Is the ‘hands-off’ internet different to internet freedom? At the invitation of Index of Censorship and the Editors Guild of India, Timothy Garton Ash joins Kirsty Hughes at a panel discussion in Delhi with Shri Ajit Balakrishnan, Shri Sunil Abraham and Ramajit Singh Chima.
البلطجة الإلكترونية التي قادت إلى انتحار في أوكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2012 انتحرت المراهقة الكندية أماندا تود بعد سنوات من البلطجة الإلكترونية والمضايقة. جوديث بروهن تصف الحالة المروعة.
In the Philippines, be careful of what you retweet A new cybercrime law in the Philippines would give unfettered powers to the state to monitor internet users, take down websites and imprison citizens writes Purple S. Romero
The Nira Radia tapes controversy and the right to privacy Should government-initiated phone hacking be made public if the recordings are in the public interest? Shubhangi Bhadada exposes the thin line in India between the right to privacy and freedom of expression.
Is self-regulation of the media in India sufficient? In a panel John Lloyd, T.R. Andhyarujina, Harish Salve and Daya Thussu discussed whether self-regulation can continue to remain a viable way forward for the Indian media.
Ayreh Neier: Why free speech is important in averting atrocities Aryeh Neier, human rights lawyer and president emeritus of the Open Society Foundations speaks about the future of free speech.
Why Rwanda and Libya need free speech – and media regulation Jerry Timmins describes a new report on media in two post-conflict societies, and argues that countries like Britain should do more to support them.
A sticky WCIT and the battle for control of the internet At the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), authoritarian governments staked worrying claims. But the US-dominated model of non-governmental internet governance brings its own problems, writes Alison Powell. Beware of the Clinton Paradox.
Brazil’s online crossroads between authoritarianism and democracy Despite Brazil’s democratic accomplishments, laws used to regulate websites date from the 1960s, giving arbitrary power to the state. A proposed ‘Marco Civil da Internet’ has the capacity to change this, writes Marcos Todeschini.
هل لقاتل حق في أن يُنسى؟ في عام 2008 طلب اثنان من القتلة المدانين أن تتم إزالة اسميهما من ويكيبيديا ومنابر إعلامية أخرى على الإنترنت، بما ينسجم مع القانون الألماني. هل لحق الفرد في النسيان الأولوية على حق العامة في المعرفة؟
Facebook’s over-zealous face tagging Should Facebook automatically suggest who is in a photo? Sebastian Huempfer asks whether Facebook’s photo tagging software infringes the privacy of its users.
How Ushahidi maps the voices of those in need Dominic Burbidge discusses how Ushahidi’s transformative crowdsourcing techniques have alleviated crises in Kenya and beyond.
What are the best ways to facilitate internet usage in Mexico? Aleph Molinari, founder of Fundación Proacceso ECO, speaks to Brian Pellot about why his Mexico-based non-profit organisation promotes information and communication technologies for development and why the internet should be considered a basic right.
المواجهة الشخصية بين البرازيل وجوجل اعتقل المدير التنفيذي لشركة جوجل في البرازيل عندما رفضت الشركة لإزالة مقاطع الفيديو على اليوتيوب التي آدت الى الاتهامات ضد مرشح رئاسة البلدية المحلية. يناقش فيليبي كوريا القضية.
هل يمكن لخوارزمية لغوغل التشهير بزوجة سياسي؟ اطبع اسم بيتينا ولف، وهو اسم زوجة رئيس ألماني سابق، على غوغل وسوف تقوم وظيفة الإكمال التلقائي بإضافة »رفيقة ليل«. هل هذه الإضافة الخوارزمية نوع من التشهير؟ يناقش سيباستيان هامفر هذه الحالة.
How WCIT could fix – not kill – the internet as we know it FSD user and regular commenter Luke Landau, a telecommunications engineer, argues the International Telecommunications Regulations are long overdue for an update.
حرية التعبير وعدم الكشف الهوية وياهو في الصين في عام 2002 تم إرسال وانغ شياو نينغ إلى السجن لمدة 10 عاما عندما أصدرت ياهو معلوماته الشخصية للسلطات الصينية. تكتب جوديث برون عن قضية القوانين المتضاربة والتوقعات الأخلاقية.
How far can you get with machine translation? Lost in translation? Online editor Brian Pellot looks at the joys and follies of machine translation and explains how Google Translate has expanded Free Speech Debate’s multilingual reach.
Amelia Andersdotter: Why the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is dangerous The Swedish Pirate Party’s outspoken MEP explains why the European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in July and discusses WCIT, the internet’s next four-letter foe.
Katalin Barsony on empowering Roma with technology Romedia Foundation aims to disseminate an insider’s view of Romani issues, empower Romani activists and challenge stereotypes through new media.
Evgeny Morozov: What is the dark side of internet freedom? Author Evgeny Morozov highlights the dangers that sometimes emerge when governments and corporations harness the internet to serve their own objectives.
How open access to scientific journals can help the developing world Open access publishing models are having a significant impact on the dissemination on scientific information but their impact on the developing world is uncertain, writes Jorge L Contreras.
China’s human flesh search engines While China’s human flesh search engines can help reveal government corruption they can also be used to humiliate ordinary citizens, writes Judith Bruhn.
Tim Berners-Lee: Are stretch-friends the future of the internet? Tim Berners-Lee argues that stretch friends, individuals who are outside of your social circle online, will help break down cultural barriers
Storyful: verifying citizen journalism Malachy Browne, news editor at Storyful, explains how the social media news agency validates news content sourced from the real-time web.
The knowledge commons: research and innovation in an unequal world To mark the launch of the St Antony’s International Review, a panel of experts discuss Ushahidi technology, academic journals in Latin America and the geographies of the world’s knowledge.
Moving towards the zettabyte era According to a new report, annual global internet traffic will increase nearly fourfold between 2011 and 2016, moving us into the zettabyte era, writes Maryam Omidi.
Al-Jazeera and the rise of citizen journalism Since the beginning of the Arab uprising, more than 70,000 videos have been uploaded to Al-Jazeera’s portal Sharek.
On Free Speech: The power of the web This latest episode looks at the ethics of hacktivism, crowdsourcing in war zones and the right of Christians in the UK to wear the cross at work.
Judge grills mogul: the uses of transparency The public nature of the Leveson Inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal has been exemplary, writes Timothy Garton Ash.
هل تساعد الصين الإعلام الحر في أفريقيا؟ توفر الصين أدوات الرقابة للأنظمة الاستبدادية في أفريقيا، ولكن الشركات الغربية ما زالت تهيمن على هذا السوق، يكتب ايغنيو غاغلياردون، زميل في برنامج دراسة بعد الدكتوراه في جامعة أكسفورد.
ACTA & the internet: freedom of expression & privacy Join Free Speech Debate and ARTICLE 19 in London on Thursday 3 May for a panel discussion on the impact of ACTA on global free expression
Mapping edits to Wikipedia from Africa Egypt made more edits to Wikipedia than any other African country between 2010 and 2011, according to new research.
Moez Chakchouk: Can the Tunisian Internet Agency defend net neutrality? Online censorship is futile as it can almost always be circumvented, says Moez Chakchouk, the head of the Tunisian Internet Agency.
Nokia-Siemens: What can communications companies do to prevent state surveillance? The head of media relations at Nokia Siemens Networks talks to FSD about the misuse of technology by autocratic regimes and its new human rights due diligence process.
Paolo Mancini: Will the internet transform Italian politics? Professor Paolo Mancini argues that while new technologies offer opportunities, they also lead to political and social polarisation.
موقع يوتيوب في تركيا تم حظر موقع يوتيوب لمدة ثلاث سنوات في تركيا بحجة أن بعض مقاطع الفيديو المُذاعة عليه كانت مهينة لمصطفى كمال أتاتورك، مؤسس الجمهورية الحديثة، أو مهينة “للتركية”، كتب في هذا الموضوع فوندا أوستك و إيرم كوك.
Facebook, privacy and you Is the age of privacy over? Lord (Richard) Allan from Facebook and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, author of Delete, go head to head on privacy and the right to be forgotten in the internet era.
Google Street View in Germany In March 2011, a Berlin court ruled that Google Street View was not illegal after a private citizen filed a lawsuit, claiming the technology was an infringement of her property and privacy rights. Sebastian Huempfer looks at the case.
حادثة تصادم القطار في وينزو في 23 يوليو/تموز 2011، اصطدم قطاران فائقا السرعة يسيران على خط يونغتاون الحديدي قرب مدينة وينزو الشرقية الساحلية في الصين مما أدى إلى مقتل 40 شخصاً وجرح 191. بعد أسبوع، كل آثار الحادث كانت قد تمت إزالتها من الصحف وبرامج التلفاز، كما تكتب إيمي كين.
Ezra Levant: Why public powers are the real threat to internet freedom Private powers are not a “large threat” to free speech, the Canadian lawyer and publisher tells Katie Engelhart.
الأسماء الحقيقية ام الأسماء المستعارة هل يصح ان Google+ والفيسبوك يمنعوا الأسماء المستعارة? عبر عن رأيك هنا.
هان هان، المدون الصيني بعدد قراء يتجاوز ال300 مليون، هان هان هو واحد من شخصيات الصين الأكثر تأثيراً على الإنترنت. تنظر جوديث بروهن إلى مدونته كمثال على مواطن فرد يخلق إعلاماً أكثر حرية وتنوعاً في ظروف صعبة.