Freedom on the Net 2021 finds that while some democratic governments have made good-faith attempts to regulate the technology industry, state intervention in the digital sphere worldwide has contributed to the 11th consecutive year of global decline in internet freedom. (21 Sept 2021) Governments around the world are increasingly asserting their authority over technology platforms,…
(26 March 2019) Today, the Plenary of the European Parliament adopted the Copyright Directive by a significantly reduced margin compared to previous votes. It will now be for libraries at the national level to make the most of new possibilities, while continuing the fight for freedom of expression. The digital age has brought a rapid…
(15 December 2015) Hazwany Jamaluddin from the Sinar Project in Malaysia writes in the Open Knowledge blog that Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Lao PDR, Singapore, East Timor and Malaysia are falling behind in the global open data movement; while others – Indonesia and Philippines – are advancing as members of Open Government Partnership. So, how are…
(15 May 2013) The workshop “Social Media, Regulation and Freedom of Expression: A comparative perspective”, organised by the Department of Journalism at Hong Kong Baptist University and the Centre for Journalism Studies at the Tsinghua University (Beijing, China) with the support of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (Taiwan), will address the key…