ReadSourcesas of 2026-11-13
- Digital Borders Exposed: an online launch by Protect Not Surveil
The Protect Not Surveil coalition is proud to launch Digital Borders Exposed, an interactive online tool that exposes the European Union’s digital surveillance infrastructure, which is enabled and encouraged by The post Digital Borders Exposed: an online launch by Protect Not S…
- Unjustly Fired Black Washington Post Columnist Sued, Got Her Job Back, And Politely Just Told The Paper To Go Fuck Itself
The Washington Post isn’t what it used to be. While the paper is still peppered with a few decent journalists trying to do good work, the outlet is being slowly strangled to death by billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, who is steadily dismantling the last vestiges of the paper’s saggi…
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- CPJ calls on Cuban government to drop all charges against content creator Eddy Ceballos
Miami, November 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Cuban government to drop all charges against content creator and YouTuber Eddy Ceballos, who has been jailed since June 1 on allegations of espionage connected to his satirical videos. Ceballos was arrest…
- Dems Oppose Brendan Carr’s Efforts To Rush The Appointment Of A Lackey To FCC, Promise New Year Investigations Into Carr
The GOP and Ted Cruz are trying to rush the appointment of Brendan Carr’s personal legal aide Danielle Thumann Severs to the FCC. While simultaneously refusing to seat any new Democrats to the Commission or extend the term of Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, who has been …
- CPJ calls for bipartisan FCC Commissioner nominees following Thumann Severs hearing
Washington, D.C., November 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the United States Senate to reject the nomination of Republican Danielle Thumann Severs to the Federal Communications Commission without a paired Democratic nominee. “Americans trust the Federal C…
- Convenience, Censorship, And The Cost Of A Helpful Keyboard
The future of censorship may not look like a red warning screen.
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- EU Unveils Digital Fairness Act, (Another) Online "Age Verification" Law
Brussels keeps building the same age gate, only this time it reaches nearly everyone.
- BBC – Former minister calls for device-level spyware on Britons’ phones
Former minister Jess Phillips has publicly called for device-level spyware on Britons’ phones that poses serious privacy risks. Commenting on the potential use of device-level scanning, Jack Coulson, head of advocacy, said: “The proposal to put experimental AI spyware on the pop…
- Big Brother Watch responds to watchdog warning that facial recognition risks wrongful arrests
The policing inspectorate has found that police use of retrospective facial recognition risks the wrongful arrest of innocent people, that the algorithm in use is more likely to misidentify people from ethnic minority backgrounds, and that forces are not recording how they use i…
- 🤕 Medicare's AI Experiment | EFFector 38.20
When we need medical care, we expect decisions about our treatment to be made by our doctors, not a tech company's algorithm. But in January, the federal government launched a program that uses AI to evaluate Medicare beneficiaries' requests for certain procedures. EFF sued for …
- Trump’s $10bn BBC battle goes ahead - The Latest
Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC has been granted permission to proceed, after the corporation’s attempt to get it dismissed was thrown out by a Trump-appointed Florida judge. The case focuses on an edit in a 2024 Panorama documentary that spliced two comm…
- Bahrain: Shia clerics face mass trial marred by torture allegations and grave fair trial violations
IFEX and other international and regional signatories call on the Bahraini authorities to ensure fair trials for all the defendants, conduct independent investigations into allegations of torture, and exclude confessions obtained under duress. The post Bahrain: Shia clerics face…
- The Guardian view on David Walliams: allegations about abuse of power and sexual misconduct deserve publication | Editorial
The judge took the suicide risk seriously while defending investigative journalism and the right of women to tell their stories The Guardian and ITV News investigation into David Walliams has exposed difficult dilemmas for journalism. Last week, the high court helped clarif…
- We’re Asking an Appeals Court to Require a Warrant for ALPR Searches
Today , along with the ACLU, EFF filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit court of appeals in United States v. Sturdivant , a case where police warrantlessly tracked a suspect’s movements using Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) data. Our brief details the vast, interconnec…
- Why Fewer People Are Challenging Bad Patents
The number of petitions being filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has collapsed. That’s not reason for celebration. The PTAB is an important line of defense against low-quality software patents being used in lawsuits against people and companies. The drop didn’t ha…
- Data retention is mass surveillance of people’s phone and internet activity
In 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared mass retention of internet traffic and location data as contrary to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Any proposal for a new EU instrument harmonising data retention must respect the boundaries of CJEU juris…
- The Guardian view on a tale of two activists: Joshua Wong and Au Kam San should not be behind bars | Editorial
The latest vindictive prosecutions and harsh sentences in Hong Kong and Macau are further testimony to China’s ruthless suppression of dissent One is internationally famous – he was once dubbed “the Face of Protest” by Time magazine – and the other is little known outside his ho…
- New Congress must prioritize press freedom
Dear Friend of Press Freedom: This week’s midterm elections showed that Americans want Congress to rein in the Trump administration’s abuses — including those against the press and First Amendment. After all, crooked officials attack the press precisely because journalism interf…
- Media freedom mission in Hungary welcomes initial reforms, calls for consultations and safeguards for second phase
Media freedom in Hungary has seen significant and rapid changes in the first six months of the new government, marking a historic break with one of the worst crackdowns on press freedom in the history of the European Union. This creates a significant opportunity to rebuild indep…
- In jailing Joshua Wong, China is telling the world they'd crush every hope for democracy on its soil | Nathan Law
My friend was due to be released next January. Under draconian security laws, his sentence has been extended by 10 years Two years ago, I wrote in this newspaper about the lengthy imprisonment of my friend Joshua Wong, who I spent years campaigning alongside for the advancement …
- Government lawyers’ lies and stonewalling endanger press freedom
Government lawyers during President Donald Trump’s second term have outright lied to federal judges and refused to comply with court orders in numerous cases involving journalists and the First Amendment. That’s according to a newly updated report from nonpartisan law and policy…
- IFEX expresses solidarity with SFLC.in and other digital rights organisations documenting violations of free expression and information following attempted censorship
IFEX expresses solidarity with SFLC.in and other digital rights organisations and individuals who are facing content takedown requests on X, following posts documenting censorship and other violations of free expression online. The post IFEX expresses solidarity with SFLC.in and…
- EU governments call it ‘simplification,’ but their Data Omnibus deal considerably weakens our rights
EU governments have agreed on their position on the Digital Omnibus, retaining changes that threaten fundamental rights to privacy and data protection. With negotiations moving to the European Parliament, MEPs must reject the proposed weakening of GDPR safeguards for AI and pseu…
- Board to Probe Moderation Of AI-Generated Satire In Sexuality Conversion Case
Today, the Board is announcing a new case for consideration. As part of this, we invite people and organizations to submit public comments by using the button below. Case Selection As we cannot hear every appeal, the Board prioritizes cases…
- Why we need to talk about power
Digital rights are founded on human rights, which exist to uphold human dignity. Human rights have been created in legal, philosophical and political traditions from around the world to protect people from the abuse of power, usually state power. Their modern expression is the p…
- Online Threats Against Journalists and Public Figures are Evolving. So Must Protections
By Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Oversight Board Member In June, the Board upheld Meta’s permanent ban of an Instagram account that a man had used over a prolonged period to stalk a woman journalist. He posted images of her with a bullseye…
- Regulate AI
AI is everywhere, but its growth is racing ahead of controls required to protect our human rights. We must act now to regulate AI. AI is being developed and used at an alarming rate by private companies, governments and public sector organisations. While this new technology has …
- Magazine extract: India’s New Digital Censorship Ecosystem
Online censorship in India comes in many forms, all sharing a common characteristic - a lack of transparency The post Magazine extract: India’s New Digital Censorship Ecosystem appeared first on Index on Censorship .
- We must protect journalists from violence
Nine years after the death of Daphne Caruana Galiza, we must continue to consider the real threats to journalists today The post We must protect journalists from violence appeared first on Index on Censorship .
- Stolen future: The world the Taliban took from Afghan women
In a moving letter, an Afghan woman talks about the world she lost after the Taliban swept to power following the US withdrawal The post Stolen future: The world the Taliban took from Afghan women appeared first on Index on Censorship .
- Protecting Defenders Online: United Nations Human Rights Council 49th Session Side Event
In partnership with Access Now, the United States and European Union Trade and Technology Council (U.S.-EU TTC) Partnership will hold Protecting Defenders Online, a hybrid side event during the UN The post Protecting Defenders Online: United Nations Human Rights Council 49th Ses…