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Privacy Groups Revolt Against Google’s Demand to Register Every Android Developer
Google is turning sideloading from a right into a permission slip, and the open-source community has until September to convince it otherwise.
Indian Court Rejects X’s Free Speech Case
Foreign platforms face a shrinking lane for dissent as India’s digital censorship machinery gains judicial endorsement.
Brazil Supreme Court Chief Barroso Advocates Stricter Online Speech Regulation
Barroso’s stance turns free speech into a privilege granted by the state, not a right protected from it.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin Renews Push for Regulation of Online Speech and “Fake News” Amid Press “Freedom” Forum
By recasting free expression as a threat, Fachin opens the door for power to define the boundaries of truth.
Website Mocking Brazilian Supreme Court Minister Dias Toffoli Blocked
Coverage on the block of Eli Vieira’s site criticizing STF’s Dias Toffoli highlights ongoing free speech issues in Brazil.
Rights Groups Push Back Against EU Censorship Chief Thierry Breton After He Pressured Platforms to Censor “Disinformation”
Many are getting tired of the EU’s bureaucracy and interference with speech.
Rights Groups Push Back Against The EU’s Upcoming Censorship Law, Demand Clarification On Internet Shutdowns
Internet rights groups are starting to pay attention.
WHO moves forward with plans to target “misinformation” “infodemics” through international pandemic treaty
Treating speech like a disease.
World Health Organization zero draft pandemic treaty pushes for increased surveillance powers
The global, unelected health agency is inching closer to being granted new, legally binding powers.
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UK’s online censorship bill has amendment that targets non-citizens
Trying to legislate for non-citizens who aren’t even in the country.
World Health Organization meets to discuss granting of increased surveillance powers under pandemic treaty
The global health agency could get new surveillance powers by May 2024.