Last month, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s controversial decision to indefinitely restrict travel to the United States from several Muslim majority countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Syria, and in addition, North Korea and Venezuela. This is yet another attack on our freedom and basic human rights—an alarming trend that is spiking across the […]
If you ask anyone in the greater Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region if they support Freedom of Speech, without hesitation they would say yes. But when it comes to women issues, specifically sexual harassment and rape, replies would be vague and muddled. Culture in the MENA region and Muslim majority countries is rather […]
Ugandan citizens are now paying 20% more for their monthly internet data bill thanks to the Uganda social media tax that went into effect earlier this week. The situation is one of government greed and, perhaps more importantly, a vehicle to stifle their citizen’s right for free speech. Angered Ugandans are now turning to free […]
The Vietnam parliament has passed a law requiring companies such as Facebook to retain all user data in the country. In doing so, they have found a way to limit free speech and legally suppress people’s voices. The new cybersecurity law was faced with protests across the country. With this new regulation, companies in Vietnam […]
At age 18, all I worried about was saving up for a new car. A year later, my priorities changed drastically. When I was 19, I found myself in the middle of facilitating a revolution 6,000 miles away, from behind my laptop in Chicago. At age 20, I walked across a (literal) minefield for 30 […]
Those of us in favor of a free and open internet for all—with no borders or walls, no fast or slow lanes, no prioritizations to companies with the deepest pockets—can breathe a little easier, at least for now. The Senate voted to overturn the FCC’s wildly unpopular decision to scrap net neutrality regulation—a law that […]
Pakistan’s popular Geo TV network is blocked in over 80% of the country, allegedly for criticizing the country’s military for their imposed authority over civilian institutions. This appears to be another case of the government abusing its power in determining what content its citizens may consume, as well as sending a warning to other media […]
Yesterday, Turkish citizens turned to Hotspot Shield to circumvent blocks by Turkey on Twitter and YouTube. Within the first two hours, over 100,000 users in Turkey downloaded Hotspot Shield to securely access YouTube and Twitter. We have already seen daily installations of Hotspot Shield in Turkey increase by 889.19 percent on iOS; and by 1019.17 […]