When the Egyptian government shut down the internet in 2011 to give itself cover to crush a popular protest movement, it was Nora Younis who got the word out. Younis, then a journalist with daily newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm, found a working internet connection at the InterContinental Cairo Semiramis Hotel that overlooked Tahrir Square, the heart … Read more
Even so, a little more than two weeks after publishing its investigation into Appin Technology, on December 5, Reuters complied with the Indian court’s injunction, removing its story. Soon, in a kind of domino effect of censorship, others began to take down their own reports about Appin Technology after receiving legal threats based on the … Read more
Digital rights activists working exterior the nation to assist Iran say the US authorities’s assist of circumvention instruments has been precious. “It is definitely true that they’re by far offering the best quantity of assist for the primary VPNs utilized in Iran,” says Reza Ghazinouri, a strategic adviser at United for Iran, a San Francisco–based … Read more
Gideon: I discover it a lot work to get began on a brand new platform, , to observe folks and determine what I wish to prioritize and submit issues there. Uh, so I am unable to actually say that I’ve used them. I’ve tinkered, however that is about it. Lauren: Yeah. My workflow now’s I, … Read more