Defining Internet Freedom

Speaking in January 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton likened the spread of Internet-driven information networks to “a new [...]

The Enigma of Internet Freedom

By Derek Bambauer
Rhetorically, everyone supports Internet freedom. “Freedom,” though, means quite different things, and carries diverse weights when measured against [...]

Who’s Right: Debating Internet Censorship

Derek Bambauer: We live in a world of ubiquitous Internet censorship and surveillance. Tech companies confront these questions not just [...]

Freedom on the ‘Net: A Global Assessment

By Daniel Calingaert and Sarah Cook
As access to online technologies has grown exponentially in recent years, the Internet has increased [...]

Don’t Blame the Messenger

By Cynthia Wong
Intermediary liability and protecting Internet platforms
When an Italian court held Google liable for a video uploaded by a [...]

Google Video Slapped with Privacy Violation in Italy

In late 2006, students at a school in Turin, Italy, recorded a video showing them illegally bullying an autistic schoolmate. [...]

Industry Takes a Stand for Online Freedom

In response to government crackdowns on citizens’ Internet freedom, a diverse group of institutions including human rights nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), [...]