"The Online Safety Act is a threat to the privacy of users, restricts free expression by arbitrating speech online, exposes users to algorithmic discrimination through face checks, and leaves millions ...

While well-intentioned, the bill excessively invades free speech, and criminalises communication in a vague and arbitrary manner. This statement was originally published on sflc.in on 24 July 2025.

"Across India, a quiet purge of digital content is underway." This statement was originally published on indexoncensorship.org on 23 July 2025. Journalism critical of the government is vanishing from ...

His conviction followed posts about Bedoon rights and a meeting request made after the Interior Minister invited bloggers to reach out directly instead of posting online.

Marcelo Ruiz was riding a motorcycle in the El Guabito area when he was intercepted and shot multiple times in the arms. Both Ruiz and his companion were injured and remain in stable condition under ...

An Ankara court ruled to block access to some content shared by Grok on grounds that the chatbot was insulting the founder of the republic, as well as the country's president and religious values.

The Coalition will run Media Situation Rooms dedicated to spotting and debunking misinformation disinformation and other harmful narratives related to the elections that may emerge on both online and ...

Egypt must stop harassing rights defender Mohamed Abdel Salam, remove barriers on AFTE’s work, and end its crackdown on civic space. As a network of 114 member-organisations dedicated to promoting and ...

AI tools, while transformative in terms of efficiency, multilingualism and data analysis, among other processes, also raise unique ethical questions. AI-generated misinformation and disinformation, ...

October in the Americas: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

A Supreme Court of Kenya ruling meant to reaffirm the rights of queer Kenyans as guaranteed in the Constitution was ironically used to unleash unbalanced, politically-motivated homophobia, especially ...

Authorities have designated as "terrorist" 11 dissidents and their relatives and 8 companies, reflecting the country's indiscriminate use of overbroad counterterrorism laws and contempt for due ...