Internet freedom

Egypt’s Parliament finalizes approval of Cybercrime Act
Egypt

Egypt’s Parliament finalizes approval of Cybercrime Act

  Egypt’s Parliament recently approved a draft law submitted by the government to counter cybercrimes; the new act received approval…
Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account
Middle East

Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account

Iran banned government bodies on Wednesday from using the popular Telegram instant messaging app as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s…
Egypt to punish ISP’s refraining from blocking websites which ‘threaten national security’
Egypt

Egypt to punish ISP’s refraining from blocking websites which ‘threaten national security’

Egypt’s Parliamentary Committee of Communications and Information Technology approved recently Article 31 of the draft-law of the cyber-crime bill that…
Not a single journalist detained for a publishing case: Journalists Syndicate President
Egypt

Not a single journalist detained for a publishing case: Journalists Syndicate President

President of the Journalists Syndicate Abdel Mohasen Salama said there are no journalists detained in Egypt due to a publishing…
Russia threatens to block Twitter and YouTube
World

Russia threatens to block Twitter and YouTube

Russia’s media regulators are demanding Twitter and YouTube delete the accounts of “undesired” NGOs. If they don’t, authorities say both…
China think tank calls for ‘democratic’ internet governance
World

China think tank calls for ‘democratic’ internet governance

China ranks fifth among 38 nations globally in standards of cyber governance, a top state-backed internet think tank said on…
Internet freedom continues to decline in Egypt: Freedom House
Egypt

Internet freedom continues to decline in Egypt: Freedom House

Freedom House, an independent US watchdog organization measuring democratic indicators around the world, determined in a new report that internet…
More governments manipulate media with ‘bots,’ trolls: study
World

More governments manipulate media with ‘bots,’ trolls: study

More governments are following the lead of Russia and China by manipulating social media and suppressing dissent online in a…
Internet freedom falls for 5th year in row: survey
Science

Internet freedom falls for 5th year in row: survey

Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on…
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