Longest Internet Disruption in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Sets Dangerous Precedent
By Mong Palatino On 21 June 2019, Myanmar authorities ordered the blocking of the internet in nine townships of Rakhine and Chin States in northern…
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The Rise of Internet 2.0
By George Gilder “The computer of the future will be as portable as your watch and as personal as your wallet. It will recognize speech…
Who Turned off Moscow’s Internet During Recent Protests?
By Maxim Edwards The situation in Moscow remains tense after renewed protests; thousands have taken to the Russian capital’s streets and squares in recent months to…
Netizen Report: In Nigeria and Russia, Laws Against Online “Insult” Put Internet Activists on Thin Ice
The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in technology and human rights around the world. This report covers…
Life-Altering Copyright Lawsuits Could Come to Regular Internet Users Under a New Law Moving in the Senate
By Ernesto Falcon The Senate Judiciary Committee intends to vote on the CASE Act, legislation that would create a brand new quasi-court for copyright infringement…
Netizen Report: Conflict Triggers Internet Shutdowns in Mauritania, Myanmar and Ethiopia (Again)
By Netizen Report Team The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in technology and human rights around the…
German President: Internet Regulation Could “Take the Wind out of the Sails of Populists”
By Daniel Taylor In a speech delivered during the re:publica internet conference in Berlin, German President Frank Walter Steinmeier scolded Big Tech platforms for not…
Fiber for Internet: When Small Cells are Added, It’s Not Safe At All
By B.N. Frank Activist Post published another article about this in December, “What is Dark Fiber?” You may not be aware of this but The…
Amazon to Launch 3200+ Satellites to Blast Harmful WiFi At Us Despite Expert Warnings About Excessive Amount of Dangerous Space Junk
By B.N. Frank Environmentalists everywhere should be losing their planet-loving minds right now because: Rocket fuel is highly polluting. Experts have warned there’s too much…
This Agency Might Wreck Internet Economics
By Jeffrey A. Tucker The Department of Housing and Urban Development has filed civil charges against Facebook for allowing advertising to target some groups and…
EU’s Parliament Signs Off on Disastrous Internet Law: What Happens Next?
By Danny O’Brien In a stunning rejection of the will of five million online petitioners, and over 100,000 protesters this weekend, the European Parliament has…
SCANDAL: Today, Europe Votes On A Law That Could Change The Internet — Sold Out For A Russian Pipeline
By Aaron Kesel European MEPs meet inside the European Parliament today to vote on a law that will forever change the World Wide Web ……
This Could Be It: Key Polish Political Party Comes Out Against Article 13
By Cory Doctorow With only days to go before the final EU debate and vote on the new Copyright Directive (we’re told the debate will…
One Year Without Internet in Chad: Citizens Have Been Offline Since March 2018
By Abdoulaye Bah, Translated by Edward Shelley For nearly one year’s time, citizens in Chad have been unable to access the Internet, in spite of…