Imagine being summoned to court because of messages sent from your phone that contain insults and defamation directed at someone you’re in a dispute with, although you’ve never sent that person a…

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While Assam’s government urged residents to utilize the Citizenship Amendment Act, widespread fears of undermining existing legal claims and forced migrant status led many families to avoid the proces...

Members of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research today requested leave to intervene in X v. European Commission. X’s Digital Services Act violations have prevented researchers from using p...

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Through this series, we will not just lay out the problems surfacing because of the climate crisis, but also explore the solutions: what is being built, grown, fought for, and imagined from the ground...

These success stories are a model for community-rooted conservation and population revival that could help other countries and regions rebuild their withering ecosystems.

We are launching a new approach to our mission of amplifying the voices of those underrepresented in the digital sphere: Global Voices Spotlight.

Lebanon is not just facing a direct military escalation. It is living through an Israeli-led digital war which is reshaping...

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When an organization faces turbulence like leadership turnover, political infighting, or broken processes, it instinctively leans on its most competent people to restore stability. These leaders…

Access Now condemns the ongoing near-total internet shutdown in Iran and urgently calls on authorities to immediately restore full internet access.

Investigation finds three were hacked by Paragon spyware at same time, potentially fuelling questions for government

From remote Predator infections in Angola to physical device ‘cracking’ in Kenya, new forensic reports expose how governments are utilising sophisticated commercial tools to shadow journalists and…

The vote on the return regulation on Monday in the European Parliament civil liberties committee now sets the legal stage for likely deportation facilities abroad, as the European Union cracks down…

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Now, with Friedman, a seasoned Trump insider, at its helm, NSO might finally achieve its long-awaited US comeback, writes Vas Panagiotopoulos.

With the recent escalation of Israel’s war, Lebanon’s residents have reported receiving threatening phone calls and text messages asking them...

Roughly 70 percent of the channels on Russia’s “national messenger,” Max, were registered by government agencies and public institutions at the authorities’ behest, according to an analysis by the…

Like much recent EU migration legislation, the proposal was presented without a comprehensive fundamental rights impact assessment. Sixteen UN experts have already raised concerns about its…

Kampala-Uganda, 23 February 2026: Unwanted Witness (UW) and the Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) today release […]

Since airstrikes on Iran began, there has once again been no internet access in the country. Now warnings are issued about consequences, reports sound dramatic.

After strikes killed senior Iranian officials, Iran cut off internet access. Journalists are relying on satellite links, encrypted apps, and smuggled footage to report from inside the country.

As they bomb Iran, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are calling on its people to rise up against the dictatorial regime, which is shaken but still standing.

The Common Good Cyber Fund focuses on building a resilient, sustainable ecosystem of global nonprofit organizations working in cybersecurity.

Iranians are using tools beyond commercial VPNs to stay connected. And you can help, too.

Recent blackouts in Iran, Uganda, and beyond highlight a new front emerging in conflicts around the world: the fight to stay online. Though governments hold most of the power, people are finding ways…

Tal Dilian and three other Intellexa executives were tried for their role in a scandal dubbed "Greek Watergate," which dates back to 2022.

An Amnesty International investigation has established that prominent, Angolan journalist, Teixeira Cândido was targeted with Predator spyware in 2024.

FOR ORGANISATIONS: SIGN THE STATEMENT HERE The EU is currently negotiating a Deportation (“Return”) Regulation to expand and normalise immigration raids and surveillance measures across our…

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The feature could arrive as soon as this year.

Jake Laperruque explains how ICE’s expanding surveillance tools can track protesters through phones, faces, and vehicles.

This session will examine how AI development, deployment, governance, and cybersecurity intersect in practice. Drawing on expert perspectives, it will clarif...

In the third part of our blog series, we look at how the availability of systems is impacted by the proliferation of large language models.

Safe and secure communications and devices allow us to work, socialise, organise, express ourselves, and connect with each other.

Security and privacy concerns are growing. The Electronic Frontier Foundation sees encryption as the "best way" to protect user information.

India's Aadhaar is moving into wallets and hotels and is policing through a new app. Critics say that amid the broader Aadhaar rollout, it's unclear how data shared through the new app would prevent…

ASEAN is setting ambitious goals to advance and lead in the digital age. The forthcoming ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2030, expected in early 2026, will steer regional digital development for the next…

In this special edition of the NMT Media Foundation’s Free Speak podcast that took place during the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa - FIFAfrica 2025 Conference in Windhoek, from the 24th to the…

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