Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Advox

Only weeks after FrontPage Africa reported on the LEITI scandal, the newspaper was slammed with a crippling libel civil lawsuit. Press freedom activists believe FrontPage Africa has been targeted.

As Russian court announces Telegram ban, users stand defiant, amused… and worried

Written by Fabrice Deprez · Eastern & Central Europe

And as a year-long battle between Telegram and the Russian authorities ended with the decision to block the app, reaction to the announcement has been passionate and often derisive.

13 April 2018

Netizen Report: Around the World, Activists Demand Answers From Facebook

Written by Netizen Report Team · Myanmar (Burma)

The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world.

12 April 2018

Will Tanzanian Bloggers Pay Up or Push Back Against ‘Blogger Tax'?

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike · Tanzania

In Tanzania, where media historically holds strong ties to government interests, blogging opened up possibilities for individuals to establish private news outlets that proved immensely powerful.

11 April 2018

Ugandan Government Plans to Tax Social Media Users for Too Much Gossip

Written by Prudence Nyamishana · Sub-Saharan Africa

"Uganda wants to profit where it did not invest. Social media owners gave it out for free and you wanna tax it?"

No Laughing Matter: China Shuts Down Popular Joke-Sharing App

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

"A country, a government, a supervision department. They are all scared of a joke-sharing application."

9 April 2018

By Attempting to Curb Disinformation on Slain Politician Marielle Franco, a Brazilian Judge Hands Facebook Censorship Powers

Written by Taisa Sganzerla · Latin America

The order could set a dangerous precedent for freedom of speech online in the country.

Russian Newspaper Closes After Years of Tense, Often Violent Confrontation with Security Services

Written by RuNet Echo · Eastern & Central Europe

In an op-ed announcing the newspaper’s closure, the acting editor Yuri Grozmani said he had little hope for domestic prosecution of FSB officers complicit in the act of censorship

6 April 2018

India's Data Security Dilemma Continues With Cambridge Analytica

Written by Rohith Jyothish · South Asia

The fallout from revelations of data exploitation by Facebook and Cambridge Analytica has taken hold in India, where political leaders are accusing one another of using similar means to manipulate...

Netizen Report: Malaysia Outlaws ‘Fake News’ — Will Singapore Be Next?

Written by Netizen Report Team · East Asia

The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world.

With Elections Approaching and Parliament Dissolved, Will Malaysia's Anti-Fake News Law Become a ‘Political Weapon'?

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

"While this issue should not be ignored, the proposed broad-based law to criminalise the dissemination of news amounts to legislative overkill."

5 April 2018

Indian Government Threatens to Revoke Media Accreditation Over ‘Fake News’

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi · South Asia

New federal guidelines in India which states that journalists can lose accreditation if found spreading "fake" or "uncomfortable" news raises an issue of media-surveillance.

3 April 2018

With ‘Sharp Eyes’, Smart Phones and TV Sets Are Watching Chinese Citizens

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

By 2020, China could have a comprehensive nationwide surveillance network, wherein law enforcement will have easy access to data collected by any individual surveillance camera in the network.