VPNs: A lifeline of free information in closed societies
How VPNs protect information access in Russia and other censorship-prone areas.
Topic
Internet Freedom
A collection of 18 issues
Supporting Disrupted Media @ Global Gathering
A discussion on the future of media with digital rights defenders.
From digital monarchies to decentralized republics: Social media protocols are political
Social media platforms have become virtual nations, each with its own governance structure.
An obituary test: AI's (probably unintentional) autocratic leanings in different languages
A simple experiment with AI-generated obituaries uncovers troubling biases in language models that show how they reinforce autocratic narratives across different languages.
Surviving Google Zero: Insights from dissident media
Some newsrooms have been navigating the realities of Google Zero for a long time: exiled media organizations. There's a lot that can be learned from them.
Resilient Media Project
The Resilient Media Project aims to support exiled and underground media organizations by promoting the adoption of robust digital publishing strategies.
Documenting Kazakhstan’s Internet Throttling Tactics
Five months ago, we received conflicting reports that RFE’s Kazakh newsroom’s websites were not accessible in the country. The government and internet service providers did not make any information available on what was happening.
In collaboration with the great minds at OONI (Open Observatory of Network Interference) and
New MOOC: Mitigating Online Censorship
Shoutout to Advocacy Assembly for launching a new series of courses to help understand and mitigate Internet shutdowns, a critical issue at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and for many other media organizations operating in autocratic environments.
These courses cover understanding shutdowns, network measurements, circumventing censorship, documenting human rights violations