#IMWeekly: July 11, 2014
In this week's #IMWeekly: Jordan blocks 7iber and eight other websites, Myanmar cracks down on Facebook, and more details of the USA's far-reaching surveillance tactics emerge.
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“Total Censorship in the Air”: How the Thai Junta Has Policed Online Media
It has been over a month since Thailand’s military junta, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), overtook the country’s government during a May 22 coup. Since then, the NCPO has aimed to consolidate political control of the country, moving online to restrict access to information.
Clampdowns on Online Dissent in Modi’s India
Devu Chodankar, a 31 year-old resident of Goa, could land himself in jail after posting comments critical of India's newest Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook. The case highlights a trend towards curbing online free expression in the country following Modi's widely-celebrated victory.
This is Zone Nine: The Continued Imprisonment of Six Ethiopian Bloggers
Six members of the Ethiopian blogging collective Zone Nine have been imprisoned for 63 days.
#IMWeekly: September 30, 2013
In this week's #IMWeekly: Sudan under an Internet blackout; arrests under China's new anti-rumor laws; and more.
'Restore the Fourth' Rallies Aim to Curb Digital Surveillance
Hundreds of protesters gathered in cities across the United States and Europe last week as part of the "Resore the Fourth" rallies aimed to call attention to government surveillance. What comes next for the movement?
#imweekly: July 8, 2013
In this week's #IMweekly: a Wikipedia edit war over Egypt's coup d'état, sentences for Saudi Arabian Facebook users accused of inciting protests, a new government petitioning platform in China, and more.
#imweekly: July 1, 2013
This week's #IMweekly contains news on cyberattacks in Korea, prosecution of a teen over Twitter use in Bahrain, and troubling legislation in Taiwan and Ecuador.
Syrian Citizens Launch Memes and Throw Shoes in Viral Internet Campaign
In the context of civil war, tech-savvy and socially engaged Syrian citizens are resisting the state in creative ways. Eye-catching posters began to show up on Syrian streets around the time the uprising began in March 2011. In May 2011, citizens launched the “I am with Syria” Facebook page.
#imweekly: June 10, 2013
This week in #imweekly, new publication laws in Jordan lead to a shuttering of more than 200 websites, Turkish protestors are downloading VPNs to access the net in large numbers and stringent anti-defemation laws have attracted cricitism from civil society groups in Mexico.