Free Internet

Conservative German MEP Axel Voss, also known as the father of the controversial copyright reform, has published a manifesto on European digital policy in which he warns that Europe should not become a “digital colony” of other powers. EURACTIV Germany report…

This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. Iranian Canadians are reeling following this weeks devastating Ukrainian plane crash in Iran that killed 176 people, 138 of whom were flying to Canada. The tragedy highlights the struggles diasporic communitie…

The beginning of a new decade is always an invitation to have a broader look into the future. What, in the next ten years, will happen in the Internet Governance Ecosystem? Will the 2020s see the usual swinging pendulum between more liberal and more restricti…

For years, Google tasked Ross LaJeunesse with executing its plan to protect human rights in China, after Google announced a decade ago it would stop censoring search results there to safeguard security and free speech. LaJeunesse took the mission to heart: H…

I didnt change. Google changed, LaJeunesse, who was Googles global head of international relations in Washington, D.C., told The Washington Post. Dont be evil used to top the companys mission statement. Now when I think about Dont be evil, its been relegated …

For years, Google tasked Ross LaJeunesse with executing its plan to protect human rights in China, after Google announced a decade ago it would stop censoring search results there to safeguard security and free speech. LaJeunesse took the mission to heart: …

Now, LaJeunesse is alleging that Google pushed him out for it in April. I didnt change. Google changed, LaJeunesse, who was Googles global head of international relations in Washington, D.C., told The Washington Post. Dont be evil used to top the companys mi…

Through the looking glass: For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the "free internet" and "sovereign internet" concepts aren't mutually exclusive. The country recently performed several successful tests that simulated how it would respond in case of a foreign …

Russia completed tests of its internal internet services yesterday to assess if they could continue to run if the country was cut off from the worldwide web.  The review of the so-called RuNet was conducted over the course of several days on specially design…

PTCL says its working to remove technical fault in International Submarine Cable AAE-1 in Doha. REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE MOSCOW: Russia carried out tests Monday to ensure the “security” of its internet infrastructure in case of a foreign cyberattack, measures…