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Account Deactivation and Content Removal: Guiding Principles and Practices for Companies and Users

In partnership with colleagues at the Center for Democracy & Technology, the Berkman Center is pleased to release a report on “Account Deactivation and Content Removal: Guiding Principles and Practices for Companies and Users,” by Erica Newland, Caroline Nolan, Cynthia Wong, and Jillian York.

authored by erica newland, caroline nolan, cynthia wong, jillian york, published on 21 sep 2011

Questions for Secretary Clinton concerning "Internet freedom"

Faculty associate Matthew Hindman provoked an energetic email exchange among members of the extended Berkman Center community today, in anticipation of Secretary Clinton's "Internet Freedom" speech. Matt had asked for suggestions of a question to ask Secretary Clinton...

15 feb 2011

2010 Circumvention Tool Usage Report

This paper evaluates the usage of blocking-resistant circumvention tools, simple web proxies, and VPN services and finds that overall usage of circumvention tools is still very small in proportion to the number of Internet users in countries with substantial national Internet filtering.

authored by hal roberts, ethan zuckerman, jillian york, rob faris, john palfrey, published on 15 oct 2010

OpenNet Initiative releases updated social media filtering map

An encyclopedic interview with Ethan Zuckerman on global citizen media, Net filtering, "cyber war," and everything in between...

Global Network Initiative Announces New Executive Director

OpenNet Initiative: What Happened at the Internet Governance Forum?

The OpenNet Initiative reports on Internet filtering in Sub-Saharan Africa

ONI has released new research on Sub-Saharan Africa, including reports on Uganda and Nigeria, where ONI tested for the first time in 2008 and 2009...

1 oct 2009

OpenNet Initiative releases 2009 Middle East & North Africa research

The Berkman Center is pleased to share an announcement from the ONI: the partnership has released new studies of Internet filtering in the Middle East and North Africa. Government Internet filtering continues to increase in the region...

12 aug 2009

Catching up with the Global Network Initiative

Since its public launch last fall, the Global Network Initiative has been focused on developing the institutional foundation for the Initiative by elaborating its learning program (including work on ICT-focused human rights impact assessments), working on organizational development and governance, and expanding global engagement. GNI has also just put out a call for its first Executive Director...

8 jun 2009

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