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Eight human rights organizations called on Kyrgyzstan authorities on Friday to take necessary measures for the safety of Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy, an imprisoned human rights defender who has received death threats from a fellow prisoner. Tazhibek Kyzy is the director of the YouTube-based media outlet Tazhibek Kyzy, founded by her husband in 2020. The media [...]

The European Commission and the European Board for Digital Services welcomed on Monday the integration of the new “Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online” into the Digital Services Act (DSA) to guarantee the safety of users. The revised code aims to strengthen the fight against harmful content online according to EU law [...]

Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is a JURIST Supreme Court Correspondent and a 2L at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. On Friday, I braved the cold to sit in the press box for the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in TikTok, Inc. v. Garland. This time-sensitive case concerns a federal law that would require social media giant [...]

Iran’s government announced on Tuesday that it had lifted a two-year ban on WhatsApp and the Google Play Store, marking a significant shift in the country’s internet restrictions. The official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported the decision after a meeting involving top government officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian. This move is seen as an [...]

Hong Kong police on Monday announced a reward of HK$1 million for information leading to the arrest of six pro-democracy activists now residing in the UK and Canada. The bounties were issued for alleged violations of the 2020 National Security Law. One of the wanted individuals, including Tony Chung, a former pro-independence group leader, has [...]

Minnesota and New Jersey sued Glock, Inc. (Glock) and its parent company Glock Ges.m.b.H. in their respective states on Thursday for selling semi-automatic handguns that are easily convertible to machine guns. The two states are seeking an injunction that would prevent Glock from selling such handguns, and Minnesota specifically seeks an order for Glock to modify [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Vietnam on Tuesday to repeal its new cybersecurity law, saying that it violates the rights to free speech and freedom of expression. Vietnam’s new law, set to come into effect on December 25, builds on existing legislation to impose stricter rules surrounding internet use and freedom of speech. Vietnam’s current [...]

Google and Meta Platforms appealed to the Australian Government on Tuesday through written submissions to delay a bill imposing a social media ban for children under 16 years old. In their submissions, both Google and Meta contended the bill should be delayed until the Government’s Age Assurance Trial results are obtained. The Age Assurance Technology [...]

It started with a buzz — a sound so ordinary that Adrianna, a 14-year-old high school freshman, hardly gave it a second thought. But as she walked down the hallway, clutching her phone, she noticed the whispers and snickers from classmates. Something wasn’t right. When Adrianna opened the Instagram notification, her world fell apart. A [...]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explained the government’s reasoning for relaxing Canadian immigration law after the pandemic, and for the recent restrictions imposed, in a YouTube video released Sunday. Trudeau admitted that the federal government could have taken action earlier when companies and universities exploited the policy. Within the video, Trudeau explained how Canada first [...]