Friday, 22 April 2022

Apple's Chinese and Russian takedowns come under scrutiny

A new report co-authored by GreatFire and Apple whistleblower Ashley Gjovik reveals the tech giant complies with far more requests from the two governments than elsewhere, says Martin Bright. Photo: James Yarema/Unsplash

In trying to protect us online, legislators risk silencing us

We all want to protect each other from seeing the worst of humanity but we have no right not to be offended, writes our CEO Ruth Smeeth in her latest weekly blog post. Photo: Muhammad Raufan Yusup on Unsplash

Next Thursday 28 April, the Coalition against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) will host a press briefing to provide a full analysis of the anti-SLAPP measures that are due to be proposed by the European Commission next week. The briefing will take place in-person and online at 10am UK / 1100 CET. For more details, including about how you can register, click here.

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