“Nº16 10/2014”
Documenting Internet blocking in Venezuela
by Digital Rights LAC on October 29, 2014
Marianne Díaz Hernández. Venezuelan attorney and storyteller, activist of @accesolibre and legal leader of Creative Commons in Venezuela. Twitter: @mariannedh Although Venezuela does not appear in global Internet censorship reports, the country has a history of questionable practices regarding content filtering and user persecution for their online activities. Despite what (…) Leer Artículo »
SECRET shakes up Guatemalan society
by Digital Rights LAC on October 29, 2014
Authorities in Guatemala flirt with the idea of regulating social networks and applications, because presumably many of them have the potential of promoting abuse. Does the country need such measures? By Renata Avila, World Wide Web Foundation. Guatemala has long enjoyed a relative calm in terms of censorship and control (…) Leer Artículo »
Internet Governance Forum 2014: A simplified balance
by Digital Rights LAC on October 29, 2014
Valeria Betancourt APC The meeting held in Turkey on 2-5 September 2014 showed that the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) process is not, as many people think and argue, a fait accompli without the chance of evolving and improving. The fact that the organisers of the different workshops related to the (…) Leer Artículo »
Not in my name! The protection of women as a censorship argument
by Digital Rights LAC on October 29, 2014
Beatriz Busaniche, Fundación Vía Libre Once again, in what seems to be a classic example since the widespread use of the Internet, good intentions justify projects that threaten constitutional rights and guaranties. The bill to remove messages promoting sex trade and human trafficking submitted by Argentina represents a clear example. (…) Leer Artículo »
Private profiles in public places
by Digital Rights LAC on October 29, 2014
by Dennys Antonialli*, Francisco Brito Cruz** and Mariana Giorgetti Valente*** Imagine a world that when you are involved in a lawsuit a judge can, before making a decision, check your profile on social networks. Who your friends are, what places you usually go to, your pictures at parties, comments on (…) Leer Artículo »
