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Research & development at the intersection of cyberspace, global security & human rights. Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto

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    Aug 31

    NEW REPORT No Access: LGBTIQ Website Censorship in Six Countries

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  2. Sep 9

    This study helps us understand how journalistic authority can be established, even in the context of severe press freedom challenges where reporting from the ground is close to impossible and media face substantial digital security threats.

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  3. Sep 9

    They find that reporting is conducted through journalistic networks of sources inside Tibet, Tibetan exile journalists, and source intermediaries called 'communicators'. Journalistic authority is maintained through the relation of each member in this network.

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  4. Sep 9

    The latest from and explores authoritative reporting in Tibet, one of the world’s most restrictive media environments

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    Sep 9

    German Federal police purchased spyware from NSO group... ...And help prop up and legitimize the mercenary spyware market and it's widespread global harms. Time for liberal democratic countries to recognize their complicity and act. Thread by 's 👇

    Interesting data point: apparently, the "State Trojan" that the German police developed became too impractical, so they just bought NSO Group's Pegasus spyware instead
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  6. Sep 1

    Laporan terbaru kami menemukan penyensoran situs dengan konten LGBTIQ, termasuk 38 URLs unik di Indonesia

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  7. Aug 31

    "[I]n Russia, the anti-gay propaganda law was enacted supposedly to protect children/minors and thus, LGBTIQ website censorship is conducted for the same reason." - on the legal and political justifications of LGBTIQ censorship

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  8. Aug 31

    In many instances, the criminalization of same-sex relations and transgender identities—in addition to the shrinking space for civil society online and offline—has hampered movement-building efforts for equality, highlighting the harms of website censorship.

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  9. Aug 31

    In all six countries, LGBTIQ websites may be wrongly conflated with pornography and subjected to laws outlawing such content, and self-censorship is common, especially where punitive actions against LGBTIQ communities are intensifying.

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  10. Aug 31

    The study combines network measurement techniques and literature research with interviews from local experts, providing novel insight into the technical and legal obstacles many users face in accessing LGBTIQ news, health, and human rights websites.

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  11. Aug 31

    Focusing on Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, we find prevalent censorship of LGBTIQ website content, reflecting high levels of LGBTIQ-phobia and active silencing of LGBTIQ voices.

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  12. Aug 31

    In collaboration with and , we investigate the state of website censorship in some of the most challenging countries in the world for LGBTIQ communities.

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    Aug 30

    .'s last Massey lecture suggests we need to start over and imagine an alternative. "If there has ever been a time when we needed to rethink what we're collectively doing, this is certainly it."

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  14. Aug 27

    So what does the scale of Chinese censorship actually look like? See for yourself:

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  15. Aug 27

    According to , not all censorship has to be sensational. In fact, some of the most telling censorship is what we might call "banal" but that makes it no less harmful.

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  16. Aug 25

    August 2021 From Pearl to Pegasus: Bahraini Government Hacks Activists with NSO Group Zero-Click iPhone Exploits

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  17. Aug 24

    وهذه هي البيانات التي وصفتها منظمة العفو الدولية "أمنستي" و Forbidden Stories بأنها تعود إلى عام 2016 وحتى السنوات البضع الماضية

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  18. Aug 24

    شاركنا قائمة بأرقام الهواتف المستهدفة، والتي كنا قد حددناها، مع Forbidden Stories، والذين قد أكدوا أن الأرقام المرتبطة بخمسة من الأجهزة المخترقة مدرجة في قائمة مشروع بيغاسوس للأهداف المحتملة لعملاء NSO Group

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  19. Aug 24

    من خلال بحثنا كنا قد وجدنا أن حكومة البحرين تتجسس فقط في البحرين وقطر، وليس في أوربا. لذلك قد يكون الناشط البحريني الذي تم استهدافه في لندن قد تم اختراقه بواسطة مشغّل Pegasus مرتبط بحكومة أخرى.

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  20. Aug 24

    اثنان من النشطاء الذين تعرضوا للاختراق يقيمان في لندن، وواحد منهم على الأقل قد كان في لندن حينما تعرض للاختراق.

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