In the press release for its annual ranking of countries based on an assessment of country-by-country freedom of the press track records, Reporters Without Borders reports: This year’s index sees many changes in the rankings, changes that reflect a year…
Posts Tagged ‘freedom’
Adapting Constitutional Values to Plausible Technological Developments Circa 2025
15
Dec
NPR’s Interpreting The Constitution In The Digital Era featured Jeffery Rosen on Nov. 30th to discuss Constitution 3.0: Freedom and Technological Change (Brookings Institution Press, Nov. 29, 2011)[Amazon] he co-edited with Benjamin Wittes. From the blurb for the book: Technological…
Intellectual Freedom across the Globe: ALA Webinar Series Set for November
28
Oct
Registration is now open for “Intellectual Freedom across the Globe,” a series of webinars on international issues related to free speech, censorship and access to information in libraries and beyond. The webinars will be held during November 2011 and feature…
FCC Finalizes Net Neutrality Rules
23
Sep
The Federal Communications Commission has finally issued their net neutrality rules by publishing them with the Office of the Federal Register. The three rules listed are relatively simple: To provide greater clarity and certainty regarding the continued freedom and openness…
Internet Access as a Human Right: US Government Moves to Develop and Deploy "Shadow" Internet to Undermine Repressive Regimes
14
Jun
“[T]he Internet has become a key means by which individuals can exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression, as guaranteed by article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political…
