internet freedom Archives

Residents watch the news on a laptop in the carpark of a large apartment block that they are using as a bomb shelter on March 01, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

The international surge to help keep Ukraine’s frontlines connected

Donations of modems, routers and other equipment are flooding in from around the world.

Mar 24, 2022 By Tonya Riley

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Russian government via teleconference in Moscow on March 10, 2022. (Photo by MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia to create its own security certificate authority, alarming experts

Security experts worry that Russia is opening the door to mass surveillance and disinformation.

Mar 11, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Amid military coup, Myanmar’s internet is partially blacked out

President Joe Biden denounced the military's seizure, which coincided with large-scale internet blackouts.

Feb 1, 2021 By Tim Starks

Google Chrome — Researchers believe hackers used Chrome extensions and other malicious tools — along with domains issued by a single registrar — to spy on computer users. (Getty Images)

Lawmakers call on Amazon and Google to reconsider ban on domain fronting

The technique is used to circumvent censorship and surveillance around the world.

Jul 17, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill

Spyware campaign targets Turkish dissidents, research shows

Another instance of FinFisher has been spotted in the wild by digital rights advocacy group Access Now.

May 14, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas

Freedom House: Governments are turning cyberweapons on their own people

More and more governments are using cyberweapons like malware and DDoS attacks against internal critics and dissidents, making them them the second-most-common form of repression after actual…

Nov 14, 2017 By Shaun Waterman

China wants individual access to VPNs cut off by February 2018

The policy falls in line with the country's rules around its "Great Firewall.”

Jul 10, 2017 By Michael Bergin

How Tor and Signal can maintain the fight for freedom in Trump’s America

Add another layer to the 2017 guessing game: New legislation gives Donald Trump more direct control over internet freedom funding that produces and keeps projects like Tor…

Jan 3, 2017