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Freedom of Expression Online
Understanding Digital Rights and freedom of expression online is crucial to protecting human rights, as little of our lives remain immune from the forces of tech and the internet. Digital rights are human rights in the digital realm, but there is a tension between human rights and rising restrictions on access to online spaces.
Modules
Media Defence has developed a series of modules that provide an overview of the ways in which access to the internet and online content are commonly restricted around the world.
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MENA
Introduction to Digital Rights – MENA
Key Insights Introduction Digital rights are human rights that extend to the digital realm. The term ‘digital rights’ speaks to questions around how the same rights that have always been fundamental to…
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Media Defence’s Resources
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Additional Materials
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