PROTECTING AND ADVANCING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
AND PRIVACY IN THE ICT SECTOR
GNI completed the third cycle of the independent assessments of 11 member companies and released the 2018/2019 public assessment report on April 22, 2020. Also see our press release to learn more!
OUR WORK
GNI helps companies respect freedom of expression and privacy rights when faced with government pressure to hand over user data, remove content, or restrict communications.
OUR MEMBERS
We are a growing alliance of Internet and telecom-munications companies, human rights and press freedom groups, investors, and academic institutions from around the world.
OUR IMPACT
From advancing accountability to advocating for laws and policies that protect free expression and privacy rights worldwide, our members are working together to get results.
OUR LATEST
Op-Ed: Five Ways Telecommunications Companies Can Fight Internet Shutdowns
Digital rights advocates have sometimes seen companies as adversaries when they cooperate with orders to limit or shut off services. But new research demonstrates a set of practical steps companies caught between these competing pressures can take to uphold their responsibilities and work together with advocates to discourage government disruption orders.
Cloudflare Joins the Global Network Initiative as an Observer
Cloudflare is the first web-infrastructure and security company to join GNI as an observer. “We believe Cloudflare’s cybersecurity expertise will add great value to our diversity of perspectives on ICT and human rights,” said GNI Executive Director Judith Lichtenberg.OUR MEMBERS
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard UniversityDavid Sullivan2018-03-20T19:32:45+00:00
Centre for Communications Governance at National Law University, DelhiDavid Sullivan2018-03-20T19:36:04+00:00
Centro de Estudios en Libertad de Expresión y Acceso a la Información (CELE)David Sullivan2020-05-07T13:34:04+00:00
