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Taking an Ecosystem-wide Approach to Human Rights Due Diligence in the Technology Sector

January 9, 2023

Working closely with Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), GNI developed a tool that we hope will further human rights due diligence (HRDD)... Read more >

The Right Way to Regulate Digital Harms

January 8, 2021

In the Op-Ed “The Right Way to Regulate Digital Harms” published by Project Syndicate on... Read more >

“Trends in Content Regulation in Africa and Beyond,” Report from the GNI Session at FIFAfrica

October 9, 2020

On September 28, GNI hosted a session on “Trends in Content Regulation in Africa and Beyond” as part of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa... Read more >

GNI’s Submission to the Open Consultation on the EU Digital Services Act

September 29, 2020

GNI submitted comments to the EU’s open consultation on the DSA, addressing questions in: Safety and Responsibility; Liability Regime; and... Read more >

The UK’s Online Harms Bill: Potential Implications for the Right to Privacy

September 23, 2020

Following a discussion on the U.K. Online Harms White Paper, Richard Wingfield explores the privacy implications of the current regulatory... Read more >

From India to US, Forcing Proactive Policing of Online Content Is Censorship by Proxy

September 17, 2020

The brouhaha over Twitter’s labelling the US president’s tweets on the Minneapolis protests in May/June 2020 has again spurred the conversation... Read more >

Op-Ed: Five Ways Telecommunications Companies Can Fight Internet Shutdowns

August 26, 2020

Digital rights advocates have sometimes seen companies as adversaries when they cooperate with orders to limit or shut off services. But new research... Read more >

The Digital Services Act: An Opportunity to Build Human Rights Safeguards into Notice and Action

August 17, 2020

The E-Commerce Directive (ECD) allows Member States to flesh out the details of notice-and-action in national law, which has led to significant... Read more >

Remedy and Enforcement in the Digital Services Act

August 4, 2020

By including provisions on remedy and enforcement, the Digital Services Act (DSA) will be an important step forward in promoting business... Read more >

The Balancing Act of Content Moderation in Europe: Lessons from the French “Avia Law” for the Digital Services Act

July 27, 2020

The European Commission has committed to reviewing the rules that define the responsibilities of digital services in Europe. The related debates will... Read more >

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