Media

MEDIA CONTACT

Rocio Campos, Global Network Initiative Communications Manager
rcampos@globalnetworkinitiative.org
Phone: +1 202 793 3053

HOW TO DESCRIBE THE GLOBAL NETWORK INITIATIVE

Launched in 2008, the Global Network Initiative (www.globalnetworkinitiative.org) occupies a unique place in the global conversation about freedom of expression and privacy in the Information and Communications Technology Sector. The GNI’s multistakeholder approach works to bring together information and communications technology companies, civil society (including human rights and press freedom groups), academics and investors from around the world to protect and advance freedom of expression and privacy, facilitate shared learning and collaborative problem solving, and promote coordinated advocacy. For a list of our network members, click here.

NEWS & MEDIA RELEASES (in chronological order)

GNI Welcomes the Wikimedia Foundation as an Observer

Chris Sheehy2018-09-06T16:27:37+00:00September 6, 2018|media releases, New Members, News|

During their observer year, the Wikimedia Foundation will join GNI's policy and learning activities, strengthening our efforts to protect and promote freedom of expression and privacy in the ICT sector.

GNI Joins Call for U.S. Senate to Swiftly Consider Nominees to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

Chris Sheehy2018-08-30T20:25:44+00:00August 30, 2018|Issues, issues highlight, Letter, media releases, News, surveillance|

31 organizations sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to consider the final two PCLOB nominees as quickly as possible. PCLOB has not been able to perform its critical duties in reviewing U.S. federal counterterrorism programs and ensuring they provide adequate safeguards for privacy and civil liberties for over 19 months.

GNI 2018 Learning Forum: “New World Borders: How Jurisdiction Affects Human Rights Online”

Chris Sheehy2018-09-18T00:55:28+00:00August 28, 2018|events, feature, issues highlight, Jurisdictional Assertions & Limits, media releases|

On 18 September at New America, GNI will host two sessions on distinct but interrelated state actions that impact the flow of data across borders: sharing electronic evidence across jurisdictions, and global takedown orders. The event is co-hosted with the American Society for International Law and the Open Technology Institute at New America.

GNI Event on Capitol Hill: “Forecasting the Implications of the U.S. Cloud Act Around the World”

Chris Sheehy2018-09-10T14:13:58+00:00August 28, 2018|events, feature, issues highlight, Jurisdictional Assertions & Limits|

Join us on Tuesday, 18 September, for a discussion featuring several prominent GNI civil society, academic, and company members presenting their perspectives on the potential global implications of the U.S. CLOUD Act.

NetBlocks Joins GNI

Chris Sheehy2018-08-02T14:54:32+00:00August 2, 2018|feature, network disruptions, New Members|

GNI is pleased to welcome NetBlocks, a recognized expert in tracking network disruptions and online censorship, to the civil society constituency.

The Global Network Initiative Supports Argentina’s Draft Intermediary Liability Law

Chris Sheehy2018-07-29T19:53:04+00:00July 27, 2018|feature, intermediary liability, issues highlight, media releases, News|

Argentina's draft law on the responsibility of Internet intermediaries would serve as an important benchmark regionally and globally, facilitating innovation & investment and fostering Freedom of Expression online. GNI encourages the Chamber of Deputies to pass it into law as drafted.

GNI Provides Feedback on European Commission’s Proposal on Requests to Access Electronic Evidence Across Borders

Chris Sheehy2018-07-24T14:27:55+00:00July 24, 2018|feature, Issues, issues highlight, Jurisdictional Assertions & Limits, Publication, Resources, Uncategorized|

GNI recognizes that the Commission's proposal on requests to access electronic evidence across borders may expedite legitimate law enforcement investigations, but implementation also raises potential risks for users' rights. Read our recommendations

BT Joins the Global Network Initiative

Chris Sheehy2018-07-18T16:28:03+00:00July 18, 2018|feature, media releases, New Members|

GNI is thrilled to announce that BT plc has joined GNI after participating as an observer during the past year. BT agrees to adhere to the GNI Principles and Implementation Guidelines, which provide a framework for responding to government requests and restrictions in a manner that protects and advances freedom of expression and privacy.

GNI Submission to UK Government Consultation: “The Internet: to regulate or not to regulate?”

Chris Sheehy2018-07-18T19:19:36+00:00July 13, 2018|Publication, Resources|

GNI-Evidence-UK-Select-Committee-Communications-May-2018 In April 2018, the U.K. Select Committee launched a public inquiry titled "The Internet: to regulate or not to regulate?" in order to explore "how Internet regulation could be improved, including through better self-regulation and governance, and whether a new regulatory framework for the Internet is necessary or whether the [...]

Global Network Initiative Annual Report 2017: Reinforcing a Global Standard

Chris Sheehy2018-06-25T16:12:24+00:00June 25, 2018|annual report, feature, Publication, Resources|

2017 was a year of notable achievements and strategic growth for GNI. Learn more in our annual report, "Reinforcing a Global Standard."

Welcoming Internet Sans Frontiéres to GNI

Chris Sheehy2018-06-25T15:22:26+00:00June 25, 2018|feature, New Members|

GNI Executive Director Judith Lichtenberg said, “ISF’s experience engaging with companies, governments, and civil society alike, at both the international and local levels, has proven them a key actor for global digital rights.”

CIPESA Joins GNI

Chris Sheehy2018-06-20T13:02:17+00:00June 7, 2018|feature, media releases, New Members|

GNI’s multistakeholder membership is pleased to welcome CIPESA's legal and policy expertise and convening power to advance Internet freedom in Africa.

GNI Welcomes Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression to the Human Rights Council

Chris Sheehy2018-06-06T13:42:36+00:00June 1, 2018|feature, intermediary liability, issues highlight|

Special Rapporteur David Kaye issued a report to the Human Rights Council on the regulation of user-generated content online. GNI submitted input to this report, and the recommendations for companies included elements of the GNI Principles and Implementation Guidelines.

New Report! Disconnected: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Network Disruptions

Chris Sheehy2018-06-22T20:19:59+00:00May 30, 2018|feature, Issues, issues highlight, media releases, network disruptions, Publication, reports, Resources|

Authored by former policy fellow Jan Rydzak, the report presents a wealth of data relevant to both researchers and activists, including identifying over 100 instances of deliberate network disruption worldwide in 2017, and provides recommendations for all stakeholders to respond.

GNI in Toronto for RightsCon 2018

Chris Sheehy2018-05-31T16:28:26+00:00May 10, 2018|events, feature|

GNI Member Sessions - RightsCon 2018 From 16-18 May representatives from GNI's academic, civil society, company, and investor members will join over 2,000 others from the global digital rights community for RightsCon 2018. GNI staff are leading discussions on the nature and impacts of network disruptions and the new and increasing legislative pressures [...]

GNI JOB OPPORTUNITY: POLICY & PROGRAM OFFICER

Rocio Campos2018-06-18T13:53:10+00:00May 7, 2018|feature, media releases|

***This position is no longer taking applications*** The Global Network Initiative (GNI) is an international multistakeholder group of Internet and telecommunications companies, civil society organizations (including human rights and press freedom groups), investors and academics, who have created a collaborative approach to protect and advance freedom of expression and privacy [...]

GNI Provides Input to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Privacy in the Digital Age

Chris Sheehy2018-05-03T21:06:14+00:00May 3, 2018|Issues, issues highlight, Publication, surveillance|

GNI outlined the relevant provisions of the GNI Principles and Implementation Guidelines that address privacy and suggested they may serve as models for the “principles, standards and best practices” that the Office of the High Commissioner is seeking to develop.

Software Freedom Law Centre, India Joins the Global Network Initiative

Chris Sheehy2018-05-30T21:08:51+00:00May 2, 2018|feature, media releases, New Members|

GNI Executive Director Judith Lichtenberg said, “There is no doubt that SFLC.in’s demonstrated policy expertise and engagement on digital rights challenges in India will enhance GNI's efforts to protect freedom of expression and privacy rights in India and around the world."

2018 Corporate Accountability Index Highlights Good Practices by GNI Companies

Rocio Campos2018-05-11T20:01:40+00:00April 27, 2018|events, feature, media releases|

On Wednesday 25 April, the Ranking Digital Rights Project (RDR) launched its third Corporate Accountability Index – ranking 22 of the world's largest Internet, mobile and telecommunications companies on their publicly stated commitments to free expression and privacy. With 35 indicators in the categories of governance, freedom of expression, and privacy, the standards used [...]

Event Report: GNI & UNESCO host Improving the Communications and Information Ecosystem to Protect the Integrity of Elections

Chris Sheehy2018-04-23T20:13:31+00:00April 23, 2018|events, network disruptions, Publication|

GNI and UNESCO partnered for two feature sessions: “network availability, security and integrity around elections,” and "enhancing quality of information and elections.”

Digital Empowerment Foundation Joins the Global Network Initiative

Chris Sheehy2018-04-20T16:07:15+00:00April 20, 2018|feature, media releases, New Members|

The Global Network Initiative (GNI) is pleased to announce that New Delhi-based Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) has joined GNI as a member of the civil society constituency. GNI Executive Director Judith Lichtenberg said, “With one of world’s largest, growing digital user bases, ongoing legal and policy discussions in India [...]

Disruptions of Social Media Platforms in Sri Lanka

David Sullivan2018-03-29T21:21:24+00:00March 8, 2018|feature, Issues, issues highlight, media releases, network disruptions|

The Global Network Initiative is closely monitoring reports that access to social media and messaging platforms in Sri Lanka has been widely disrupted. These disruptions follow religious rioting and related violence and the imposition of a state of emergency. GNI recognizes the government of Sri Lanka’s duty to protect public safety, but [...]

Apply for a Google Policy Fellowship at the Global Network Initiative

David Sullivan2018-03-29T21:21:36+00:00March 5, 2018|media releases|

The Global Network Initiative seeks applications for the 2018 Google Policy Fellowship program. The Google Policy Fellowship program offers undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests.

GNI Welcomes Pakistan Court Decision on Network Disruptions

David Sullivan2018-03-29T21:21:56+00:00February 28, 2018|feature, Issues, issues highlight, media releases, network disruptions|

The Global Network Initiative welcomes Monday's decision by the Islamabad High Court declaring shutdowns of mobile networks on the pretext of security illegal throughout the country unless they are accompanied by a presidential proclamation of emergency. According to GNI Executive Director Judith Lichtenberg, “The Decision by the High Court in Islamabad is an [...]

Leslie Harris Joins GNI’s Academic Constituency

David Sullivan2018-06-25T13:24:21+00:00February 12, 2018|media releases, New Members|

Today, February 11, 2018, the Global Network Initiative (GNI) welcomed Leslie Harris of Georgetown University in her independent capacity as the newest member of the GNI Academic Constituency. Ms. Harris is an adjust professor in the Georgetown University Master's degree program in Communications, Culture and Technology, where she teaches ICT [...]

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