Empower Policy

GNI is a uniquely authoritative platform through which companies, academics, investors, and civil society speak with a single voice and collectively engage governments and international institutions to advocate for laws and policies that protect and respect freedom of expression and privacy rights worldwide.

Since 2017, GNI has focused its policy work on five priority issue areas: network disruptions, intermediary liability and content regulation, privacy and surveillance, jurisdictional assertions and limits and artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

Below you can read GNI’s most recent policy work on the five key issues and how we’re shaping internet governance processes.

 

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Network Disruptions

Advocating for public access to digital communications

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Intermediary Liability & Content Regulation

Rights-based approaches to online content

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Privacy & Surveillance

Protecting user privacy against government surveillance

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Jurisdictional assertions and limits

Ensuring free flow of data across borders

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Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies

Grounding next generation technologies in human rights

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Policy News

Learning

New Report from GNI’s Learning Series on Content Moderation, Human Rights Due Diligence, and Government Demands

The report captures the highlights and takeaways from a three-part learning series.

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Policy

GNI Statement on Ongoing Communications Restrictions in Gaza

GNI urgently calls for all parties to immediately end efforts to disrupt telecommunications & internet...

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News

GNI Policy Brief on Government Interventions in AI

The Policy Brief aims to aid understanding of the human rights implications of government interventions...

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