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From Sudan to Syria, Jordan to Jaipur, the trend towards digital authoritarianism is deepening

A US-backed campaign is giving Russians access to anti-censor software to dodge Moscow's crackdown on dissent against its invasion of Ukraine, involved groups told AFP. Russia has intensified its restrictions on independent media since attacking its neighbor in February, with journalists under threat of prosecution for criticizing the invasion or…

Human rights groups have urged video-conferencing company Zoom to scrap research on integrating emotion recognition tools into its products, saying the technology can infringe users' privacy and perpetuate discrimination. Technology publication Protocol reported last month that California-based Zoom was looking into building such tools, which could use artificial intelligence (AI)…

Elon Musk's plan to acquire Twitter has alarmed human rights activists in Asia and the Middle East, where social media platforms have been accused of inciting violence.

India disrupted or blocked internet access at least 106 times last year, making it the world’s biggest offender for the fourth straight year, according to a report from digital rights advocacy group Access Now.