Iran Net Analysis
Fateme Karimkhan, New Lines Magazine, Iran’s Internet Blackout Was Decades in the Making, 1 Jul 2026 “While the scale of the recent blackout was unprecedented, it was far from...
Imran Ahmed
Sky News, US judge blocks detention of British free speech campaigner amid ‘censorship’ row, 26 Dec 2025 “A US judge has temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration from detaining...
Indonesia and ‘digital freedom‘
Resty Woro Yuniar, SCMP, Jakarta vs the internet: Indonesia’s gamble with digital freedom, 6 Dec 2025 opinion/analyses “What happens when a democracy begins to fear its own internet? In Indonesia,...
Afghanistan Offline
The Taliban have turned off the internet: ⚠️ Update: #Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures, with...
Pakistan ‘Cybercrime‘
Haroon Janjua, DW, Is Pakistan’s cybercrime law silencing dissent?, 21 May 2025 “Journalists are alarmed about the potentially wide reach of the law, which allows authorities to imprison social media users...
Digital Research Methodology Issues
An important article by Marc Owen Jones for all those working in digital zones. Marc Owen Jones; Lessons from the Digital Coalface in the Post-Truth Age: Researching the Middle...
KSA Musk
Oh. "Elon Musk's warm welcome by Saudi royals is at odds with his ownership of X, whose users are imprisoned for criticising Riyadh."...
Sukatani Censored
Resty Woro Yuniar, SCMP, Indonesian punk band’s apology for anti-police song sparks outcry over perceived censorship, 27 Feb 2025. “Sukatani, a punk rock duo hailing from Purbalingga in Central Java,...
AI + Religious Freedom
Some important discussion points and opinions here: Robert Řehák, Newsweek, How Artificial Intelligence Advances and Threatens Religious Freedom | Opinion ” … there’s a need to explore new applications...