In 2018, the Internet saw concerted government efforts to restrict free speech on the Internet – some in the name of fighting “fake news” – and to compromise encryption on devices and messaging apps.
Can the government decide what’s fake news? Several countries either passed or explored laws intended to combat so-called fake news and online disinformation. In some cases, the laws contained significant prison time for those who create or disseminate fake news.

Open and Collaborative Developments by Patrick Van Zwanenberg, Mariano Fressoli, Valeria Arza, Adrian Smith and Anabel Marin.

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In this article, reposted from Socialist Project, Steven Tufts examines union reactions to sharewashing platforms.

Quienes cursan estudios en la Casa de Bello pueden formar parte de una amplia variedad de instancias que abarcan desde el arte, la música y la política, a la diversidad sexual, cuidado de animales y género, entre otras.

Los académicos del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales (IEI) y de la Facultad de Derecho formaron parte de los equipos jurídicos de Chile ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya en los procesos iniciados por Perú y Bolivia.

Este año, el evento internacional estará marcado por una mirada latinoamericana a un ámbito invisibilizado de esta etapa de la vida: las dimensiones de género en la vejez.

Whilst we were putting together some content about DNS privacy recently, we learned that recent distributions of Linux ship with support or this. We therefore decided to give Ubuntu 18.10 a try on a laptop.

تلقى ملايين المستخدمين عبر فيسبوك مؤخراً رسائل تفيد بأن بياناتهم الشخصية قد تسربت بسبب اختراق  Cambridge Analytica لها، يأتي هذا  بعد أن كشفت صحيفة  Observer أن Cambridge Analytica ، التي عملت مع فريق دونالد ترامب الانتخابي استحوذت على ملايين الحسابات الشخصية لمواطنين أمريكيين واستخدمت بياناتهم لبناء برنامج حاسوبي للتنبؤ بالناخبين والتأثير عليهم.

At the Internet Society Sudan Chapter office, adjacent to the west bank of the Blue Nile, four men decided to set up a local server capable of DNSSEC verification. It was an unplanned deployathon: a hands on, practical session in which a solution or service is deployed in a real-world scenario. Deployathons can help build technical capacity or set up a new service, and in this case, the men hoped to increase knowledge of DNSSEC and to prepare the individuals managing Sudan’s top-level domain (.sd) for signing in the near future.

Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet by Yasha Levine.

In this fascinating book, investigative reporter Yasha Levine uncovers the secret origins of the internet, tracing it back to a Pentagon counterinsurgency surveillance project.

One of the biggest drawbacks of thinking in “vulgar libertarian” fashion is that you forget that there were ever alternatives available to people, that the way that we live now or the way we’re used to living is the only way that was ever reasonable or good. The rise of the modern state marks a time in history when authorities began to and continue to control more about people’s lives. The modern state also intrudes on people’s lives in a fashion that is so much greater than before.

A partir del 2019, este programa impartido por la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales pondrá a disposición siete cupos del Programa de Equidad de Género (PEG), iniciativa en la que hasta la fecha solo participaba la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas.

El pasado miércoles 14 de noviembre la Comisión Nacional de Acreditación comunicó su decisión unánime de acreditar a la Casa de Bello por el máximo período contemplado en la Ley. El positivo resultado, que entrega un sello de excelencia a los distintos ámbitos de su quehacer como plantel universitario, renueva la acreditación institucional hasta el 22 de diciembre de 2025.

Arindrajit Basu spoke at the India-China Tech Forum 2018 organised by ORF and Peking University at the Ji Xianlin Centre for India-China Studies, Mumbai on December 11 - 12, 2018. The event functioned as a bi-annual dialogue that fosters co-operation in this space between the two countries.

The recently released 2017-18 annual report of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) says that surveillance equipment is being rolled out in 21 service areas across the country.
The article by Keerthana Sankaran was published in New Indian Express on December 26, 2018.

My name is Gustavo Babo, I’m from Brazil and I’m a Law and Political Science student. One of my biggest interests is to understand the best way to create national and international policies related to the Internet and other technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and Blockchain. Having participated in the IGF as a 2018 Youth@IGF Fellow has enhanced my perspective on the future of all these technologies. Enjoy my opinion!

Interessados podem se inscrever até o dia 13/01A FGV Direito Rio recebe inscrições para assistente acadêmico da graduação, atuando na supervisão das atividades de Field Project. O Field Project (FP) consiste em um componente curricular obrigatório constituído por cindo atividades prátivas extraclasse do curso de graduação da Escola, totalizando uma carga horária de 300 horas, distribuídas em 60 horas/aula do 1º ao 5º período. As inscrições podem ser realizadas até o dia 13 de janeiro de 2019.

Objetivo é estreitar as relações com Universidades internacionaisA FGV Direito Rio lança nesta semana o programa Embaixadores FGV Direito Rio, que tem como objetivo estreitar a conexão entre a Escola e Universidades internacionais de destaque ao redor do mundo. O Coordenador de Relações Internacionais da Escola, Rodrigo Vianna, explica que a ideia de criar e lançar esse projeto surgiu com a junção de alguns fatores.

In this episode we are speaking with Pat Kane the founding curator of Future Fest. He discusses his relationship between music and his professional life. Pat also discusses with us how he grew into his profession with education and how he was able to apply it to music.

Pat attended Glastonbury University and obtained a degree in English and Media Studies

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Agrarian Trust staff had the pleasure of meeting with farmers, landowners, and organizers at in late October. We learned a lot from our colleagues in the Hudson Valley and reflected on the economic and social aspects of our beginning agrarian commons work. Above all, it was an honor to spend time with organizations and people engaged in such compelling and inspiring place-based work with larger justice implications.

Towards a New Reconstruction: Land, Racism, and Economic Emancipation