Electronic Frontier FoundationWhereas governments once used ad hoc measures to suppress online speech, today, states around the world have systematized censorship, creating durable systems of control. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/digital-hopes-real-power-revolution-regulation
Digital Hopes, Real Power: From Revolution to Regulation
Sixty-six percent of internet users live where political or social sites are blocked, and 78% live in countries where people have been arrested for online posts. This is the second installment of a blog series reflecting on the global digital legacy of the 2011 Arab uprisings.