Ten years ago today, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest over injustice, igniting uprisings that became the Arab Spring movement. Tech platforms took credit at the time, but continue to silence voices in the region. eff.org/deeplinks/2020…
EFF joins dozens of human rights and civil liberties organizations in calling on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to end the arbitrary censorship of communities across the region, which has become dangerously common. eff.org/deeplinks/2020…
Concrete steps must be taken to ensure that platforms promote human rights. It is not enough to provide lip service to the importance of connecting people. eff.org/deeplinks/2020…
The status quo of ignoring voices in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Global South cannot continue. Social media can be critical for helping people connect, organize, and document human rights abuses. But platforms must listen, and take action. eff.org/deeplinks/2020…
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