Publications

Brazil often makes headlines for activities linked to Operation 404, an anti-piracy initiative under the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. Best known for the mass blocking of apps in coordination with anti-piracy and law enforcement agencies a...

In May 2012, Google Search expanded its transparency report with a new section solely dedicated to DMCA takedown requests. For the first time, outsiders were able to see details of the URLs copyright holders were targeting and in what quantity. The d...

Reddit has gone head-to-head with a group of filmmakers over the past two years, aiming to protect the privacy of its users. In three separate cases, the filmmakers subpoenaed Reddit for details of users who commented on various piracy-related topics...

Dear Friend of Press Freedom, It’s the 100th day that Rümeysa Öztürk is facing deportation by the United States government for writing an op-ed it didn’t like. Now, Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara could be deported after being arrested while tryi...

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s highly anticipated return to their iconic post-apocalyptic universe, ‘28 Years Later,’ has stormed the box office. Despite a disappointing second weekend, the film crossed the $100 million revenue mark, surpassing its...

Interested in what Immigration and Customs Enforcement is up to? Step right up to read ICE’s many press releases touting their accomplishments, watch Dr. Phil’s ICE ride-alongs on his new TV network, and, of course, follow ICE on social platform X. J...

Read in Spanish / leer en Español Content note: This post contains reference to sexual violence and torture. Individual testimonies have been edited and anonymized for safety reasons. On July 20, 2024, the government of Equatorial Guinea cut off mob...

Billions of people worldwide use private messaging platforms like Signal, WhatsApp, and iMessage to communicate securely. This is possible thanks to end-to-end encryption (E2EE), which ensures that only the sender and the intended recipient(s) can vi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Paramount Global, which owns CBS News, has reportedly decided to settle President Donald Trump’s frivolous lawsuit over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with his former presidential rival Kamala Harris. Virtually no one...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Paramount Global announced late Tuesday that it will pay $16 million to settle an entirely frivolous and unconstitutional lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris...