Elizabeth Sutterlin

Less here these days - find me on BlueSky! Researching digital rights and democracy @freedomhouse. Previously @nditech, W&M. Views are my own.

[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

Today's Spotlight🔆on Freedom:

🗳️ To Protect Online Expression, Engage Civil Society
🟧 NEW TNR Watch: @UN_HRC in Question
💻 NEW Spyware Reporting Tool

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📣 NEW: #FreedomOnTheNet 2024 is now LIVE!

https://t.co/EqWOML3Lfz

Global internet freedom declined for the 14th consecutive year as voters were forced to make major decisions about their future while navigating a censored, distorted, and unreliable information space.

Protections for human rights online diminished in 27 of the 72 countries covered by FOTN24, and just 18 earned score improvements. Myanmar and China tied as the world’s worst environment for internet freedom, while Iceland maintained its status as the freest.

People were physically attacked or killed in retaliation for their online activities in a record high of at least 43 countries. Users also faced arrest for nonviolent expression in three-quarters of the countries covered by FOTN, with some receiving prison sentences of 10+ years.

Censorship and content manipulation were combined to sway elections. Voters in at least 25 of the 41 FOTN countries that held or prepared for nationwide elections contended with a censored information space, while in at least 21 countries progovernment commentators manipulated online information to stoke doubt in election integrity and democratic institutions broadly.

More than half of these 41 countries took steps to safeguard information integrity, with mixed results. Examples from South Africa, Taiwan, and the EU—which all prioritized transparency, civil society expertise, democratic oversight, and international norms—served as the most promising models.

Internet freedom is a pillar of modern democracy. Our research indicates that online censorship and manipulation are growing ever more extreme, requiring a renewed and sustained commitment to internet freedom lest we hasten democracy’s global decline.

Explore more from #FreedomOnTheNet 2024: https://t.co/EqWOML3Lfz

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

📢 Calling all undergraduate students📢

We're looking for a *paid* summer intern to help us research some of the most pressing issues of the digital age 🔍🖥️

Interested in learning more? Check out the full job description ⬇️ https://t.co/hrQQQGtooz

[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

“The risks to election integrity will become even more potent with the increasing use of AI… There is no easy solution to these profound challenges, but strategies for fighting these trends already exist.”

✍️ FH’s Elizabeth Sutterlin
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[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

Today's Spotlight🔆on Freedom:

🗳️ Digital Threats Loom over a Busy Year for Elections
🇨🇳 China's Property Crisis is Stirring Protests
🖥️ Explore Election Watch for the Digital Age

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🚨 WE'RE ONE WEEK AWAY FROM #FreedomOnTheNet 2023 🚨

Join FH's own @alfunk and @abramowitz and experts @audreyt, @nighatdad, @karaswisher, @teresajedd for our global launch event. More info: https://t.co/neynIaNKL9

[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

📣 Calling all internet users!

Our 2023 #FreedomOnTheNet report launches in just THREE weeks!

Tune in on October 4th at 10am ET/14:00 UTC to hear from our @freedomonthenet team and other internet freedom experts from around the world.

RSVP today!
https://t.co/oYzwQygMsp

[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

🗳️ In just over two weeks, Zimbabweans head to the polls for second time since the ouster of former president Robert Mugabe.

What challenges can we anticipate ahead of the August 23rd elections? Our Election Watch preelection assessment explains⬇️
https://t.co/gTWLs3uGen

[Papers Publishing @PapersPub]

@ElizabethSut deftly binds words to sensations, painting a vivid tapestry of emotions that dance between desire and vulnerability.

Collection up now at 🔗https://t.co/lszwczXZ05🔗

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

🚨 HOT OFF THE PRESSES 🚨

What digital interference issues are we monitoring ahead of Cambodia and Zimbabwe's election this summer?

Learn more in our latest Election Watch assessments, out now: https://t.co/TgPzFc05kH

[Elizabeth Sutterlin @ElizabethSut]

@CatMaxineGreen @masscultural So proud and excited for you!! 🤩🎉

[Elizabeth Sutterlin @ElizabethSut]

What types of training and resources do #DigitalRights and #NetFreedom advocates find most valuable? Excited to share a new blog with highlights and insights from @digigrassroots and @NDItech's #DRLX program 👇
https://t.co/hSEeLlLeTF

[Nathalia Foditsch (LLM/MPP) @Foditsch]

How are civil society orgs supporting digital rights in #Brazil #Paraguay #Zimbabwe and #India ? Issues related to elections and surveillance have been mentioned by all speakers. With @venturini_mila @domaley @CIMA_Media @internetlabbr @NDI @TEDICpy @derechosdigital

[Elizabeth Sutterlin @ElizabethSut]

One of these days I'm going to hit send on an email before catching a typo and accidentally sign off "Bet,"

[Open Internet for Democracy Initiative @OpenNetGlobal]

Esther Mwema from @digigrassroots points out that #digitalrights advocacy is intersectional with other social issues, and in many contexts that can be quite dangerous. It’s important to build the #DRLX network to create solidarity and advance digital rights globally. #IGF2022

[Digital Grassroots @digigrassroots]

New #DIGRA report is here!🤩
Read our latest publication "Digital Rights Learning Exchange Cohort 2" to discover how we implemented another edition of the program training 20 emerging digital rights advocates:
https://t.co/7ZSM7pH2mr

[Elizabeth Sutterlin @ElizabethSut]

My roommate is officially DC famous

[Capitol Hill Books @chbooksdc]

Amelia, you left your credit card here.

[Elizabeth Sutterlin @ElizabethSut]

Wrapping up a fantastic few days at #FIFAfrica22 with closing remarks from @OpenNetGlobal Leader @KathleenNdongmo on community, accountability, and the important role of youth in #DigitalRights advocacy

[NDI Democracy and Technology Team @NDItech]

At @Internews' Digital Rights School ahead of #FIFAfrica22, @ferdeline and @ElizabethSut discuss how digital rights and democracy activists can engage with internet governance initiatives. Read more: https://t.co/nCl36iS4ST & https://t.co/9s2SKi2E4w #netdemocracy @OpenNetGlobal