Project Lockdown - Comms

Official Twitter account for Project Lockdown (@PRJLockdown) Team Communications.

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

Keep an eye on @ifdad_forum, aiming "to be a meeting place between politics and academics and a moment of confrontation, promoting international collaboration through the exchange of information, ideas and best practices".
#humanrights #digitalrights #ifdad

[International Forum on Digital and Democracy @ifdad_forum]

Europe proposes measures to enhance trust in data sharing in line with European values.
Join the discussion at #ifdad2020
Register now for online participation https://t.co/oSlL2KjwH7
@RescaAndrea @PaulTimmers @colinmegill @JeffDSachs @richardbarbrook @ViolaRoberto

[APC @APC_News]

The Bread&Net event, organised by APC member @SMEX, starts tomorrow to address digital rights in the new reality:

https://t.co/zSpuCOy5Lh

#BreadandNet #BreadandNet2020

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

Coming soon, this Thursday
#humanrights #digitalrights #PLD #breadandnet @SMEX @PRJLockdown

[Project Lockdown @PRJLockdown]

Next week, @michaelalake, @JFQueralt, and @lalules will present Project Lockdown's mapping platform and how to use it and will share demos of future developments and features.
https://t.co/9rIKeqWAsg @SMEX #BreadandNet @sched #humanrights #digitalrights #PLD

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

Accordingto this report via @freedomonthenet, electronic state surveillance remains a threat to Armenians’ online privacy rights.
#humanrights #digitalrights #PLD #armenia

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

In Armenia, censorship and state surveillance accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic. #FreedomOnTheNet https://t.co/MgQATyUzSs

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

Policy recommendations for the #digital space from @freedomhouse, via @freedomonthenet
#humanrights #digitalrights #PLD #FreedomOnTheNet

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

Governments should be explicit about how, when, where, and why they use automated systems. #FreedomOnTheNet recommends oversight of & alternatives to algorithmic decision-making. https://t.co/Zib5EZvVG7

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

"A groundbreaking 2008 ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court established a new fundamental right regarding the “confidentiality and integrity of information technology systems” as part of the general right of personality [...]"
#HumanRights #digitalrights #PLD #Germany

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

A victory for privacy: a court ruled that German intelligence agencies cannot monitor domestic traffic while targeting foreign journalists. #FreedomOnTheNet https://t.co/lIpkSpfDpn

[Project Lockdown @PRJLockdown]

Read here the Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights at Virtual Arria meeting on “End Unilateral Coercive Measures Now”:
#HumanRights #digitalrights #PLD #specialrapporteur

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

Privacy International warned that the government’s COVID-19 app, Coronapp, [...] provides no clarity on how that data will be used or protected. Coronapp notably asks users if they participated in mass protests within the last eight days."
#Colombia #HumanRights #digitalrights

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

Privacy rights were in jeopardy this year, as Colombia's military clandestinely surveilled over 100 people. #FreedomOnTheNet https://t.co/Oot2mIp6Pd

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

"All citizens have the constitutional rights to freely obtain information and to freely disseminate ideas, beliefs, and facts.76 There are no obstacles to people exercising their right to #FreedomOfExpression online."
#humanrights #digitalrights #PLD #Estonia

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

Thanks to near-universal internet access and widely available e-government services, the COVID-19 pandemic proved minimally disruptive to public life in Estonia. #FreedomOnTheNet https://t.co/330Cc35E2Z

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

"#Lebanon lacks a legal framework to protect user rights. An alarming crackdown on online freedom of expression continued during the coverage period, with several individuals arrested [...]"
#humanrights #digitalrights #PLD

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

In the midst of Lebanon's economic crisis, authorities blocked a number of financial apps and summoned users who posted content critical of the government. #FreedomOnTheNet https://t.co/idgw5gw7WO

[Project Lockdown @PRJLockdown]

#contacttracing implemented in the #US:
#humanrights #digitalrights #PLDT

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

"In general, user rights are well protected in Georgia. During the coverage period, there were fewer prosecutions for protected online activities. However, the country was menaced by several serious cyberattacks."
#humanrights #digitalrights #PLD #Georgia

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

Internet freedom in Hungary inched downward as the government detained critics for fearmongering during the COVID-19 pandemic, #FreedomOnTheNet https://t.co/Gz6r44cidY

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

"Freedom of expression, including online, is nominally protected in the constitution and other laws, but the right is frequently curtailed in practice."
#humanrights #digitalrights #PLD #Indonesia

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

News outlets secretly run by the military and social media bots are spreading pro-government propaganda across Indonesia's internet. #FreedomOnTheNet https://t.co/YHq2hiYGUM

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

#internet disruption registered in #Iran reported by @netblocks:
#humanrights #digitalrights #PLD

[NetBlocks @netblocks]

Confirmed: Partial internet disruption registered in #Iran on first anniversary of #IranProtests; network data show anomaly from 7:30 p.m. local time corroborating user reports of issues with online platforms and VPNs; incident duration 3 hours 📉📈

📰https://t.co/c6j8wJwyjn

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

Numerous incidents over the past month highlight the creeping effect the new National Security Law is having at all levels of the education sector:
https://t.co/yM26oOq6b4
#HumanRights #digitalrights #PLD #HongKong

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

How did Civil Society respond to Covid?
Read about civic responses to the pandemic here.
An Uplifting Account of Civil Society Responses to Covid https://t.co/1ocShyutZg via @fp2p
#HumanRights #digitalrights #PLD #civilsociety

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

#HumanRights in #China, via @freedomonthenet

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

China 🇨🇳 is the world's worst abuser of internet freedom for the 6th year in a row.

Enhanced surveillance, harsh punishments for speech, and wide-ranging censorship kept China at the bottom of #FreedomOnTheNet rankings.

Explore more at https://t.co/fTpr0vg9ZT

[Julie Green @lalules]

I'm excited to speak at Bread&Net 2020nline Dec 3 4.30- 6pm EET @PRJLockdown https://t.co/GNflyPLaFp @SMEX #BreadandNet @sched

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

#HumanRights and #digital repression: find out more about it in this @freedomonthenet report and #dataviz
#digitalrights #PLD #freedomonthenet

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

We track 9 key ways governments censor and control the digital sphere worldwide.

Read more about digital repression in #FreedomOnTheNet: https://t.co/nbtr8kp5di

[Project Lockdown - Comms @PLD_Comms]

"Access to the internet is an internationally recognized human right, and this year’s network disruptions constitute an especially cruel form of collective punishment against specific ethnic and religious populations."
#humanrights #DigitalRights #PLD #internet

[Freedom on the Net @freedomonthenet]

In the middle of a global health crisis, governments in at least 13 countries shut down the internet.

The cost? Access to life-saving information. #FreedomOnTheNet https://t.co/qL1S2apNS3