Frederic Dubois

Internet Governance and Africa
Internet Governance and Africa 04 December 2012 Frédéric Dubois

Nigerian freelance journalist Emeka Umejei already reported on African internet governance during last September’s Highway Africa (HA) http://www.americandailyherald.com/world-news/africa/item/africa-s-place.... Since then, we’re being confronted with internet governance issues at the current ITU-organised World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai.

Internet Freedom and Journalism
Internet Freedom and Journalism 04 December 2012 Frédéric Dubois

Highway Africa may seem far away, but the media and ICT conference comes back haunting, as the World is watching the contentious ITU discussions unfolding in Dubai.

WCIT and Africa
WCIT and Africa 03 December 2012 Frédéric Dubois

The Internet stands at a crossroads. Built from the bottom up, powered by the people, it has become a powerful economic engine and a positive social force.

Costa Rica: Cybercrime Law Threatens Internet Freedom
Costa Rica: Cybercrime Law Threatens Internet Freedom 12 September 2012 Frédéric Dubois

I recently interviewed Kemly Camacho of APC member Sula Batsu in Costa Rica on the new cybercrime law that was introduced in her country. The law is a fantastic challenge (in a negative way) to internet freedom. In fact, Costa Rica is probably making one of the most direct assaults on journalism and a free and open internet. What does it mean for the world?

Hungarians fight back
Hungarians fight back 05 April 2012 Frederic Dubois

Green Spider Foundation Boom! Everything goes black. Hungary goes black. Do you remember ‘Blackout 4 Hungary’? A little more than a year ago, Hungarian net activists initiated a “movement calling on all Hungarians to turn their websites black starting with 5 January 2011,” as a protest against internet censorship.

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