New report finds increase in mobile network shutdowns, livestreaming and VPN restrictions; Somaliland blocks social media during elections; YouTube broadens extremist content takedown policy

Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. New report finds increase in mobile network shutdowns, livestreaming and VPN restrictions Government-ordered mobile network shutdowns have

Russia increases pressure on foreign companies, Thailand to require mobile phone biometric identity verification, and U.S. Department of Justice limits use of gag orders for user data requests

Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. Russia increases pressure on foreign companies to comply with data localization law Russian authorities have increased pressure

Telegram faces challenges from Russian authorities, U.S. and EU publish first annual Privacy Shield review, and data breach exposes millions of South Africans’ personal information

Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. Telegram faces challenges from Russian authorities The messaging app Telegram has been fined for refusing to give

German telecommunications regulator makes landmark net neutrality decision, Twitter suspension raises questions about rules enforcement, U.S. government revives encryption debate

Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. German telecommunications regulator makes landmark net neutrality decision In a key decision affecting net neutrality in Europe,

New report finds increase in mobile network shutdowns, livestreaming and VPN restrictions; Somaliland blocks social media during elections; YouTube broadens extremist content takedown policy

Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. New report finds increase in mobile network shutdowns, livestreaming and VPN restrictions Government-ordered mobile network shutdowns have

Russia increases pressure on foreign companies, Thailand to require mobile phone biometric identity verification, and U.S. Department of Justice limits use of gag orders for user data requests

Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. Russia increases pressure on foreign companies to comply with data localization law Russian authorities have increased pressure

Telegram faces challenges from Russian authorities, U.S. and EU publish first annual Privacy Shield review, and data breach exposes millions of South Africans’ personal information

Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. Telegram faces challenges from Russian authorities The messaging app Telegram has been fined for refusing to give

German telecommunications regulator makes landmark net neutrality decision, Twitter suspension raises questions about rules enforcement, U.S. government revives encryption debate

Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. German telecommunications regulator makes landmark net neutrality decision In a key decision affecting net neutrality in Europe,