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South Africa is drawing nearer to a landmark national general election in 2024. Based on recent electoral trends and opinion polls, the governing African National Congress (ANC) is expected to drop below 50% of the national vote for the first time since democracy in 1994.

Activists criticise ‘sham’ parliamentary elections in the Southern African monarchy, where political parties are banned.

There are already people responsible for regulating children’s online activity: parents and guardians.

Montana is set to become the first US state to ban TikTok from all devices. Here's how digital rights advocates are fighting back.

The Tor University Challenge calls academics to do their part to foster privacy and free speech online. Here's all you need to know to join the initiative.

The leader of South Africa’s second-largest opposition party is waging a war of words with the world’s richest person after being accused of “pushing for genocide of white people”.

The legislation is also terrible on free speech and poses global risks.

Plus: Digital rights groups protest "bad internet bills," the FTC might be readying another lawsuit against Amazon, and more...

Cape Town's United Herzlia Schools face scrutiny over alleged enforcement of Zionism and support for Israeli military.

In 2015, Democratic Elk Grove Assemblyman Jim Cooper voted for Senate Bill 34, which restricted law enforcement from sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with out-of-state authorities. In 2023, now-Sacramento County Sheriff Cooper appears to be doing just that.

Online platforms should resist binding us all to the rules of censorship-happy jurisdictions.