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Forum: Freedom of speech

“How do media, information and communications technology and Internet companies respect the right to freedom of opinion, speech and expression when operating in, sourcing from, or selling to environments with restrictions on these rights?”

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  1. Does the freedom of expression/speech and press apply to the virtual or online world?

    On 9 August 2011, the Head of Free Expression of Google wrote in the company's blog and urged the international community (including the United...

    Started by AM886, 11-08-2011 10:02 AM
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    11-08-2011 10:02 AM Go to last post
  2. News of public interests and 'libel tourism' by companies

    I have recently come across an article in BBC News on ‘libel tourism’ and the UK plans to have a new law on defamation to restrict overseas claimants...

    Started by Koroglu, 11-06-2011 04:26 PM
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    11-06-2011 04:26 PM Go to last post
  3. Company's 'sphere of influence': BP and the case of bloggers in Azerbaijan

    The dilemma paper mentions the case of the two bloggers in Azerbaijan, Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade, who were arrested and convicted as a result of...

    Started by Rasmiya Kazimova, 30-06-2010 11:07 AM
    azerbaijan, bloggers, lybia, oil, sphere of influence
    • Replies: 5
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    06-06-2011 03:49 PM Go to last post
  4. Google.CN - Was departing China the right move?

    If you were an executive at Google, would you have chosen to leave the Chinese market? Under what circumstances would you have considered staying?

    Started by Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum, 25-06-2010 12:23 PM
    china, complicity, dissidents, ict, internet censoring, privacy, russia, uae
    • Replies: 5
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    22-03-2011 11:15 AM Go to last post
  5. The precedent of WikiLeaks and the protection of free speech in authoritarian states

    I think we have to discuss the WikiLeaks case here and the response by several companies to the leaks in November. Salil Tripathi at the Institute...

    Started by tlcvan, 23-01-2011 01:14 AM
    afghanistan, china, international covenants, iran, iraq, national security, wikileaks
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    07-02-2011 05:26 AM Go to last post
  6. Egypt, Google and Positive Obligations?

    I couldn’t help but think of this dilemma and the discussion Wessen and I have on another thread in this dilemma when I read about the Egyptian...

    Started by tlcvan, 01-02-2011 06:53 PM
    armed forces, authoritarian regime, bloggers, dissidents, egypt, ict, international covenants, protests, universal declaration
    • Replies: 5
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    07-02-2011 12:45 AM Go to last post
  7. Media responsibility to report on corporate initiatives?

    During the Chilean miners' rescue, MSNBC (US) commentators/reporters Kerry Sanders and Natalie Morales noted that a US company had donated sunglasses...

    Started by tlcvan, 14-11-2010 01:52 AM
    chile, democratic principles, international covenants, media responsibility
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    27-01-2011 05:03 PM Go to last post

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