Interviewer: David Greene This interview has been edited for length and clarity.* Prasanth Sugathan is Legal Director at Software Freedom Law Center, India. (SFLC.in). Prasanth is a lawyer with years of practice in the fields of technology law, intellectual property law, administrative law and constitutional law. He is an engineer turned lawyer and has worked…
Latino voters faced fierce backlash the morning after the election in an embarrassing scene mirroring the aftermath of the 2020 election. Following the release of exit polls detailing the demographics of voters in the 2024 presidential election, the staggering 55% of Latino men who voted for Trump left many pointing to the demographic as the…
No one gets to abuse copyright to shut down debate. Because of that, we at EFF represent Channel 781, a group of citizen journalists whose YouTube channel was temporarily shut down following copyright infringement claims made by Waltham Community Access Corporation (WCAC). As part of that case, the federal court in Massachusetts heard oral arguments…
Late last week, the Senate released yet another version of the Kids Online Safety Act, written, reportedly, with the assistance of X CEO Linda Yaccarino in a flawed attempt to address the critical free speech issues inherent in the bill. This last minute draft remains, at its core, an unconstitutional censorship bill that threatens the…
U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-Ky.) recently disclosed he bought and sold shares of Trump Media & Technology Group DJT in November, with the transactions occurring shortly after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. What Happened: McGarvey, who has been outspoken throughout the year about Trump, disclosed that he bought shares of the company co-founded…
The Brazilian Supreme Court is on the verge of deciding whether digital platforms can be held liable for third-party content even without a judicial order requiring removal. A panel of eleven justices is examining two cases jointly, and one of them directly challenges whether Brazil’s internet intermediary liability regime for user-generated content aligns with the…
The dust of the U.S. election is settling, and we want you to know that EFF is ready for whatever’s next. Our mission to ensure that technology serves you—rather than silencing, tracking, or oppressing you—does not change. Some of what’s to come will be in uncharted territory. But we have… This post was originally published…
Interviewer: David Greene *This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Tomiwa Ilori is an expert researcher and a policy analyst with focus on digital technologies and human rights. Currently, he is an advisor for the B-Tech Africa Project at UN Human Rights and a Senior ICFP Fellow at HURIDOCS. His postgraduate qualifications include…
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Sanctions Waiver Sparks Criticism Amid Iran’s Support for Terrorist Organizations and Regional Aggression By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Biden-Harris administration approved a $10 billion sanctions waiver for Iran just days after Donald Trump secured victory in the 2024 presidential election, according to a report by the Washington Free Beacon. The controversial move comes amid escalating…