Media freedom in a connected world

Dossier Digital rights

AI design and deployment are not only profoundly political, they also tighten global power imbalances. By Vidushi Marda

With social media and the Internet increasingly under attack, understanding, and fighting for, digital rights is now vital to international media development. DW Akademie's digital rights dossier explains and analyzes some of the most pressing online freedom of expression and information issues, from Internet shutdowns to open data.

introduction

What are digital rights?

The rapidity of change in the digital world means it's vital to know what digital rights are and how these rights are being restricted or eroded.

digital rights

5 excuses governments (ab)use to justify Internet shutdowns

Digital divide

Marginalized ethnic groups have less internet access

Threat modeling

Digital security – act now!

For journalists, cyberspace is one of the ten most dangerous places in the world.

Freedom of the net

Zimbabwe's tightening grip on online communications

advocacy

Using social media for good during Ghana's elections

#mediadev

intermediaries

The new power of manipulation

Google and Facebook are able to influence the opinions of their users. That's dangerous.

interview

Internet governance - why you should care

Internet governance is one of those stodgy phrases that seem irrelevant to people's daily lives. But it has a big impact

Guidebook Internet Governance

Media freedom in a connected world

explainer

Internet shutdowns

With governments increasingly pulling the plug on the Internet, it's time to get informed about Internet shutdowns.