Recently, Mark Zuckerberg posted a lengthy note outlining Facebook’s vision to integrate its three messaging services – WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram (through its Direct messaging functionality) – into one privacy … Read more
We’ve written a lot recently about the dangers that the EU Terrorist Content regulation poses to internet health and user rights, and efforts to combat violent extremism. One aspect that’s … Read more
On Thursday, the Indian government approved an ordinance — an extraordinary procedure allowing the government to enact legislation without Parliamentary approval — that threatens to dilute the impact of the … Read more
Mozilla, joined by Medium, Etsy, Mapbox, Patreon, and Wikimedia, filed a friend of the court brief in Oracle v. Google asking the Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit court’s … Read more
Yesterday the EU institutions concluded ‘trialogue’ negotiations on the EU Copyright directive, a procedural step that makes the final adoption of the directive a near certainty. Here’s a statement from … Read more
As we’ve noted previously, the EU’s proposed Terrorist Content regulation would seriously undermine internet health in Europe, by forcing companies to aggressively suppress user speech with limited due process and … Read more
Last month, the Kenya Parliament passed a seriously concerning amendment to the country’s national ID law, making Kenya home to the most privacy-invasive national ID system in the world. The … Read more
Lawmakers in the European Union are today focused on regulating online content, and compelling online services to make greater efforts to reduce the illegal and harmful activity on their services. … Read more
On the morning of 19 February, Mozilla will host the second of our Mozilla Mornings series – regular breakfast meetings where we bring together policy experts, policymakers and practitioners for … Read more
Last week Mozilla sent a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee concerning its investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices. We believe Facebook’s representations to the Committee — and more … Read more
Mozilla applauds the government of Kenya for publishing the Data Protection Bill, 2018. This highly anticipated bill gives effect to Article 31 of the Constitution of Kenya, which protects the … Read more
Last week, the Indian government proposed sweeping changes to the legal protections for “intermediaries”, which affect every internet company today. Intermediary liability protections have been fundamental to the growth of … Read more