The Trump administration is under pressure to step up its efforts to support internet freedom in Iran after it cut funding backing that work last year, as widespread technology blackouts have hampered ...

Freedom House’s latest assessment of Internet freedom highlights an upside-down trend among states in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Among those regional states deemed either “free” or “partly free,” ...

Nepal’s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people, is part of a yearslong decline of internet freedoms around the world as even democracies seek ...

Protesters capture Singha Durbar, which housed the office of the former Prime Minister and other ministries, amid raging Gen Z protests against corruption and a social-media crackdown, in Kathmandu, ...

Like so many Americans with family living abroad, the internet is a lifeline for Sudi Farokhnia. But for Farokhnia, who has family living in Iran, there can be days and weeks that go by that she is ...

Imagine landing in a foreign country only to discover that your favorite social media platforms are blocked, your VPN doesn't work, and even basic news websites are inaccessible. For American ...

Iranian protestors are utilizing freedom tech apps Bitchat and Noghteha to bypass internet blackouts, demonstrating the ...

“Father of the Internet” Vint Cerf talks to CFR’s Hagit Bachrach about the future of the Internet and what it means for international development and foreign policy. This work is licensed under ...

Internet freedom declined in both the United States and Germany as Western democracies joined authoritarian states in imposing growing restrictions online, an annual survey by Freedom House said ...