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Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York, Veridiana Alimonti | April 2, 2026

EFF’s Submission to the UN OHCHR on Protection of Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Age

Governments around the world are adopting new laws and policies aimed at addressing online harms, including laws intended to curb cybercrime and disinformation, and ostensibly protect user safety. Framed as necessary responses to legitimate concerns, they are increasingly being used in ways that restrict fundamental rights.
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Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | March 25, 2026

Digital Hopes, Real Power: Reflecting on the Legacy of the Arab Spring

A new generation of protesters, raised on social media and often fluent in the tools of digital dissent, has taken to the streets in recent months and years. This is the first installment of a blog series reflecting on the global digital legacy of the 2011 Arab uprisings.
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Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | January 20, 2026

EFF Joins Internet Advocates Calling on the Iranian Government to Restore Full Internet Connectivity

EFF has joined architects, operators, and stewards of the global internet infrastructure in calling upon authorities in Iran to immediately restore full and unfiltered internet access. We further call upon the international technical community to remain vigilant in monitoring connectivity and to support efforts that ensure the internet remains open...
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Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | June 16, 2025

Connectivity is a Lifeline, Not a Luxury: Telecom Blackouts in Gaza Threaten Lives and Digital Rights

For the third time since October 2023, Gaza has faced a near-total telecommunications blackout—plunging over 2 million residents into digital darkness and isolating them from the outside world. According to Palestinian digital rights organization 7amleh, the latest outage began on June 11, 2025, and lasted three days before partial...

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Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York, Paige Collings | March 17, 2025

EFF Joins 7amleh Campaign to #ReconnectGaza

In times of conflict, the internet becomes more than just a tool—it is a lifeline, connecting those caught in chaos with the outside world. It carries voices that might otherwise be silenced, bearing witness to suffering and survival. Without internet access, communities become isolated, and the flow of critical information...
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Speaking Freely: Tomiwa Ilori

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 masters and doctorate degrees from the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. All views and opinions expressed in this interview are personal.

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Deeplinks Blog by Corynne McSherry, Paige Collings | October 20, 2023

Internet Access Shouldn't Be a Bargaining Chip in Geopolitical Battles

We at EFF are horrified by the events transpiring in the Middle East: Hamas’ deadly attack on southern Israel last weekend and Israel’s ongoing retributive military attack and siege on Gaza. While we are not experts in military strategy or international diplomacy, we do have expertise with how human rights...
Deeplinks Blog by Karen Gullo | July 26, 2023

Rights Groups Urge EU’s Thierry Breton: No Internet Shutdowns for Hateful Content

EFF and 66 human rights and free speech advocacy groups across the globe today called on EU Internal Commissioner Thierry Breton to clarify that the Digital Services Act (DSA)—new regulations aimed at reining in Big Tech companies that control the lion’s share of online speech worldwide—does not allow internet shutdowns...

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