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Ethiopia hate speech law risks selective prosecutions

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ETHIOPIA

Legislation to combat hate speech and false information in Ethiopia.

Transparency will wait on US agency resets

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UNITED STATES

Clinton has weathered a scandal in which it was revealed that she used a private email service (based on a server located in her home in New York) for official correspondence as…

Fact-checking on social media will not curb falsehoods

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INTERNATIONAL

Falsehoods on social media

Data privacy will move up US regulatory agenda

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UNITED STATES

The FCC approved new rules on October 27 governing how ISPs can use and distribute customers’ personal information to outside entities. These rules shift much of the power over…

Voter biases and advertising advances drive extremism

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INTERNATIONAL

Voter and policymakers biases.

Kremlin will tighten control over information space

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RUSSIA

This has enabled the leadership to manage vulnerabilities ahead of a vote intended to legitimise President Vladimir Putin's continued rule. However, the authorities’ efforts to…

US infrastructure cybersecurity is improving slowly

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US

Much of this work must be done by subnational and private sector actors, including companies, and state and local governments. The latter have made measured progress on ramping up…

Prospects for cybersecurity in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for cybersecurity in 2020.

US media consumption will promote partisan gridlock

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UNITED STATES

Despite reports that nearly all the reviewed emails were duplicates already screened by the FBI, Republican candidate Donald Trump has condemned Comey's announcement as evidence…

US House will press Mueller for more information

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UNITED STATES

Mueller issued his extensive report in April, a part-redacted version of which was made public. He will testify to a Democratic-led House that believes there is more to come out…