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Andrew Puddephatt

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United Kingdom

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Past articles by Andrew:

Just another ‘black box’? First thoughts on Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council

Twitter announced the creation of a body to deal with hate speech on the network. This approach, however, is more problematic than adequate. → Read More

Cuba´s slow-motion transitional process

Economic and democratic liberalization should have to wait for the end of US embargo. Meanwhile, Cuba maintains its international postures, strengthens its ties with Russia, and keeps a non radical political approach in Latin America. Español. → Read More

Smooth censorship in Russia

Everybody understands everything, everybody knows everything, and no one says anything aloud. → Read More

Criminalising traffickers is an alibi for state-produced vulnerability

The US State Department argues that imprisoning human traffickers protects vulnerable farmworkers, but misses the fact that migrant worker vulnerability stems from the precarious conditions the state itself creates. → Read More

Cybersecurity is the new battleground for human rights

Cybersecurity has become conflated with ‘national security’, with no consideration of what a ‘secure’ internet might mean for individual users. But, such a definition can be diametrically opposed to individual security. → Read More

We've come a long, long way together: building coalitions around the right to privacy

Our worldwide coalition against surveillance is expanding, reaching organisations across all continents and silos. → Read More