Policy decisions by companies like Facebook and Twitter affect freedom of expression globally. Civil society has constructive solutions to this problem – tech firms must continue to listen and work with us.
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Social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook have become essential to free expression in the digital age. From the Arab Spring, to Turkey, to major electoral reform rallies in Malaysia, we’ve seen how movements around the world have used internet-based platforms to communicate, organize, and share critical information that impacts their lives.
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