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Privacy & Free Speech

Privacy & Free Speech

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  • Overview
  • About
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  • PRIVACY
    • Respect Your Data
    • Plan Ahead
    • Be Transparent
    • Partner With Your Users
  • FREE SPEECH
    • Encourage Speech
    • Moderate Cautiously
    • Promote Creativity
    • Speak Up
  • CASE STUDIES
  • RESOURCES
    • Legal Landscape
    • Additional Resources
    • Endnotes
    • Transparency Reporting

Free Speech

Give Your Users a Platform to Speak Freely

Encourage Users to Speak Freely

  • DO YOU ENCOURAGE USERS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AS THEY CHOOSE?
  • DO YOU GIVE USERS CONTROL OVER THE CONTENT THEY ACCESS AND THE THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE THEY USE?
  • DO YOU GIVE USERS OWNERSHIP OF THEIR SPEECH?

Related Case Studies

Microsoft in Hot Water After Search of Hotmail Account
Sell Data and Say You Didn’t: How Flo Health Got In Trouble with the FTC

Moderate Cautiously

  • DO YOUR POLICIES SAFEGUARD FREE EXPRESSION?
  • IS YOUR PROCESS FAIR TO USERS ACCUSED OF VIOLATING YOUR POLICIES?
  • DO YOU APPLY YOUR POLICIES CONSISTENTLY AND FAIRLY?

Related Case Studies

Facebook Criticized for Censoring ACLU Blog Post About Censorship
OnlyFans Ban Leads Sex Workers to Make a New Game Plan

Promote Creativity

  • DO YOU PROMOTE OPENNESS AND INTEROPERABILITY?
  • DO YOU ASSERT LEGAL CONTROL ONLY AS A LAST RESORT?

Related Case Studies

Alexa – Don’t Store Children’s Voices
Google’s Misleading Location-Tracking Practices Leads It To $93 Million Fine

Speak Up

  • DO YOU SUPPORT YOUR USERS WHEN YOU RECEIVE DEMANDS TO TAKE DOWN THEIR CONTENT?
  • DO YOU PROTECT YOUR USERS’ IDENTITIES?
  • DO YOU ADVOCATE FOR LAWS THAT PROTECT YOUR USERS’ FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION?

Related Case Studies

RadioShack Hammered for Unauthorized Sale of Customer Data
Tagged Named “World’s Most Annoying Website” for Deceptive E-mails
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