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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

Spotify’s Problem “Isn’t Privacy, It’s Terrible Communications”
Myspace Fined, Sued for Deceptive Privacy Practices

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
Facebook’s Censors Muslim Users Speaking Out Against Hate

Promote Creativity

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

Related Case Studies

Broken Thumbs Gets a Thumbs-Down for Faulty Child Privacy Safeguards
Google Slammed for “Wardriving by Design”

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

Instagram's Policy Changes Trigger #instahate
Tagged Named “World’s Most Annoying Website” for Deceptive E-mails
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