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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
Nationwide group of utility companies ends sale of people’s sensitive information to data brokers

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
Instagram Receives Worldwide Criticism After Banning Period Photo

Promote Creativity

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

Related Case Studies

Google Closes the Door on Geofence Warrants
Uh oh, Edmodo! Ed-Tech Provider to Pay $6M for COPPA Violation

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

LinkedIn Pays for Spamming Users’ Contact Lists
RadioShack Hammered for Unauthorized Sale of Customer Data
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