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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

Samsung’s “Orwellian” Privacy Policy Invites Allegations of "Smart TV" Spying
Spotify’s Problem “Isn’t Privacy, It’s Terrible Communications”

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

International Regulators Say Meta GenAI Generates Major Privacy Concerns
Zoom Tries to Blur its Own Background—Quietly Changes Terms of Service to Allow AI to Train on User Information

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

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