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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

Never Again, Everalbum
Facebook Forced to Backtrack on Privacy Changes

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

Civil Rights Groups Criticize Facebook for Censoring Police Shootings
PayPal urged to shape up policies on account freezes and closures

Promote Creativity

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

Related Case Studies

Jay-Z App Data Collection “Verges on Parody”
YouTube Called Out for Collecting "Deeply Private 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

Google Praised for Letting Users Order Data “Takeout”
LinkedIn Pays for Spamming Users’ Contact Lists
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