This breakthrough study carried out in Brazil, India, Lebanon, South Africa & USA looks at how the internet plays host to critical information about sex education, health, fighting sex discrimination and defining one’s own sexuality. It debunks the commonly-held view
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Feminist Principles of the Internet Training Module
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The false paradox: freedom of expression and sexist hate speech
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Freedom of expression: Where do we set the lines
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Freedom of Connection – Freedom of Expression: The Changing Legal and Regulatory Ecology Shaping the Internet
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Freedom of Opinion and Expression – International standards – UNHR
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