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Oversight Board Upholds Instagram Ban and Calls Out Failures in Meta’s Account Rules

As the Board’s first review of a permanent disablement it issues detailed reforms on transparency, appeals, human review, cross-platform threat sharing.

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Freedom of Expression

Oversight Board Upholds Instagram Ban and Calls Out Failures in Meta’s Account Rules

Canada Denies Entry to British-Iraqi Activist Anas al-Tikriti

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Is Acquitted in Kuwait and Departs the Country

Russia Labels 'Mr Nobody' Teacher a Foreign Agent After Court Bans Oscar-Winning Documentary

Autocracies Now Outnumber Democracies, BTI 2026 Finds

Hertie Foundation Demands Action Over Student BDS Vote at Berlin Policy School

House Judiciary Report Accuses EU of Pressuring Tech to Censor Political Speech Worldwide

Kyrgyz Supreme Court to Weigh Reopening Makhabat Tazhibek-kyzy Case on February 2

Pakistan Steps Up EU Trade Push Under GSP+ After India–EU Deal

CDU Women’s Wing Seeks Public Ban on Full-Face Veils Ahead of Party Vote

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Mexico’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Sonora’s Permit Requirement for Protests

Germany Rebukes U.S. Over HateAid Entry Bans as Reports Point to Wider Pressure Campaign

Russia Revokes Citizenship of Investigative Editor Roman Anin Over Alleged Military 'Discrediting'

Austria Passes School Headscarf Ban for Girls Under 14

French Journalist Unions File Paris Complaint Over Gaza Reporting Blockages, Citing Possible War Crimes

Berlin Christmas Market Stall Sells Items Depicting Israel as Part of Palestine

On Lanz, Precht Calls Merz’s ‘Stadtbild’ Remark Harmless, Warns of a Shrinking Opinion Corridor

Universities Reject Ministry’s Antisemitism Survey as Methodology and Privacy Concerns Escalate

Mexico Probes Clashes at Gen Z-Led Protests as Sheinbaum Blasts Opposition Tactics

France Signals Thaw With Algeria as Nuñez Eyes Visit After Sansal Pardon

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