Internet Freedom program
The Internet Freedom program is a program run by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). Its goal is to promote fundamental freedoms, human rights, and the free flow of information online through integrated support for anti-censorship and secure communications technology, advocacy, digital safety, and research.[1]
Between 2008 and 2010, the DRL gave out $15 million to support the development of new tools aimed at enabling freedom of expression by circumventing politically motivated censorship and technological barriers to secure person-to-person communications.[2]
In January 2010, in a speech at the Newseum, then-U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton announced new foreign policy promoting and supporting internet freedom.[3]
In 2014, the program offered up to $2.5 million in funding.[4] In 2015, the program again offered up to $2.5 million in funding.[5]
References
- ^ "Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Internet Freedom Annual Program Statement". Federal Grants. Federal Grants. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Posner, Michael. "Michael Posner: Global Internet Freedom and the Rule of Law, Part II". HumanRights.gov. The Office of Policy Planning and Public Diplomacy. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Hanson, Fergus (25 October 2012). "Internet Freedom: The Role of the U.S. State Department". Brookings Institution. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Internet Freedom Annual Program Statement". Federal Grants. Federal Grants. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Statements of Interest DRL FY15 Internet Freedom Annual Program Statement". DoResearch. Stanford University. Retrieved 27 August 2015.