Protecting Americans From Internet Censorship
Foundation For Freedom Online (FFO) is a free speech watchdog dedicated to restoring the promise of a free and open Internet.
Through educational reports, legal assistance, and public policy analysis concerning developing threats to digital liberties, the Foundation For Freedom Online (FFO) seeks to provide nonpartisan insights and assistance to all peoples taking a stand for freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and the free exchange of ideas online.
Founder of FFO
Mike Benz is the Executive Director of the Foundation For Freedom Online (FFO). He is a former State Department diplomat responsible for formulating and negotiating US foreign policy on international communications and information technology matters. Mr. Benz founded FFO as a civil society institution building on his experience in the role of championing digital freedom around the world in the public sector.
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- Utah Governor Spencer Cox Praises Foreign Tech Regulation at Cambridge Disinformation Summit
- Censorship Through Lawfare: Knight-Georgetown’s ‘Litigating Platform Design’ Project
- Knight-Georgetown Institute Aims to ‘Reshape Information Environment’
- DHS Awarded $1.5M to American University Lab Aiming to ‘Psychologically Inoculate’ Kindergarteners
- UK Regional Parliament Criminalizes Lying – to Prevent ‘Fascism’
- Free Speech Win: Settlement Prevents Censorship Pressure From CISA & CDC
- Meta and TikTok Drop End-to-End Encryption for Private Messages
- Over 400 Cybersecurity and Privacy Experts Warn of Digital ID Threat to Internet Security
- ‘Civil Society’ Takes Credit For Role in $140M EU Fine Against X
- UK Government Seeks Powers to Expand Online Censorship Without a Vote
