Internet Censorship and Freedom of Expression in Latin America
The first two posts of this series on freedom of expression and the internet in Latin America aim at providing 1) basic context around issues of internet governance, and 2) a detailed look at intermediary liability as a mechanism that restricts innovation and limits...
Citizen Journalism and Drug Trafficking in Mexico
My feelings about the coverage of organized crime, drug trafficking, and violence in Mexico are many, and they are complicated. I am disappointed by the focus on violence — rather than the causes of that violence — by the Mexican media. But I am far more bothered by...Mexico’s SB-1070
The following is my translation of Alberto Escorcia’s post, “Ley General de Población, una SB-1070 a la mexicana”, which was originally published on Pateando Piedras under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share alike license. Photographs are by Don...![[Case Study] Artículo 19](https://i0.wp.com/davidsasaki.name/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Screen-Shot-2019-03-03-at-6.39.PM_.png?resize=615%2C341&ssl=1)
[Case Study] Artículo 19
Artículo 19 is the Mexico City-based chapter of Article 19, a global organization based in London that promotes freedom of expression and freedom of information worldwide. The Mexico City chapter carries out the organization’s mission in Mexico and Central...Soft Start and Soft Power
My time off: amazing. Beyond words. Every since: a disaster. It seems that my computer just couldn’t deal with such a lack of attention. And so, mysteriously, while it wasn’t being used at all, the logic board gave out. I spent about three days...The Next Chapter
“Global Voices is …” – A description of Global Voices, from the voices of the community itself. Filmed at the 2010 Global Voices Citizen Media Summit in Santiago, Chile. I have already said so many goodbyes that it is starting to feel like...![[Review] The Savage Detectives](https://i0.wp.com/el-oso.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/f98a67ed-ebdc-47a7-9dac-cad125cbe2a2.jpg?w=425)
[Review] The Savage Detectives
I’m writing this, sadly, not while sitting atop floatwood scribbling into the salty breeze of some nameless sea, but rather staring into my computer screen at a metrosexual Budapest café with expensive lamps and wi-fi. It’s exactly the type of...
Mi Mes de las Mariposas
Years ago, three of them, I was in a small Mexican village by a lake and a dam where mustachioed fathers in sombreros park their trucks at the gate and silently follow their exhilarated children down the grassy path to the fishing hole. I was there for a month and a...
I Hold My Cards Close To My Chest
My sister has recently discovered David Bowie. Well, musically at least. Little did she know of his acting career. So last night, on our way to do some shopping at Trader Joes, I insisted she watched both Labyrinth – a classic on par with The Princess Bride...Latest Photos
