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Terms of use: Applying a human rights framework to social media platforms

To better demarcate the lines between freedom of speech and censorship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation calls for social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram to apply a human rights framework to their terms of use.

Making government research more inclusive

Canadian Digital Service design research team members Martha Edwards and Anne-Marie Mulumba share great insights into how people in government are making their research more inclusive.

2021 GovTech 100 list highlights key companies helping power local government, but there's still a lot of room for open innovation

Government Technology released its annual GovTech 100 list for 2021 and, while there are newcomers to the list, there is still a lot of room for new innovation.

U.S. Air Force is doing a brand review 'to ensure an inclusive and professional environment'

The Department of the Air Force has directed commanders to conduct a comprehensive review of official and unofficial unit emblems, morale patches, mottos, nicknames, coins and other forms of unit recognition and identity to ensure an inclusive and professional environment within 60 days from Dec. 23, 2020.

New DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act gives governments easier access to official .gov domains

I've been an advocate of U.S.-based government organizations having .gov domains for quite sometime, so it's great to see Congress has made this easier and potentially cheaper to achieve.

Cori Zarek named new executive director for Georgetown's Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation

The Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University today announced that Cori Zarek will take over as executive director.