Cyber laws are being used to quash freedom of expression and pursue critical voices on social media and websites in Africa, South and South East Asia, and MENA countries, according to a new report by Blueprint and partner organisations.

After proclaiming a “massive coup” in getting the world's most famous whistleblower, American former National Security Agency Consultant Edward Snowden as a special guest, he was disinvited from the Swiss Cyber Security Days (SCSD) forum after criticism from business and political leaders.