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Geography, lesgislation and terms of service

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This can be hampered in part by the use of intermediary resellers. For example, in the case of Cambodia hosting platforms are located outside of the country, however, access to these services is done through local resellers who are subject to Cambodian law. These resellers are chosen largely for language and immediacy of access to support.
 
In determining the current laws that are applied or may be applied to your work or your locale there are a number of resources provided by monitoring groups that can be used as a starting point. This information is far from complete and is often only able to report on what legal tools have been used in the past.
 
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[http://defendersdays.civilrightsdefenders.org/| Civil Rights Defenders]
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[http://www.iltb.net/| Indian Law and Technology blog]
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[http://www.openrightsgroup.org/| Open Rights Group]
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[https://supporters.eff.org/| Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)]
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[https://www.cpj.org/| Committee to protect Journalists]
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[http://freedomhouse.org/| Freedom House]
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[http://witness.org/| Witness]
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[http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/| Frontline Defenders]
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[http://www.lwob.org/Pages/Default.aspx| Lawyers without Borders]
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[https://iscproject.org/country-assessments/| ISC Project]
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Many countries have specialised legal aide and free legal advice centres that can be contacted to help determine what laws may apply to your work
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==Geographic Areas==