The Freedom Online Coalition is a partnership of 42 governments, working to advance Internet freedom.
Coalition members work closely together to coordinate their diplomatic efforts and engage with civil society and the private sector to support Internet freedom – free expression, association, assembly, and privacy online – worldwide.
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Our Mission

The Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) is a group of countries committed to the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The FOC believes that the human rights that people have offline must also be protected online. The Coalition serves as a coordinating body that advances cross-regional diplomacy and commits to working together, and with all others who share these views, including through multistakeholder engagement, to support Internet freedom and protect human rights online worldwide.

The FOC aims to be a proactive Coalition that works with all stakeholders to ensure Internet freedom issues are on the policy agenda as a way to drive concrete policy changes and outcomes, and shape global norms to promote a rules-based, democratic, and inclusive world where human rights and fundamental freedoms are upheld in online and digital contexts.

Working Methods

To support the FOC’s mission, Members agree to prioritise three primary working methods, as outlined in the Terms of Reference:

  1. Information and knowledge sharing, including through facilitating learning calls, monitoring and research activities, voluntary funding coordination, and sharing best-practices and guidelines on relevant policy and issue areas, as well as strengthening cooperation and coordination with outside stakeholders, where appropriate; 

  2. Diplomatic coordination, including through developing joint positions and strategies on thematic topics, and coordinating rapid responses to human rights violations; and

  3. Advocacy, including through issuing of Coalition statements and other outputs, directly engaging in multilateral fora, facilitating joint demarches, and hosting and participating in internal and external events.

Program of Action 2025

The Program of Action represents the efforts of the Coalition to be forward-looking and action-oriented in its work. It builds on the progress the Coalition has made in streamlining its internal operating procedures and clarifying its primary activity areas in the FOC Terms of Reference. Each year, the incoming FOC Chair leads the development of the Program of Action, which outlines the FOC’s vision, priorities, and activities for the defined period. 

In 2025, the FOC aims to actively shape the global agenda by focusing on the following priorities of Estonia’s Chairship:

  • Governance and use of digital technologies and the Internet;
  • Digital inclusion and digital public infrastructure (DPI);
  • Cross-regional engagement.
 
View the full 2025 Program of Action by visiting the link below:
FOC Program of Action

Statements & Other Outputs

The FOC’s Member States strive to develop joint positions and strategies on thematic topics of importance to the Coalition’s mission, in addition to jointly responding to repeated and publicly documented human rights violations online. By reacting to emerging issues through statements and other written outputs, Coalition Members are able to increase the visibility of their positions and use these as the basis for advocacy in multilateral fora.

View FOC Joint Statements & Other Outputs

Task Forces & Working Groups

The FOC’s ad hoc Task Forces and Working Groups provide a mechanism for focused and issue-based engagement, facilitating substantive contributions by the FOC with input from the FOC’s independent multistakeholder Advisory Network. Active Task Forces & Working Groups include:

Task Force on AI & Human Rights

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FOC Members

FOC Members are countries committed to protecting and promoting human rights, both online and offline, domestically and abroad. FOC Members agree to work together through the FOC’s working methods and to adhere to existing FOC commitments as stated in the Coalition’s foundational documents.

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Today, 42 governments are part of the Freedom Online Coalition.

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Cabo Verde

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Kenya

Republic of Korea

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

The Maldives

Mexico

Moldova

Mongolia

The Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Poland

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Tunisia

United Kingdom

United States of America

2023 Freedom Online Coalition