The Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) is an intergovernmental coalition that was established at the inaugural Freedom Online Conference in The Hague, the Netherlands, 8-9 December 2011. As indicated in its founding declaration, the FOC is committed to advancing Internet Freedom – free expression, association, assembly, and privacy online – worldwide. FOC member states are committed to work together diplomatically to voice concern over measures to restrict Internet Freedom and support those individuals whose human rights online are curtailed. Since 2011, the Coalition has grown from 15 initial Members to 34, spanning from Africa to Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.
