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KeepItOn 2024 Elections and Internet Shutdowns Watch

2024 elections and internet shutdowns watch

5 Feb 2024

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2024 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

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2024 elections and internet shutdowns watch
5 Feb 2024
2024 elections and internet shutdowns watch
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Censorship at the door: India must say no to government fact-checking 

1 Feb 2024

The 2023 fact-checking amendment contradicts the right to free speech and expression under Indian and international law.

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Censorship at the door: India must say no to government fact-checking 
1 Feb 2024
Censorship at the door: India must say no to government fact-checking 
European Media Freedom Act

Submission on India’s draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023

15 Jan 2024

Access Now raises concerns about peopleʼs fundamental rights in its submission on India’s Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023.

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Submission on India’s draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023
15 Jan 2024
Submission on India’s draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023
India’s Telecommunications Bill, 2023 threatens open, secure, and unhindered internet access.

Indian government must withdraw the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, to protect fundamental rights

21 Dec 2023

International group of organisations and experts urge DoT, India to withdraw the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, and protect fundamental rights

Press Release
Indian government must withdraw the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, to protect fundamental rights
21 Dec 2023
Indian government must withdraw the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, to protect fundamental rights
India’s Telecommunications Bill, 2023 threatens open, secure, and unhindered internet access.

India’s rushed telco bill must be amended to protect human rights 

18 Dec 2023

India’s Telecommunications Bill, 2023 threatens open, secure, and unhindered internet access.

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India’s rushed telco bill must be amended to protect human rights 
18 Dec 2023
India’s rushed telco bill must be amended to protect human rights 
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

Submission on Bangladesh’s draft Data Protection Act, 2023

3 Nov 2023

Access Now and Tech Global Institute’s submission on Bangladesh’s latest draft of the Data Protection Act, 2023.

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Submission on Bangladesh’s draft Data Protection Act, 2023
3 Nov 2023
Submission on Bangladesh’s draft Data Protection Act, 2023
Net Neutrality

There are no free-riding services on the internet: India must uphold net neutrality

23 Oct 2023

TRAI must uphold net neutrality in India by preserving non-discriminatory access to online content, applications, and services for all people.

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There are no free-riding services on the internet: India must uphold net neutrality
23 Oct 2023
There are no free-riding services on the internet: India must uphold net neutrality
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‘A tool of political control’: how India became the world leader in internet blackouts

25 Sep 2023
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‘A tool of political control’: how India became the world leader in internet blackouts
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25 Sep 2023
‘A tool of political control’: how India became the world leader in internet blackouts
Press under Attack – Digital Strategies to Intimidate Journalists in Latin America

Meta releases second human rights report, activists say no concrete plan to tackle issues in India

20 Sep 2023
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Meta releases second human rights report, activists say no concrete plan to tackle issues in India
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20 Sep 2023
Meta releases second human rights report, activists say no concrete plan to tackle issues in India
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India keeps pulling the plug on its digital economy

14 Sep 2023
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India keeps pulling the plug on its digital economy
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14 Sep 2023
India keeps pulling the plug on its digital economy