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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
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header image: pushing back against IMEI registration in Myanmar

The world must bring down Myanmar’s digital iron curtain

31 Jan 2024

Today marks three years since Myanmar’s junta seized power in a violent coup. Access Now is calling on the international community to offer resources to resist digital oppression.

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The world must bring down Myanmar’s digital iron curtain
31 Jan 2024
The world must bring down Myanmar’s digital iron curtain
Myanmar's digital dictatorship

A call for global solidarity and decisive action to end Myanmar’s military rule and ensure victory for the people resisting dictatorship

31 Jan 2024

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations call on the international and business community to resist the digital coup in Myanmar.

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A call for global solidarity and decisive action to end Myanmar’s military rule and ensure victory for the people resisting dictatorship
31 Jan 2024
A call for global solidarity and decisive action to end Myanmar’s military rule and ensure victory for the people resisting dictatorship
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Cambodia: Ministries should withdraw draft cybersecurity law which would threaten human rights and expose people to increased cyber threats

2 Oct 2023

The draft Cybersecurity Law of Cambodia must be withdrawn because vague provisions undermine human rights and exposes people to increased cyber threats.

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Cambodia: Ministries should withdraw draft cybersecurity law which would threaten human rights and expose people to increased cyber threats
2 Oct 2023
Cambodia: Ministries should withdraw draft cybersecurity law which would threaten human rights and expose people to increased cyber threats
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မြန်မာမှာ အင်တာနက်အပြင် ဒေသတချို့ ဖုန်းလိုင်းဖြတ်တောက်ခံထားရ

12 Sep 2023
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မြန်မာမှာ အင်တာနက်အပြင် ဒေသတချို့ ဖုန်းလိုင်းဖြတ်တောက်ခံထားရ
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12 Sep 2023
မြန်မာမှာ အင်တာနက်အပြင် ဒေသတချို့ ဖုန်းလိုင်းဖြတ်တောက်ခံထားရ
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Cambodia: Meta refuses to block Hun Sen’s accounts, implicitly encouraging incitement to violence

30 Aug 2023

By refusing to suspend Hun Sen’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, Meta has missed a crucial opportunity to oppose incitement to violence and hate speech online.

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Cambodia: Meta refuses to block Hun Sen’s accounts, implicitly encouraging incitement to violence
30 Aug 2023
Cambodia: Meta refuses to block Hun Sen’s accounts, implicitly encouraging incitement to violence

Facebook’s 2024 election policy may hinge on a Cambodian video

23 Aug 2023
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Facebook’s 2024 election policy may hinge on a Cambodian video
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23 Aug 2023
Facebook’s 2024 election policy may hinge on a Cambodian video

Telegram used to identify Myanmar Junta opponents

17 Aug 2023
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Telegram used to identify Myanmar Junta opponents
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17 Aug 2023
Telegram used to identify Myanmar Junta opponents
Myanmar's digital dictatorship

Myanmar cannot wait: Only coordinated global pushback will stop escalating violence and repression

17 Aug 2023
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Myanmar cannot wait: Only coordinated global pushback will stop escalating violence and repression
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17 Aug 2023
Myanmar cannot wait: Only coordinated global pushback will stop escalating violence and repression
Senegal Internet Shutdowns

Vietnam’s plan to block users puts internet access at risk

16 Aug 2023
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Vietnam’s plan to block users puts internet access at risk
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16 Aug 2023
Vietnam’s plan to block users puts internet access at risk