Tag: Netblocks
In Afrika gaat het internet steeds vaker op slot
Defending the Web for all: how global champions are fighting to #KeepItOn
As we join the world to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, we’re remembering an important moment in the battle for access to the internet for all: the launch of the #KeepItOn campaign.
الإنتخابات في الجزائر: توتر و حراك شعبي ضد ترشح بوتفليقة، ماذا عن الإنترنت؟
Nigeria’s coming election: countering the threat of internet shutdowns and online censorship
In the hours before Nigeria’s general elections, many fear potential internet shutdowns. Here’s how you can fight censorship.
Venezuela: escapa a la censura y protege la seguridad digital de tu comunidad
La Línea de Ayuda en Seguridad Digital de Access Now se solidariza con el pueblo de Venezuela. Compartimos una colección de recursos para fortalecer la seguridad personal en línea, sortear las restricciones a canales de comunicación y ayudar a monitorear y documentar posibles casos de censura en línea.
Zimbabwe orders a three-day, country-wide internet shutdown
Sources in Zimbabwe have disclosed to Access Now that the government has ordered a three-day internet shutdown across the country, starting today.
Pakistan shuts down the internet three times in one week
Regardless of the rationale for imposing these shutdowns, all three did what shutdowns do: damage human rights, put people in danger, and hurt the economy.
Access Now and global partners report to Human Rights Council on most pressing digital rights issues in Nicaragua, DRC, Qatar, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica
Our reports cover a country’s human rights obligations, developments since the last review, and pressing examples with evidence to show how rights are being violated or put at risk.
Iraq imposes internet “curfew” for school exams, but says it has no intention to cut internet
Iraq is imposing curfew-style internet shutdowns, where the internet is shut down repeatedly, routinely blacking out online communications on an ongoing basis.
An internet shutdown during Pakistan’s elections? Not on our watch
As Pakistan prepares to go to the polls on July 25, civil society is keeping watch and documenting any interference with free expression online. Will you join us?