Tag: Shutdown
Open call to all international actors: do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar
International actors must do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar
Welcome to the splinternet – where freedom of expression is suppressed and repressed, and Big Brother is watching
Twitter Puts its Support Behind Campaign to End Government-Implemented Internet Shutdowns
Anatomy of an internet shutdown
Judge orders block of Facebook throughout Brazil over parody account
Brazil’s economy has already lost more than $100 million dollars due to the blocking of WhatsApp. This won’t help.
Bloqueo de aplicaciones en Argentina: un plan que se resiste a morir
El tratamiento del proyecto fue suspendido pero aún no ha sido rechazado por completo. Tenemos serias preocupaciones de que vuelva a ser introducido con modificaciones que no solucionarán los graves problemas legales y técnicos que ocasiona.
Brazil: stopping an internet shutdown at the Olympics
Supporters from 66 countries sent a single, powerful message to Brazil: the world is watching, and we won’t tolerate any interference with the right to free expression.
Turkey must keep on social media during unrest
People in Turkey need access to information, and if there is violence, access to emergency services. These depend on stable communications channels.
Why is a tiny island nation facing an internet shutdown?
Internet censorship in Nauru could lead to other human rights abuses.
Access urges UN and African Union experts to take action on Burundi internet shutdown
Today, Access submitted a letter to UN and African Union experts requesting their urgent intervention on the internet shutdown in Burundi, where social media services have been cut off in the face of public unrest. The letter underscores the importance of the internet to realizing human rights, and explains how shutdowns often enable egregious human rights violations.