ENDING INTERNET SHUTDOWNS
Internet shutdowns threaten human rights around the world. They harm everyone: human rights defenders, journalists, protesters, emergency services, businesses, educators, and more. Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition work with stakeholders across sectors to end internet shutdowns worldwide.
CAMPAIGN
KeepItOn: Fighting internet shutdowns around the world
In 2023, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition recorded 283 internet shutdowns in 39 countries around the world, the highest number since we started the Shutdown Tracker Optimization Project (STOP).
RESOURCES
Freedom of Expression
Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown
Year after year, the MENA region has led the world in exam-related shutdowns. With the 2024 exam season in the region quickly approaching, it’s time to take action and demand change! #NoExamShutdown
Content Governance
2024 elections and internet shutdowns watch
Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2024 elections watch to #KeepItOn.
Freedom of Expression
The most violent year: internet shutdowns in 2023
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 283 internet shutdowns in 2023 — the highest number since 2016.
Digital Security
Taxonomy of a shutdown: 8 ways governments restrict access to the internet, and how to #KeepItOn
Our new guide explains the technology behind network interference to help people prepare for, circumvent, and document internet shutdowns.
Internet Shutdowns
KeepItOn: frequently asked questions
#KeepItOn: A global movement to end internet shutdowns 1. What is the #KeepItOn campaign? It’s a campaign launched by Access Now in 2016 to help unite and organize the efforts of activists
Freedom of Expression
Have questions about internet shutdowns? Kill Switch has answers
Why aren’t internet shutdowns illegal? Are there ways to bypass them? Can we fight internet shutdowns in court? Does anyone see a way to end shutdowns, once and for all? Kill Switch podcast has the answers.
Internet Shutdowns
Internet shutdowns and elections handbook
Internet shutdowns and elections handbook A guide for election observers, embassies, activists, and journalists [Leer en español] [Читайте на русском] This handbook explains how internet shutdowns undermine democractic elections and
Connectivity
Palestine unplugged: how Israel disrupts Gaza’s internet
This report illustrates the state of Gaza’s internet throughout October 2023 by looking at internet traffic by ISPs and locations.
Advocating to #KeepItOn during elections: what you can do
Latest updates
Analysts troubled by trend of internet, social media shutdowns in Africa
Internet shutdown: stakeholders urge Ghana government to prioritise uninterrupted internet access
Any order suspending telecom services must be public: new rule
Ghana must uphold its record of no shutdowns — during upcoming elections, authorities must #KeepItOn
#KeepItOn: government of Ghana and internet service providers must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 elections
The #KeepItOn coalition urges authorities in Ghana to publicly commit to ensuring that people have unfettered access to the internet throughout the 2024 general elections.
Advocacy groups call for uninterrupted internet access ahead of December 7 polls
CSOs call on Akufo-Addo to give assurance that the internet will not be shut down on election day
#KeepItOn in Tanzania: authorities must ensure connectivity during local elections
The #KeepItOn coalition demands that the Government of Tanzania ensure unhindered access to the internet during the upcoming elections.
#KeepItOn: the Government of Tanzania and internet service providers must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 local elections
The #KeepItOn coalition calls on authorities and ISPs in Tanzania to ensure internet access during the upcoming elections.
Toward a digital ceasefire
The ascent of cyber warfare is weaponizing our digital world; it’s time to embrace the concept of “digital ceasefire.”
Internet cuts after Mozambique’s disputed vote hit businesses
As Israel destroys infrastructure, will Lebanon be cut off from outside world?
Internet shutdowns in Mozambique following election
#KeepItOn: authorities in Kenya must restore access to Telegram and protect people’s rights
The #KeepItOn coalition write to seek clarification on the ongoing disruption of the digital communications application, Telegram, in Kenya.
#KeepItOn: authorities in Mozambique must stop normalizing internet shutdowns during protests
We urgently demand that the government of Mozambique put an immediate end to the increasing use of shutdowns amid ongoing protests.