Internet shutdowns pose a threat to human rights around the world. They harm everyone: businesses, emergency services, journalism, human rights defenders, and demonstrators. Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition work with stakeholders across sectors to end internet shutdowns worldwide.
Today the #KeepItOn coalition sent an open letter to the Deputy Director-General of the WHO, Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab, calling on her to urge states to end the blatant and arbitrary internet shutdowns that are ongoing during COVID-19.…
Access Now, CPJ, EFF, and digital security experts Ron Deibert and Christopher Parsons are calling on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to look into the activities of Sandvine and its owners Francisco Partners for potential legal violations arising out of their contracts with Belarus.…
23 September 2020
For English, click here. Depuis le 22 juillet, le gouvernement du Tchad a bloqué l’accès à WhatsApp, et jusqu’au 18 août, les autorités ont également coupé l’accès ou ralenti Internet dans certaines parties du pays. Invoquant la nécessité d’empêcher la…
23 September 2020
In a U.N. meeting on protecting future generations in the digital era, Steele urged global stakeholders to cease exploitative data collection, renew the commitment to bring everyone meaningfully online, and stop internet shutdowns and unlawful censorship.…
23 September 2020
About Us Access Now is a growing international human rights organization dedicated to defending and extending the digital rights of users at risk around the world, including issues of privacy, security, freedom of expression, and transparency. Our policy, advocacy, Helpline,…
22 September 2020
WhatsApp is one of the most popular social media platforms in Chad, but the government is blocking it. Through our Shutdown Stories project, we’re sharing testimonies to show how this censorship negatively impacts the lives of the people the government is supposed to protect.…
22 September 2020
On September 24 at 10:00 am UTC, join our webinar to hear from experts from media, education, health, technology, and civil society about the innovative strategies they are using to fight internet shutdowns during COVID-19, elections, and protests.…
22 September 2020
قطعت كل من حكومتي السودان والجزائر خدمة الإنترنت لعدة ساعات متتالية طوال فترة أداء امتحانات الشهادة الثانوية العامة، وذلك لمنع الغش في الامتحانات. وبالنتيجة تم تعطيل خدمات مواقع التواصل الإجتماعي فيسبوك، تويتر، واتساب وغيرها للحد من تسريب أسئلة الامتحانات عبر…
17 September 2020
Sandvine withdrawing its product support in Belarus after abuses have already occurred is a necessary but deeply insufficient gesture from a company whose investors have a long track record of failing to protect human rights. …
16 September 2020
When member states fail to protect human rights — such as by cutting off internet access in the middle of a global pandemic — we leverage the UPR process to call attention to that failure and press for change. …
10 September 2020
