Ending internet shutdowns to #KeepItOn
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.
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Press Releases
The Myanmar junta must stop its assault on internet access, digital rights
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition call on authorities in Myanmar to immediately stop implementing internet shutdowns and abandon all efforts to pick and choose who should have internet access reinstated. …
30 May 2021
Press Releases
Indian government must correct moves toward digital authoritarianism, allow tech platforms to uphold rights
Access Now joined a coalition of civil society organizations in calling on the Indian government and web firms to halt censorship and surveillance of critics speaking online in response to the #FarmersProtests.…
10 March 2021
Press Releases
#KeepItOn report: internet shutdowns shatter dreams, endanger lives
Authorities in 29 countries shut down or interfered with the internet at least 155 times in 2020. Access Now’s new report, Shattered dreams and lost opportunities: a year in the fight to #KeepItOn, explores where, how, and why, the internet was deliberately switched off in 2020, and the long-lasting repercussions for communities across the globe.…
3 March 2021
Blog
Access Now condemns Myanmar’s internet shutdown during military coup
Update: February 4, 2020 — As protesters bang on pans and march in the streets of Myanmar in response to the sudden and violent military coup, authorities are countering with escalating censorship, including blocking Facebook access.…
1 February 2021