Access Now calls on the government of Senegal to immediately restore access to WhatsApp and Twitter, and keep people connected.
The Ethiopian government must reinstate full internet access across the country, and ensure its future safeguarding.
The High Court or Uganda has ruled to allow expert intervention from Access Now and partners on the human rights red flags around the country’s digital ID system.
Access Now’s new report, “Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022,” unpacks internet shutdowns in Africa and globally.
Authorities in Ethiopia must immediately reinstate full access to social media platforms across the entire country, and put an end to censorship.
Through an open letter, Access Now urges Safaricom to delete all biometric data collected unlawfully during Kenya’s SIM card registration exercise.
In this blog, we examine what end-to-end encryption is, how it works, and why Kenyans should keep using it.
People in Kenya should not have to pay for Meta’s inability to address disinformation by suffering a communications blackout during an election.