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Namrata Maheshwari

Asia Pacific Policy Manager (interim) and Encryption Policy Lead

Namrata Maheshwari serves as the Asia Pacific Policy Manager (interim) and Encryption Policy Lead at Access Now. She leads Access Now’s policy and advocacy work across the Asia Pacific region. She also leads the organization’s work on encryption policy globally. Namrata engages with stakeholders including industry, civil society and governments to promote rights-respecting approaches to internet governance. She holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School where she focused on technology policy and digital governance, and is an India-qualified lawyer. Prior to her current role, she worked with the Center for Democracy & Technology, and practiced law in India.

 

#KeepItOn: Bangladesh’s government must restore internet access, ensure connectivity during student protests

19 Jul 2024

#KeepItOn coalition urges authorities in Bangladesh to ensure that people can access open, secure, and unrestricted internet during the ongoing student protests.

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#KeepItOn: Bangladesh’s government must restore internet access, ensure connectivity during student protests
19 Jul 2024
#KeepItOn: Bangladesh’s government must restore internet access, ensure connectivity during student protests
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YouTube and Facebook let India down during the Lok Sabha election

26 Jun 2024
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YouTube and Facebook let India down during the Lok Sabha election
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26 Jun 2024
YouTube and Facebook let India down during the Lok Sabha election
GDPR

Partial enforcement of India’s Telecom Act — a total eclipse of digital rights 

25 Jun 2024

Access Now urges the Indian government to amend the Telecom Act 2023 and consult with civil society and experts before framing rules to implement the Act to safeguard people’s rights to privacy and free speech.

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Partial enforcement of India’s Telecom Act — a total eclipse of digital rights 
25 Jun 2024
Partial enforcement of India’s Telecom Act — a total eclipse of digital rights 
Sweden

Joint statement urging Australia to protect end-to-end encryption in the Online Safety Act review

21 Jun 2024

The Australian government must utilise the Online Safety Act review process to protect and encourage the use of end-to-end encryption.

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Joint statement urging Australia to protect end-to-end encryption in the Online Safety Act review
21 Jun 2024
Joint statement urging Australia to protect end-to-end encryption in the Online Safety Act review

Submission of comments on the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024

16 May 2024
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Submission of comments on the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024
16 May 2024
Submission of comments on the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024
#KeepItOn report

Unabashed and unabated: India leads the world shutdown count for sixth year 

15 May 2024

For the sixth year in a row, India led the world in internet shutdowns, disrupting the internet at least 116 times.

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Unabashed and unabated: India leads the world shutdown count for sixth year 
15 May 2024
Unabashed and unabated: India leads the world shutdown count for sixth year 
KeepItOn 2023 MENA

भारत 2023 में लगातार छठे वर्ष विश्व इंटरनेट शटडाउन की संख्या में सबसे आगे रहा 

15 May 2024

लगातार छठे वर्ष, भारत शटडाउन लागू करने में दुनिया में सबसे आगे रहा और 2023 में कम से कम 116 बार इंटरनेट बाधित किया।

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भारत 2023 में लगातार छठे वर्ष विश्व इंटरनेट शटडाउन की संख्या में सबसे आगे रहा 
15 May 2024
भारत 2023 में लगातार छठे वर्ष विश्व इंटरनेट शटडाउन की संख्या में सबसे आगे रहा 
KeepItOn 2023 MENA

ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਛੇਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਵੀ ਭਾਰਤ ਇੰਟਰਨੈੱਟ ‘ਤੇ ਪਾਬੰਦੀਆਂ ਲਾਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੱਭ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ

15 May 2024

ਕੁਲ 116 ਦਫ਼ਾ ਇੰਟਰਨੈੱਟ ਬੰਦ ਕਰਕੇ ਭਾਰਤ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਛੇਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਇੰਟਰਨੈੱਟ ਪਾਬੰਦੀਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਸਥਾਨ ਤੇ ਰਿਹਾ।

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ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਛੇਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਵੀ ਭਾਰਤ ਇੰਟਰਨੈੱਟ ‘ਤੇ ਪਾਬੰਦੀਆਂ ਲਾਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੱਭ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ
15 May 2024
ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਛੇਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਵੀ ਭਾਰਤ ਇੰਟਰਨੈੱਟ ‘ਤੇ ਪਾਬੰਦੀਆਂ ਲਾਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੱਭ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ
KeepItOn 2023 MENA

সাল ২০২৩ অনুযায়ী ভারত বিশ্বে ষষ্ঠ বছরের জন্য ইন্টারনেট পরিষেবা বন্ধ করার রেকর্ডে এগিয়ে রয়েছে

15 May 2024

টানা ষষ্ঠ বছরের জন্য, ভারত অন্তত ১১৬ বার ইন্টারনেট বিপর্যস্ত করে বিশ্বকে ইন্টারনেট পরিষেবা বন্ধ করাতে নেতৃত্ব দিয়েছে।

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সাল ২০২৩ অনুযায়ী ভারত বিশ্বে ষষ্ঠ বছরের জন্য ইন্টারনেট পরিষেবা বন্ধ করার রেকর্ডে এগিয়ে রয়েছে
15 May 2024
সাল ২০২৩ অনুযায়ী ভারত বিশ্বে ষষ্ঠ বছরের জন্য ইন্টারনেট পরিষেবা বন্ধ করার রেকর্ডে এগিয়ে রয়েছে
KeepItOn 2023 MENA

२०२३ मध्ये सलग सहाव्या वर्षी जागतिक इंटरनेट बंद करण्यात भारत आघाडीवर आहे

15 May 2024

सलग सहाव्या वर्षी, भारताने किमान ११६ वेळा इंटरनेट विस्कळीत करून शटडाउनमध्ये जगाचे नेतृत्व केले.

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२०२३ मध्ये सलग सहाव्या वर्षी जागतिक इंटरनेट बंद करण्यात भारत आघाडीवर आहे
15 May 2024
२०२३ मध्ये सलग सहाव्या वर्षी जागतिक इंटरनेट बंद करण्यात भारत आघाडीवर आहे
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