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Internet shutdowns hit record high in 2024

3 Mar 2025
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Internet shutdowns hit record high in 2024
Hammad Sarfraz ↗
3 Mar 2025
Internet shutdowns hit record high in 2024
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Why 2024 was the worst year for internet shutdowns

25 Feb 2025
News
Why 2024 was the worst year for internet shutdowns
Tech Policy Press ↗
25 Feb 2025
Why 2024 was the worst year for internet shutdowns
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296 internet shutdowns across 54 countries

25 Feb 2025
News
296 internet shutdowns across 54 countries
Newzroom Afrika ↗
25 Feb 2025
296 internet shutdowns across 54 countries
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Conflicts trigger globe’s highest rate of internet shutdowns in 2024: NGO

25 Feb 2025
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Conflicts trigger globe’s highest rate of internet shutdowns in 2024: NGO
Al Jazeera ↗
25 Feb 2025
Conflicts trigger globe’s highest rate of internet shutdowns in 2024: NGO

Government-forced internet disruptions hit record high

25 Feb 2025
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Government-forced internet disruptions hit record high
Axios ↗
25 Feb 2025
Government-forced internet disruptions hit record high

The worst year in shutdowns: a blow to democracy and human rights in Africa

23 Feb 2025
Press Release
The worst year in shutdowns: a blow to democracy and human rights in Africa
23 Feb 2025
The worst year in shutdowns: a blow to democracy and human rights in Africa
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Lives on hold: internet shutdowns in 2024

23 Feb 2025

The 2024 #KeepItOn report on internet shutdowns is out. Read on for key insights from this year’s data.

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Lives on hold: internet shutdowns in 2024
23 Feb 2025
Lives on hold: internet shutdowns in 2024
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Emboldened offenders, endangered communities: internet shutdowns in 2024

23 Feb 2025

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 296 internet shutdowns in 2024 — the highest number since 2016.

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Emboldened offenders, endangered communities: internet shutdowns in 2024
23 Feb 2025
Emboldened offenders, endangered communities: internet shutdowns in 2024
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RightsCon digital rights summit to be held in Taipei for first time

6 Feb 2025
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RightsCon digital rights summit to be held in Taipei for first time
CNA ↗
6 Feb 2025
RightsCon digital rights summit to be held in Taipei for first time
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#KeepItOn: les autorités doivent rétablir l’accès à Goma et dans toute la RDC

5 Feb 2025

The #KeepItOn coalition urgently demand that authorities in the DRC stop imposing internet shutdowns amid the ongoing conflict.

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#KeepItOn: les autorités doivent rétablir l’accès à Goma et dans toute la RDC
5 Feb 2025
#KeepItOn: les autorités doivent rétablir l’accès à Goma et dans toute la RDC