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.…
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
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
The undersigned civil society organizations, who work at the intersection of human rights, technology, and democratic governance, write to welcome you into this important role, invite you into dialogue with our community, and provide guidance on how telcos like MTN can better respect the human rights of their users. …
17 September 2020
The #KeepItOn coalition calls on Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa to ensure the internet and all other communication channels are open, secure, and accessible throughout the country during anti-government protests planned to take place on Friday, July 31, 2020.…
30 July 2020
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition is launching Kill Switch, a six-part podcast series exploring the devastating impact of internet shutdowns on the human rights of people affected by this extraordinary form of anti-democratic oppression.…
27 July 2020
Civil society organizations and individuals from around the world are calling on Facebook to immediately take action to stop its services from being used to incite violence, propagate hatred, and advance discrimination in Ethiopia.…
27 July 2020
Civil society organizations and individuals from around the world are calling on Facebook to immediately take action to stop its services from being used to incite violence, propagate hatred, and advance discrimination in Ethiopia.…
27 July 2020
