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Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism

In 2021, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 182 internet shutdowns across 34 countries. This shows a dramatic resurgence of this oppressive form of control.…

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Internet Shutdowns

Internet shutdowns hide atrocities: people in Myanmar need global action

International actors must do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar
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22 June 2022

Press Releases

Myanmar

Open call to all international actors: do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar

International actors must do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar
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22 June 2022

Consultation/Comment

Data Protection

Access Now submission on the National Data Governance Framework Policy

Access Now’s submission to India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the National Data Governance Framework Policy.

20 June 2022

Access Now in the News

Facial Recognition Is Out of Control in India

Agnee Ghosh, VICE

13 June 2022

Access Now in the News

Myanmar

Myanmar’s ‘digital dictatorship’ aims to criminalize VPNs

Chiara Castro, Tech Radar

11 June 2022

Access Now in the News

CERT-In may float portal for cybersecurity incidents

Soumyarendra Barik, Indian Express

11 June 2022

Poster header image: Internet shutdown taxonomy

Access Now in the News

Indian VPN providers resist incoming data-logging law

Emma Woollacott, Daily Swig

8 June 2022

Press Releases

Myanmar

UN Experts join civil society in condemning Myanmar military’s “digital dictatorship” and call for Member State action

Access Now supports UN human rights experts’ condemnation of the Myanmar military’s efforts to cement a “digital dictatorship.”…

7 June 2022

Access Now in the News

India’s new VPN rules spark fresh fears over online privacy

Rina Chandran, Reuters

2 June 2022

Press Releases

Digital Security

India’s CERT-In must withdraw April Directions and strengthen privacy and cybersecurity

Access Now and a coalition of organisations and individuals are urging India’s CERT-In to withdraw the April Directions.…

1 June 2022

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

Cambodia should scrap rights-abusing National Internet Gateway

Access Now and a coalition of rights organizations call on Cambodia to revoke plans to establish an internet gateway. …

16 May 2022

Access Now in the News

This is how new Indian privacy law will have ‘negative impact on people’s privacy’

Chiara Castro, Tech Radar

13 May 2022

Access Now in the News

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BBC

12 May 2022

Access Now in the News

UnCERT-in times for VPN services providers in India

Subhrojit Mallick, Economic Times

10 May 2022

#KeepItOn report: internet shutdowns in 2021

Access Now in the News

Internet Shutdowns Are Now Longer Than Ever: Access Now Report

Sashwata Saha, MediaNama

8 May 2022

Access Now in the News

The real cost of internet shutdowns in South Asia

Itika Sharma Punit, Rest of World

4 May 2022

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

Authorities, telcos in Sri Lanka must ensure internet access throughout crisis

Access Now and a coalition of rights organizations are calling on Sri Lanka to maintain unfettered access to the internet throughout the ongoing crisis.…

3 May 2022

Access Now in the News

Internet Shutdowns

Over 100 Internet Shutdowns Imposed in India in 2021 – The Most in the World: New Report

The Wire

28 April 2022

Access Now in the News

Freedom of Expression

India continues to hold top position in internet shutdowns: Access Now

Shivani Shinde, Business Standard

28 April 2022

Access Now in the News

Freedom of Expression

India country with most internet shutdowns for 4th time, 85 in J&K alone: Report

Deeksha Bhardwaj, Hindustan Times

28 April 2022

Press Releases

Internet Shutdowns

Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: India is the world’s largest offender

India is the world’s largest offender, and blacked out the internet at least 106 times in 2021. Read “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021” …

28 April 2022

Access Now in the News

Freedom of Expression

Content takedowns on social media facilitate censorship in Asia

Dhevy Sivaprakasam & Raman Jit Singh Chima, Reuters

26 April 2022

Access Now in the News

“As important as water is to life”: How internet blackouts stifled Kashmir’s digital economy

Zenaira Bakhsh & Rayan Naqash, Rest of World

26 April 2022

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

Vietnam’s new social media take-down rules will intensify state censorship — they must be revoked

Access Now is calling on Vietnam’s government to immediately revoke the new social media take-down rules. …

21 April 2022