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U.S.-Canadian firm Sandvine fosters Russian censorship infrastructure
Sandvine has been providing Russia with DPI tech that enables surveillance and censorship. We call on Sandvine to withdraw its technology from Russia, and urge the U.S. to launch an investigation and pursue robust regulations for abusive technology. …
3 June 2022
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Jamaica’s NIDS bill: human rights recommendations dismissed, still time to rectify
Access Now is urging members of the Jamaican Parliament to prioritize human rights while debating on the National Identification and Registration bill. After the report from the Joint Select Committee on the National Identification System (NIDS) in Jamaica that seemingly…
30 July 2021
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Russia throttled Twitter to censor content — Here’s what happens next
On March 10, 2021, the Russian agency responsible for ensuring compliance with media and telecommunications laws, Roskomnadzor, announced that it would slow down Twitter on “100 percent of mobile services and 50 percent desktop services.” The reason Russia throttled Twitter:…
15 March 2021
