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Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition's report unpacks internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and globally.

Internet shutdowns in Myanmar: facilitating brutal human rights violations in 2022

28 Feb 2023 •

#KeepItOn shows that internet shutdowns in Myanmar facilitated brutal human rights violations in 2022.

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Internet shutdowns in Myanmar: facilitating brutal human rights violations in 2022
28 Feb 2023
Internet shutdowns in Myanmar: facilitating brutal human rights violations in 2022
Authorities in Kenya must immediately restore access and #KeepItOn throughout protests and unrest

Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022

28 Feb 2023 •

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 187 internet shutdowns in 2022, across a record-setting 35 countries.

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Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
28 Feb 2023
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
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Twitter’s transparency reporting has tanked under Elon Musk

22 Feb 2023
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Twitter’s transparency reporting has tanked under Elon Musk
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22 Feb 2023
Twitter’s transparency reporting has tanked under Elon Musk
#KeepItOn 2023 election watch

2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch

9 Feb 2023 •

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2023 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

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2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
9 Feb 2023
2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
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TikTok’s “Focused View”: the creepy new feature aims to monetise your emotions

7 Feb 2023 •

Ever heard of TikTok’s “Focused View”? Learn how TikTok claims to tracks your emotions and invades your privacy for profit.

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TikTok’s “Focused View”: the creepy new feature aims to monetise your emotions
7 Feb 2023
TikTok’s “Focused View”: the creepy new feature aims to monetise your emotions
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Internet shutdowns shroud and facilitate brutality of Myanmar junta’s airstrike in Hpakant township

27 Oct 2022 •

Access Now condemns the ongoing war crimes committed by the military in Myanmar, and its use of internet shutdowns to conceal the atrocities.

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Internet shutdowns shroud and facilitate brutality of Myanmar junta’s airstrike in Hpakant township
27 Oct 2022
Internet shutdowns shroud and facilitate brutality of Myanmar junta’s airstrike in Hpakant township
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Meta and Google must use their powers to stop Myanmar’s alternative propaganda machine

21 Sep 2022 •

The Myanmar junta is building an alternative propaganda machine and banning Youtube and Facebook across the country. MTube and OKPar apps are being offered as alternatives.

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Meta and Google must use their powers to stop Myanmar’s alternative propaganda machine
21 Sep 2022
Meta and Google must use their powers to stop Myanmar’s alternative propaganda machine
Myanmar's digital dictatorship

Ooredoo’s plans to leave Myanmar hands military full control of nation’s telco sector — it must mitigate the human rights risks

15 Sep 2022 •

Access Now calls on Ooredoo to mitigate the human rights risks that will arise from the sale to junta-linked entities.

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Ooredoo’s plans to leave Myanmar hands military full control of nation’s telco sector — it must mitigate the human rights risks
15 Sep 2022
Ooredoo’s plans to leave Myanmar hands military full control of nation’s telco sector — it must mitigate the human rights risks
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Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

18 Aug 2022 •

See Access Now’s latest updates on the rapidly evolving Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
18 Aug 2022
Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
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Internet shutdowns hide atrocities: people in Myanmar need global action

23 Jun 2022 •

International actors must do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar.

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Internet shutdowns hide atrocities: people in Myanmar need global action
23 Jun 2022
Internet shutdowns hide atrocities: people in Myanmar need global action