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KeepItOn Internet Shutdowns 2025

When repression meets resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025

31 Mar 2026 •

The 2025 #KeepItOn report on internet shutdowns is out. Read on for key insights from this year’s data on internet shutdowns in 2025.

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When repression meets resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025
31 Mar 2026
When repression meets resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025
KeepItOn Internet Shutdowns 2025

Rising and resisting in the darkness: internet shutdowns in 2025

31 Mar 2026 •

Launching today, March 31, 2026, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report, Rising repression meets global resistance: Internet shutdowns in 2025, reveals that at least 313 shutdowns were implemented in 52 countries.

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Rising and resisting in the darkness: internet shutdowns in 2025
31 Mar 2026
Rising and resisting in the darkness: internet shutdowns in 2025

2026 elections and internet shutdowns watch

26 Mar 2026 •

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2025 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

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2026 elections and internet shutdowns watch
26 Mar 2026
2026 elections and internet shutdowns watch
Private tech, humanitarian problems: how to ensure digital transformation does no harm

Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW

17 Mar 2026
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Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW
17 Mar 2026
Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW
Cameroon

Connect the population: Access Now demands end to Iran’s continued internet blackout amid war

11 Mar 2026 •

join the international community, including the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, in calling on Iran to immediately restore internet and mobile communications and in demanding accountability and transparency for the grave human rights violations documented in the country

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Connect the population: Access Now demands end to Iran’s continued internet blackout amid war
11 Mar 2026
Connect the population: Access Now demands end to Iran’s continued internet blackout amid war
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Shadowy surveillance: Access Now maps the companies implementing the EU’s migration policies

11 Mar 2026 •

Access Now’s latest research exposes the private sector companies building and profiting from the EU’s extensive surveillance infrastructure.

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Shadowy surveillance: Access Now maps the companies implementing the EU’s migration policies
11 Mar 2026
Shadowy surveillance: Access Now maps the companies implementing the EU’s migration policies
Internet shutdowns typology of harm socials

Submission to the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan on 2022 internet shutdowns

10 Mar 2026 •

With increasing development of AI applications, it’s crucial for Sri Lanka to
develop a strong foundational guide for the use of emerging technology.

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Submission to the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan on 2022 internet shutdowns
10 Mar 2026
Submission to the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan on 2022 internet shutdowns
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From Sandvine to AppLogic Networks: a rebrand doesn’t mean reform

12 Feb 2026 •

Access Now, alongside several human rights organizations and independent news platforms, are calling on AppLogic Networks (previously Sandvine) to substantiate its announced corporate reforms following its removal from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Entity List.

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From Sandvine to AppLogic Networks: a rebrand doesn’t mean reform
12 Feb 2026
From Sandvine to AppLogic Networks: a rebrand doesn’t mean reform
CBE Ethiopia

MTN Group must answer for dangerous bounty SMS campaign in the Republic of Congo

15 Dec 2025 •

Access Now,together with several human rights organizations, are calling on MTN Group to protect mobile service subscribers and ensure transparency and accountability for data breaches perpetuated by their subsidiaries in the Republic of Congo.

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MTN Group must answer for dangerous bounty SMS campaign in the Republic of Congo
15 Dec 2025
MTN Group must answer for dangerous bounty SMS campaign in the Republic of Congo
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Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict

11 Dec 2025 •

Access Now’s latest report, Internet shutdowns in armed conflict: a typology of harms, unpacks the serious harms that internet shutdowns inflict on civilian populations during armed conflict.

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Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict
11 Dec 2025
Connectivity as a weapon of war: how internet shutdowns harm civilians in armed conflict