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Five years in a row: India is 2022’s biggest internet shutdowns offender
In 2022, India shut down the internet at least 84 times — more than any country, for the fifth consecutive year. Read “Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022.”
Internet shutdowns in Africa: fewer offenders in 2022, still causing harm
Access Now’s new report, “Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022,” unpacks internet shutdowns in Africa and globally.
Resurging internet shutdowns in 2022: weapons of control, shields of impunity
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 187 internet shutdowns in 2022, across a record-setting 35 countries.
Human rights organizations and associations call for the Tunisian government to postpone the launch of digital platform for subsidies compensation
The undersigned organizations and associations call on the Tunisian government to postpone launching a digital platform for subsidies compensation.
#KeepItOn in Nigeria: social media, internet must stay connected during elections
Authorities in Nigeria must not shut down social media or in any way interfere with internet access throughout the upcoming elections.
Open letter: the government of Nigeria must keep the internet and social media platforms open and secure during the 2023 general elections and beyond
Through an open letter, the #KeepItOn coalition calls on authorities in Nigeria to keep the internet and social media platforms open during the elections.
2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2023 elections watch to #KeepItOn.
Racist algorithms and AI can’t determine EU migration policy
Submission to the Indian government on the IT rules draft amendment 2023
Access Now submits that the proposed amendment to IT Rules 2021 requires to be revisited, in respect of both process and substance.