Tag: Africa
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.
Stranded, suffocated, and in pain: 15 stories from Tigray’s internet siege
It’s been two years since Tigray were cut off from the internet. Share the 15 stories from Tigrayans and help amplify their voices.
Shutdown in Zambia on election day: How it affected people’s lives and wellbeing
We share five stories to show how the shutdown in Zambia affected people’s lives, as well as ways you can join the fight against internet shutdowns around the world.
Rights groups to Facebook on Tunisia’s “disappeared” accounts: we’re still waiting for answers
After Facebook disabled 60+ accounts of Tunisian users, we and our partners wrote the company to ask why. We’re still waiting for a full and public response.
Transparency required: is Facebook’s effort to clean up “Operation Carthage” damaging free expression in Tunisia?
“Operation Carthage” has revealed attempts to leverage Facebook to influence elections in Tunisia and countries in Africa, and the company disabled accounts without explanation. We’re demanding answers.
Digital rights groups ask African Union, U.N. to take action on Uganda social media blackout
After a government-ordered social media blackout in Uganda during the presidential elections, digital rights groups are asking the African Union and the United Nations to take action to fight internet shutdowns and protect free expression.
Uganda blocks Twitter and Facebook on election day in latest internet shutdown
Just as the people of Uganda prepared to vote in national elections, the government ordered telecommunications companies to block Facebook and Twitter, preventing free political discourse on these platforms.