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

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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Stranded, suffocated, and in pain: 15 stories from Tigray’s internet siege

28 Jul 2022

It’s been two years since Tigray were cut off from the internet. Share the 15 stories from Tigrayans and help amplify their voices.

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Stranded, suffocated, and in pain: 15 stories from Tigray’s internet siege
28 Jul 2022
Stranded, suffocated, and in pain: 15 stories from Tigray’s internet siege
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Shutdown in Zambia on election day: How it affected people’s lives and wellbeing

14 Sep 2021

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.

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Shutdown in Zambia on election day: How it affected people’s lives and wellbeing
14 Sep 2021
Shutdown in Zambia on election day: How it affected people’s lives and wellbeing
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Rights groups to Facebook on Tunisia’s “disappeared” accounts: we’re still waiting for answers

23 Jun 2020

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.

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Rights groups to Facebook on Tunisia’s “disappeared” accounts: we’re still waiting for answers
23 Jun 2020
Rights groups to Facebook on Tunisia’s “disappeared” accounts: we’re still waiting for answers
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Transparency required: is Facebook’s effort to clean up “Operation Carthage” damaging free expression in Tunisia?

12 Jun 2020

“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.

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Transparency required: is Facebook’s effort to clean up “Operation Carthage” damaging free expression in Tunisia?
12 Jun 2020
Transparency required: is Facebook’s effort to clean up “Operation Carthage” damaging free expression in Tunisia?
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Digital rights groups ask African Union, U.N. to take action on Uganda social media blackout

23 Feb 2016

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.

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Digital rights groups ask African Union, U.N. to take action on Uganda social media blackout
23 Feb 2016
Digital rights groups ask African Union, U.N. to take action on Uganda social media blackout

Uganda blocks Twitter and Facebook on election day in latest internet shutdown

18 Feb 2016

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.

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Uganda blocks Twitter and Facebook on election day in latest internet shutdown
18 Feb 2016
Uganda blocks Twitter and Facebook on election day in latest internet shutdown