Tag: Africa
Africa’s innovative response to internet repression
12 Nov 2019
Digital rights groups ask African Union, U.N. to take action on Uganda social media blackout
23 Feb 2016
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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
18 Feb 2016
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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.
Nigerian and global rights groups urge Nigeria to drop social media bill
16 Dec 2015
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Access Now joined a coalition of nearly 20 Nigerian, African, and international rights groups to deliver a letter to key officials in the Nigerian Senate, citing concerns about a new bill that threatens to criminalize free expression.