Tag: Censorship

Courts must #KeepItOn to protect the right to education
Governments cite administration of education as a rationale for internet shutdowns during exams. Here’s why shutdowns are never compatible with the right to education.

Empty promises: more internet shutdowns during exams in MENA
As students in MENA sit down for national exams, governments cut off the internet and implement shutdowns. Here’s what happened in 2022.

In Indonesia, classic internet censorship

The continued blocking of Al-Manassa and dozens of news websites in Egypt must stop
Civil society is urging the Egyptian authorities to immediately stop blocking Al-Manassa and other news websites in the country.

Free expression is not safe in India: government must not slash social media safe harbour protection
The Indian government must commit to protecting free expression and maintaining safe harbour protection for social media platforms.

မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ IMEI အကြောင်း သိကောင်းစရာ – အာဏာရှင်ဆန့်ကျင်ရေး တော်လှန်ရေး၏ အဓိက ကျသည့် ဆက်သွယ်ရေးကို အာဏာသိမ်း စစ်ကောင်စီက ဘယ်လို ဖြတ်တောက်နိုင်မလဲ။
Myanmar’s proposed IMEI rules raise surveillance and connectivity risks. Telco operators must prepare to push back.

Myanmar IMEI FAQ: how the junta could disconnect the resistance
Myanmar’s proposed IMEI rules raise surveillance and connectivity risks. Telco operators must prepare to push back.

The Indian government’s overbroad Twitter takedown orders must be declared unconstitutional
The court must declare authorities’ overbroad Twitter takedown orders as unconstitutional, and bring to light abuse of power online.

U.S.-Canadian firm Sandvine fosters Russian censorship infrastructure
Sandvine has been providing Russia with DPI tech that enables surveillance and censorship. We call on Sandvine to withdraw its technology from Russia, and urge the U.S. to launch an investigation and pursue robust regulations for abusive technology.

Don’t help Putin and Lukashenko silence anti-war voices
Despots like Putin and Lukashenko rule by isolating and lying to their people. Here are four strategies to fight disinformation and protect anti-war voices in Russia and Belarus.