Tag: Facebook
Ranking Digital Rights: Companies ranked on privacy and free expression respond
Twelve out of the 16 companies in Ranking Digital Rights’ 2015 Corporate Accountability Index have now publicly responded. Here are the results.
What do a fisherman, a soccer fan, and missing cattle have to do with free expression?
From Malaysia, to Uganda, to Tanzania, there are worrying laws that can send people to jail for what they post online. Here’s how activists are pushing back.
Vietnam blocks Facebook and cracks down on human rights activists during Obama visit
Vietnam has blocked Facebook during U.S. President Obama’s visit to the country and cracked down on human rights activists.
Diga aos legisladores brasileiros, rejeitem o bloqueio de sites e #KeepitOn!
Pela segunda vez em seis meses, um juiz brasileiro ordenou aos provedores de internet do paĂs a bloquear o WhatsApp, cortando o acesso de 100 milhões de usuários em uma sĂł canetada.
Tell Brazilian lawmakers to leave the internet alone and #KeepitOn!
Brazil just shut off access to WhatsApp for 100 million users. Tell Brazilian lawmakers to drop its dangerous cybercrime bills and keep the internet on!
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.
Five years later: the internet shutdown that rocked Egypt
Five years ago, activists in Egypt carried out protests that inspired the world. The government responded by shutting off the internet. Today, in Egypt and across the globe, internet shutdowns continue — and they must be stopped.
Working together to change the world: Iran Cyber Dialogue and RightsCon
In a guest post, Olivia Ito explains why Iran Cyber Dialogue is collaborating with RightsCon and establishing a dialogue with major internet platforms such as Google and Facebook.
Etisalat shuts off internet services in Egypt and Morocco
Telcos have shut down some internet services in Morocco and Egypt, creating anti-competitive network discrimination and damaging free expression in the region.
Access Now condemns blocking of WhatsApp in Brazil
The block is the latest in a string of internet shutdowns in 2015 and shows worrying backsliding in Brazil on digital rights.