Tag: Free Expression
A TikTok criminal? See if your internet activity would risk jail in Egypt
In Egypt, simply posting a TikTok video can be dangerous. Take this quiz to learn how Egyptian authorities are criminalizing ordinary online activities.
Young and having harmless fun: Egypt must drop charges against women TikTok influencers
Amplifying its clampdown on freedom of expression online, the Egyptian government is on a campaign to arrest and prosecute women influencers on the emerging social media platform TikTok.
Don’t stifle free speech: Zimbabwe must #KeepItOn during planned protests
The #KeepItOn coalition calls on Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa to ensure the internet and all other communication channels are open, secure, and accessible throughout the country during anti-government protests planned to take place on Friday, July 31, 2020.
Video games seen becoming a new frontier in digital rights
Kill Switch: a new internet shutdowns podcast from Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition is launching Kill Switch, a six-part podcast series exploring the devastating impact of internet shutdowns on the human rights of people affected by this extraordinary form of anti-democratic oppression.
New world disorder: digital attacks on freedom of assembly
Access Now’s latest report examines the power — and fragility — of our rights to peaceful assembly and association in the digital era.
Back in the dark: Ethiopia shuts down internet once again
At approximately 09:00 EAT today, Tuesday June 30, a blanket internet shutdown was implemented by the Ethiopian government, cutting the entire nation off, and denying people their fundamental rights to freedom of expression and access to information.
A Tangled, Twisted Route to Privacy Shield Invalidity?
China’s Great Firewall of Censorship Is Already Going Up Around Hong Kong
