Tag: India
Press Releases
Indian government must correct moves toward digital authoritarianism, allow tech platforms to uphold rights
Access Now joined a coalition of civil society organizations in calling on the Indian government and web firms to halt censorship and surveillance of critics speaking online in response to the #FarmersProtests.…
10 March 2021
Access Now in the News
Over 100 Instances of Internet Shutdown in India in 2020, Says New Report
The Wire
4 March 2021
Access Now in the News
Mapping internet shutdowns around the world
Hanna Duggal, Al Jazeera
3 March 2021
Press Releases
#KeepItOn report: internet shutdowns shatter dreams, endanger lives
Authorities in 29 countries shut down or interfered with the internet at least 155 times in 2020. Access Now’s new report, Shattered dreams and lost opportunities: a year in the fight to #KeepItOn, explores where, how, and why, the internet was deliberately switched off in 2020, and the long-lasting repercussions for communities across the globe.…
3 March 2021