Tag: #KeepItOn
U.N. experts at RightsCon: digital rights violations enable and escalate violence during crises
Access Now welcomes a U.N. expert statement released at the conclusion of RightsCon 2022 that draws attention to digital rights in conflict and crises.
Taxonomy of a shutdown: 8 ways governments restrict access to the internet, and how to #KeepItOn
Our new guide explains the technology behind network interference to help people prepare for, circumvent, and document internet shutdowns.
Access Now Grants: How we support the activists who defend our rights during conflict and crisis
In 2021, Access Now Grants supported grassroots, frontline, and feminist digital rights organizations and human rights defenders.
Letter to U.K. government: Do not disrupt internet access in Russia or Belarus
Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are calling on the U.K. government to ensure sanctions do not disrupt internet access in Russia or Belarus.
Coalition to Boris Johnson: don’t boot Russians offline via sanctions
Access Now and a coalition of civil society organizations urge the U.K. government to not disrupt internet access in Russia or Belarus.
Authorities, telcos in Sri Lanka must ensure internet access throughout crisis
Access Now and a coalition of rights organizations are calling on Sri Lanka to maintain unfettered access to the internet throughout the ongoing crisis.
Empty promises? Declaration for Future of the Internet is nice on paper
The Declaration for the Future of the Internet makes a lot of big promises — Will States follow through on their commitments?
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: digital authoritarianism returning across the globe
New: “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021” unpacks the data, trends, and stories behind a year of internet shutdowns.
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: MENA in the dark
In 2021, Access Now documented at least 23 shutdowns in nine countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Read “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021.”
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: India is the world’s largest offender
India is the world’s largest offender, and blacked out the internet at least 106 times in 2021. Read “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021”