Tag: #KeepItOn
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”
Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism
In 2021, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 182 internet shutdowns across 34 countries. This shows a dramatic resurgence of this oppressive form of control.
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: resistance in the face of blackouts in Africa
Last year, 12 countries cut internet access at least 19 times in Africa. Read “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021”
In the Dark
#KeepItOn: Turkmenistan rips a page from the authoritarian playbook, digitally disconnects nation
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are calling for a complete restoration of the internet across Turkmenistan.
U.S. moves to keep the Russian people connected despite sanctions
In response to a coalition letter led by Access Now and the Wikimedia Foundation, the U.S. Treasury Department decided to exempt internet communications services from U.S. sanctions in Russia.
The government must commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Access Now calls upon authorities in Sri Lanka to commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media.
Access Now’s statement on Myanmar at the U.N. Human Rights Council
Myanmar’s military is engaged in a digital coup, and the international community must act. We spoke at the United Nations on Myanmar during the 49th session of the Human Rights Council to offer our recommendations.