Tag: #KeepItOn
Benin heads to elections without social media and opposition parties
Social media platforms were blocked, then internet access was cut entirely.
Sri Lanka: shutting down social media to fight rumors hurts victims
Cutting communications channels can block the emergency and rescue services that keep people alive.
Morocco’s Hirak movement has gone quiet, but the crackdown on independent media continues
Journalists remain behind bars for covering the protests.
Comment les médias pro-gouvernementaux du Maroc utilisent les “fake news” pour cibler et faire taire les militants rifains
Le militant emprisonné Nasser Zefzafi diffamé par les médias marocains
How pro-government media in Morocco use “fake news” to target and silence Rif activists
Jailed activist Nasser Zefzafi was smeared by Moroccan media. He’s not alone.
Happy 5th birthday to the Internet Freedom Festival!
This week the Internet Freedom Festival celebrates its fifth year bringing together grassroots activists, journalists, and other freedom fighters. Here’s where you can find us.
Defending the Web for all: how global champions are fighting to #KeepItOn
As we join the world to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, we’re remembering an important moment in the battle for access to the internet for all: the launch of the #KeepItOn campaign.
Nigeria’s coming election: countering the threat of internet shutdowns and online censorship
In the hours before Nigeria’s general elections, many fear potential internet shutdowns. Here’s how you can fight censorship.
Bloqueo a redes sociales en Venezuela. La crisis política se acentúa.
Ayer, el miembro de la coalición #KeepItOn, NetBlocks detectó bloqueos en Twitter e Instagram, así como interrupciones parciales en el tráfico de YouTube, en el proveedor estatal de servicios de internet venezolano, CANTV. Estas interrupciones se produjeron junto con el enfrentamiento entre la Guardia Nacional y 27 de sus miembros que desafían al gobierno de Nicolás Maduro.
Social media shutdown in Venezuela is a warning of what is to come as political tensions rise
Yesterday, #KeepItOn coalition member NetBlocks detected blocks to Twitter and Instagram, as well as partial disruptions to YouTube traffic, on Venezuela’s state internet service provider CANTV. These disruptions came alongside clashes between the National Guard and 27 of its members challenging the government of Nicolás Maduro.