Tag: #KeepItOn
Access Now Grants: our year in review and changes ahead
We’ve awarded 34 grants and disbursed over $700,000 to support digital rights globally. Here’s a look at the details and what’s next.
Coalition calls out Bahrain for sneakily shutting down the internet
“It’s clear that there is a coordinated effort across several ISPs to shut down mobile towers in Duraz at the same time every night, and deliberately degrade landline internet traffic.”
Diga ao Brasil para manter a internet funcionando durante os Jogos Olímpicos
A autoridade de telecomunicações brasileira autorizou os militares usar equipamentos para bloquear a Internet durante os Jogos Olímpicos. Diga ao governo que mantenha a Internet funcionando!
Access Now urges Brazil not to jam communications during Olympic games
We’re urging authorities to resist using new “jamming” technology to shut down communications networks, and to keep the internet on during the Olympic games.
Digital Citizen Volume 4.5: Spotlight on internet shutdowns
The latest issue of Digital Citizen focuses on internet shutdowns in the Arab world.
Turkey must keep on social media during unrest
People in Turkey need access to information, and if there is violence, access to emergency services. These depend on stable communications channels.
Internet shutdown in Zimbabwe: what happened?
Only five days after the U.N. passed an historic resolution specifically condemning internet shutdowns, reports from Zimbabwe suggest that the government may have ordered WhatsApp blocked.
U.N. passes landmark resolution condemning internet shutdowns
The document condemns internet shutdowns and renews earlier resolutions that declared, unequivocally, that human rights apply online just as they do offline.
Internet disrupted in Bahrain around protests as wrestling match sparks shutdown in India
Rights groups in Bahrain reported widespread disruptions in mobile internet service following a series of street protests.
U.S. military official: Internet shutdowns don’t help during conflict
The U.S. military gave a resounding rebuke to U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to shut down the internet in the fight against ISIL.