Tag: Social media
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”
Content takedowns on social media facilitate censorship in Asia
TikTok created an alternate universe just for 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.
Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders
Access Now joins a coalition of human rights organizations in calling on social media companies to ensure the protection of human rights defenders in Libya.
ایران- هشدار جمعی از سازمان‌های حقوق بشری درباره‌ی طرح صیانت
ما، جمعی از سازمان‌های حقوق بشری و نهادهای جامعه‌ی مدنی، با امضای این بیانیه نگرانی عمیق خود از تلاش مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران برای تصویب کلیات «طرح نظام تنظیم مقررات خدمات فضای مجازی» که در نسخه‌های پیشین‌اش طرح «صیانت از حقوق کاربران در فضای مجازی و ساماندهی پیام‌رسان‌های اجتماعی» نامیده شده بود («طرح صیانت») اعلام می‌کنیم.
Iran: Human rights groups sound alarm against draconian Internet Bill
Access Now and international civil society organizations urge Iranian authorities to promote human rights, and immediately withdraw the draconian “Regulatory System for Cyberspace Services Bill.”
Bangladesh’s proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation needs a complete overhaul
Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are urging Bangladesh to withdraw the proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation.
Letter to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission: withdraw the Regulation for Digital, Social Media, and OTT Platforms
Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are urging Bangladesh to withdraw the proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation.