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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: MENA in the dark

28 Apr 2022

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.”

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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: MENA in the dark
28 Apr 2022
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: MENA in the dark
South Sudan #KeepItOn

Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: India is the world’s largest offender

28 Apr 2022

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”

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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: India is the world’s largest offender
28 Apr 2022
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: India is the world’s largest offender
#KeepItOn Report - The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021

Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism

28 Apr 2022

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.

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Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism
28 Apr 2022
Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism
South Sudan #KeepItOn

Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: resistance in the face of blackouts in Africa

28 Apr 2022

Last year, 12 countries cut internet access at least 19 times in Africa. Read “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021”

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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: resistance in the face of blackouts in Africa
28 Apr 2022
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: resistance in the face of blackouts in Africa
Content removal

Content takedowns on social media facilitate censorship in Asia

26 Apr 2022
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Content takedowns on social media facilitate censorship in Asia
26 Apr 2022
Content takedowns on social media facilitate censorship in Asia
Focused View

TikTok created an alternate universe just for Russia

13 Apr 2022
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TikTok created an alternate universe just for Russia
13 Apr 2022
TikTok created an alternate universe just for Russia
Sierra Leone

The government must commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

4 Apr 2022

Access Now calls upon authorities in Sri Lanka to commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media.

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The government must commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
4 Apr 2022
The government must commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Protest and human rights

Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders

22 Mar 2022

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.

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Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders
22 Mar 2022
Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders
Digital censorship

ایران- هشدار جمعی از سازمان‌های حقوق بشری درباره‌ی طرح صیانت

17 Mar 2022

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.

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ایران- هشدار جمعی از سازمان‌های حقوق بشری درباره‌ی طرح صیانت
17 Mar 2022
ایران- هشدار جمعی از سازمان‌های حقوق بشری درباره‌ی طرح صیانت
Digital censorship

Iran: Human rights groups sound alarm against draconian Internet Bill 

17 Mar 2022

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.”

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Iran: Human rights groups sound alarm against draconian Internet Bill 
17 Mar 2022
Iran: Human rights groups sound alarm against draconian Internet Bill