Internet Shutdowns
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#KeepItOn: fighting internet shutdowns around the world - Access Now
The #KeepItOn coalition brings together hundreds of civil society organizations and our allies from around the world – in government, international ...
Internet Shutdowns - Access Now
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition recorded 283 internet shutdowns in 39 countries around the world, the highest number since we started the Shutdown ...
Internet shutdowns – an explainer - DW Akademie
Governments also shut down social media and the Internet during elections – the most critical moment in a democracy – in order to shape the outcome or hide ...
Internet shutdown tracker - Surfshark
Undemocratic governments can disrupt their countries' network connection and social media access as a means to silence the public in times of ...
Tracking Internet Shutdowns in 2024, Q1
Pulse has recorded 22 intentional Internet shutdown events so far in 2024 that have affected Internet users across 12 c…
What is an Internet Shutdown? | eReader - Media Defence
An internet shutdown is an intentional disruption of internet or electronic communications to exert control over the flow of information.
Internet Shutdowns - Google Jigsaw
Government-imposed internet shutdowns are on the rise globally, with devastating impacts on affected communities. Fighting back requires shining a light.
What are Internet Shutdowns? | EEAS - European Union
Ever experienced an #InternetShutdown? This happens too often, in too many parts of the world. Consequences on people & economies are immense.
Task Force on Internet Shutdowns (TFIS) - Freedom Online Coalition
The Task Force works to improve coordination among like-minded countries, civil society, and the private sector to anticipate and respond to Internet shutdowns.
“No Internet Means No Work, No Pay, No Food”: Internet Shutdowns ...
The 82-page report “'No Internet Means No Work, No Pay, No Food': Internet Shutdowns Deny Access to Basic Rights in 'Digital India,'” finds ...
Internet shutdowns: What happens when the internet shuts down?
“Shutting off the internet not only disrupts citizen's ability to get critical information and communicate with each other, but it digitally ...
Internet shutdowns: UN report details 'dramatic' impact on people's ...
GENEVA (23 June 2022) - The dramatic real-life effects of Internet shutdowns on people's lives and human rights have been vastly ...
Chart: The Countries Shutting Down the Internet the Most | Statista
Shutdowns generally occur when someone (usually a government) intentionally disrupts the internet or social media networks. The measure has been ...
A web of impunity: The killings Iran's internet shutdown hid ...
Call on the Iranian authorities to stop using internet shutdowns to violate human rights. Governments must never shut down the internet in the way seen during ...
Internet Shutdowns and the Limits of Law | De Gregorio
Shutdowns tend to be imposed somewhat arbitrarily with little process. Bringing back legal arguments into the exploration of the justifications around shutdowns ...
Internet Shutdowns Tracker by - SFLC.in
An internet shutdown was imposed in the evening of 4th August 2019, when Article 370 of the Constitution was abrogated by the Parliament of India. It was passed ...
Government Internet Shutdowns Are Changing. How Should ...
The short answer is that there is a multitude of responses available to democracies and civil society organizations to push back against internet blackouts and ...
Global economy loses billions from internet shutdowns
I found 81 short-term internet shutdowns that occurred in 19 countries between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, and estimated that such obstruction cost the ...
Internet Shutdowns: Background - IFLA
Shutdowns are also sometimes called “blackouts” or “kill switches”. “ Access Now also offers a technical definition: “An internet shutdown is an intentional ...