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First-time culprit: France blocks TikTok in New Caledonia

Jun 5, 2024 | accessnow.org | Zach Rosson

On May 15, 2024, the French government blocked access to TikTok in the territory of New Caledonia in an attempt to quell protests alongside a state-of-emergency order and curfew. The blocking of a popular social media platform like TikTok is considered a shutdown under the definition of an internet shutdown by the #KeepItOn coalition. The event is a shameful first-time action by French authorities and demonstrates the continued regression of democratic institutions.
#KeepItOn why we're updating our STOP methodology

May 15, 2024 | accessnow.org | Zach Rosson |Felicia Anthonio |Carolyn Tackett

A cornerstone of the #KeepItOn coalition’s efforts to fight internet shutdowns around the world is the Shutdown Tracker Optimization Project (STOP), an extensive dataset of nearly 1,500 shutdowns that have occurred since 2016. But as the technical complexity, frequency, scope, and impact of shutdowns evolve, so too has the need to update how we monitor, measure, and map them. To this end, the #KeepItOn coalition has made some important changes to our STOP methodology.
فلسطين خارج التغطية: كيف تقطع إسرائيل الإنترنت عن غزة

Nov 24, 2023 | accessnow.org | Marwa Fatafta |Ali Sibai |Zach Rosson |Kassem Mnejja

المحتويات:ملاحظة بشأن المحتوى: يتضمّن المنشور التالي إشارات إلى العنف والحرب. تشكر أكساس ناو علي سباعي الذي شارك في العمل نيابة عن “سمكس” وحنا كريتم على مساعدتهما وتحليلهما القيمين خلال صياغة وتحرير هذا التقرير. منذ 9 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر، يعاني سكّان غزّة البالغ عددهم 2.3 مليون نسمة من انقطاع مدمّر وشبه كامل للاتصالات، ما أدّى إلى تفاقم معاناتهم تزامناً مع تعرّضهم للقصف العنيف من قبل القوات الإسرائيلية التي تطبق الحصار عليهم من دون ماء أو طعام أو وقود أو دواء.
Palestine unplugged: how Israel disrupts Gaza’s internet

Nov 10, 2023 | accessnow.org | Marwa Fatafta |Ali Sibai |Zach Rosson |Kassem Mnejja

TABLE OF CONTENTS:IntroductionSummary of key findingsGlossaryContent note: The following post contains references to violence and war. Access Now thanks Ali Sibai on behalf of SMEX and Hanna Kreitem for their invaluable help and analysis during the drafting and editing of this report.
#KeepItOn: Community feedback on data collection and verification

Jun 6, 2023 | accessnow.org | Zach Rosson

STOP 2.0 Planning Survey As the #KeepItOn campaign enters into its eighth year, Access Now is committed to revamping the Shutdown Tracker Optimization Project (STOP). In order to improve our collective advocacy and rapid response coordination, we are seeking feedback from the #KeepItOn coalition and broader community for how we can improve the STOP dataset as a resource through documentation, verification, reporting, and more. Please see the current methodology and spreadsheet for reference.
a mid-year #KeepItOn update

Jun 6, 2023 | accessnow.org | Zach Rosson

Internet shutdowns are unacceptable and a blatant violation of human rights, whether authorities implement them routinely during ongoing conflict, protests, exams, or elections, or as a knee-jerk reaction to a sudden crisis. Yet since the beginning of the year, governments around the world have not only persisted in the dangerous trends Access Now and the global #KeepItOn coalition documented in 2022, they are discovering new reasons to disrupt internet access during key national moments.
the #KeepItOn Report

Feb 28, 2023 | accessnow.org | Zach Rosson |Felicia Anthonio |Carolyn Tackett |Alexia Skok

From Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe, authorities are imposing internet shutdowns at staggering rates. In 2022 alone, governments and other actors disrupted the internet at least 187 times across 35 countries — breaking our #KeepItOn record for the number of countries to hit the kill switch in a single year.
Resurging internet shutdowns in 2022: weapons of control, shields of impunity

Feb 28, 2023 | accessnow.org | Alexia Skok |Felicia Anthonio |Zach Rosson

In 2022, authorities shut down the internet across 35 countries — the highest number ever recorded in a single year — at least 187 times. These protracted and maliciously targeted attacks on human rights were deployed to wipe out democratic movements, crush people power, and provide cover for violence. Leaders in Myanmar and Ethiopia are already replicating these oppressive tactics in 2023.
2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch

Feb 9, 2023 | accessnow.org | Ji Kim |Zach Rosson |Felicia Anthonio |Alexia Skok

Governments around the world continue to weaponize internet shutdowns during elections to disconnect, disenfranchise, and deny people their right to participatory democracy. The global #KeepItOn coalition — uniting over 300 civil society organizations — monitors, documents, and pushes back against internet shutdowns across the globe.