Internet Without Borders welcomes with relief the Constitutional Council’s decision of June 18, 2020, which partially invalidates the Law against hateful content on the Internet, known as the “Loi Avia”. According to the highest French court, the obligation for digital platforms to delete within 24 hours content that is “manifestly illegal”, with 250,000 Euros fine
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Internet shutdown and Democratic Backsliding in Benin
PARIS, April 28, 2019 Internet Without Borders strongly condemns the ongoing Internet blackout in Benin, as citizens are electing Members of Parliament this 28, April 2019. Sources in Benin and technical measurements by Netblocks have confirmed that social media, messaging apps, and now the whole Internet are currently cut off in the country. This censorship,
Attacks in Sri Lanka: shutting down social media is not a solution
PARIS – 22 April 2019 Internet Without Borders is deeply concerned by the social media blackout in Sri Lanka, including Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Whatsapp, ordered following the attacks that hit several cities in the country on 21 April 2019. This new case of censorship is a reminder of the urgency for private sector companies to
International Campaign to Bring Back Internet in Chad
Internet Without Borders launches an international campaign against Internet censorship in Chad, to act against the blocking of social media and the high cost of Internet access in this landlocked country located in Central Africa. Deployed online and offline, the campaign will begin on January 19, 2019 with demonstrations in Paris, N’djamena, a fundraising to
Algeria arrests Internet Without Borders’ correspondent
Paris (24/10/2018) – Abdou Semmar, director of the online news site Algerie Part and correspondent of Internet Without Borders in Algeria was arrested on 28, October 2018 by National Gendarmerie of this Maghreb country. Abdou Semmar and his associate director and TV columnist Merouane Boudiab were arrested in the evening, and are still detained at
Chad: Revelations on the Extent of Social Media Censorship
While censorship of social networks is continuing in Chad, Internet Without Borders is stepping up efforts to restore access. The organization has partnered with NetBlocks, which specializes in the measurement of online censorship, to gather technical evidence of the social media shutdown in the country. Thousands of users responded to Internet Without Borders’ call to
#Taxepamesmo: A Campaign To Cancel The “Facebook tax” in Benin
In Benin, thousands of Internet users and consumer protection associations rallied this weekend to denounce the adoption of a tax on the use of social media. The #Taxepamesmo (Don’t tax my megabytes) campaign on Facebook and Twitter requests the cancellation of a tax created by the Decree 218-341 of July 25, 2018, on the use
EU Calls On Mali to Protect Access To Social Media During Election
Paris, August 8, 2018 – Internet Without Borders welcomes the position of EU’s Election Observation Mission in Mali in favor of freedom of expression. The mission, led by former Italian Minister Cécile Kyenge, calls on the “Malian authorities to guarantee unhindered access to the Internet and social networks”, in a statement issued on August 7,
Elections in Cameroon: Ideas to Fight Disinformation and Hate Speech Online
Internet Without Borders, in partnership with Internet Society, Access Now, and Paradigm Initiative, convenes a colloquium in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on September 12 and 13, 2018, to discuss Digital Rights in Election Times. The multi-stakeholder colloquium is the first of its kind in the country, and will gather participants from the Government of Cameroon, Internet service
Video testimonials: Life without Internet in Chad
Internet Without Borders is still concerned about the current Internet shutdown in Chad. The country’s authorities continue to suspend the population’s access to the main communication services: Viber, Whatsapp, and Facebook. So far, the two main telephone operators Airtel and Tigo evoke, laconic, “technical reasons”. Nevertheless, the correlation between the times of shutdowns and the