On October 17, 2019, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg gave a speech at Georgetown University. To say that it was expected is not exaggerated: it’s been months, even years, that the world has been doubting, one scandal after another, the Amercian firm’s ability to respect the most fundamental rights of its users, especially their freedom expression.
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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
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,
Internet Without Borders nominates Two Candidates for the 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
Paris, Feb 15, 2018 Internet Without Borders nominates Gambian Fatoumata Camara, and Malian Fatouma Harber, two high profile bloggers and freedom of expression advocates, for the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize of the of 2018. The prize rewards each year a person/organization institution that has made a notable contribution to the defense and/or promotion
The DRC should respect its commitments by stopping Internet shutdowns
Goma, January 21, 2018 – The blogging community of Goma, BloGoma, Internet Without Borders and the pan-African network of web activists for democracy Africtivistes condemn with the last energy the Internet shutdown in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which began this 21 January 2018 shortly before one o’clock a.m. By shutting down the Internet once
One year of #BringbackourInternet: Six Months of Internet Shutdowns for Citizens of English-speaking Cameroon!
Paris – January 18, 2018 On January 17, 2017, the Cameroonian government imposed an internet shutdown on North-west and South-west regions of the country. During a Facebook Live Chat organised to mark this one year anniversary, Internet Without Borders reminded that citizens of anglophone regions have spent more than 6 months with social media and
Cameroon: Internet freedoms and democracy activist Patrice Nganang is Free!
Internet Sans Frontières welcomes the release of Cameroonian writer and activist Patrice Nganang. This professor and author of “Temps de Chien”, which received the grand prix littéraire d’Afrique noire and the prix Marguerite Yourcenar, denounced the ongoing repression in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon, where access to the Internet has been severely disrupted for 3
New Internet shutdown ordered in Cameroon
Paris October 2, 2017 The Cameroonian government has again ordered Internet service providers to shutdown the Internet in the Anglophone regions of the country on Sunday 1 October 2017, and the blocking of social networks in French-speaking regions. “This Monday, October 2, access to key messaging services such as Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger is
Private Sector fails to protect online freedom of expression, UN report finds
As digital access is growing, slowly but surely, worldwide, Human rights online have never been so much at risk. In the week of May 29 to June 2, 2017 only, Internet Without Borders reported a new Internet shutdown in Ethiopia, website blocking (fr) in Egypt, whatsapp users arrested in Senegal (fr) for sharing a caricature
Internet Sans Frontières condamne la censure Internet en Egypte
Paris, 31 mai 2017 – Internet Sans Frontières se joint dans une lettre à plusieurs organisations pour condamner fermement la censure de 21 sites d’information en Egypte. La décision du gouvernement égyptien de censurer l’accès depuis l’Egypte à 21 sites Internet, dont le huffington Post, le site de la chaine Al Jazeera, ou encore le