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
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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
Repeal of Net Neutrality: What Consequences for Emerging Countries?
With a vote on December 14, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the US telecommunications regulator, repealed the principle of net neutrality. This dangerous vote transforms the Internet into a private good at the disposal of telecommunications operators. Internet Without Borders fears the impact of this vote on emerging countries, which are inspired by the
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 back in anglophone Cameroon, but more surveillance?
On 20 April 2016, the Government of Cameroon ordered telecommunications operators to restore access to the Internet in the northwest and southwest regions of Cameroon. These two regions, where the English-speaking minority of the country lives, witness demonstrations since November 2016 against alleged marginalization felt by citizens, and expressed in particular by lawyers and teachers.
Internet Restored In Cameroon: A Victory For Citizens, But Vigilance Remains
Paris April 21, 2017 – Internet Without Borders welcomes with relief the news on the restoration of Internet connectivity in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon, ordered by the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, on April 20, 2017. Since January 17, 2017, 20 percent of the population of this country bordering
Internet Shutdown in Cameroon is Expensive
Since January 17, 2017, populations residing in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon are totally deprived of the Internet. The cut of access to international bandwidth took place in these two regions, where demonstrations haven been raging since November 2016. Although no official reason has been given to date, Internet Sans Frontières
Cameroon’s reflection on the “false news” debate stirs censorship fears
At Internet Without Borders we will never cease to say and write this: Internet is a chance for our humanity; its openness reinforces possibilities for freedoms, and equality. Because of these characteristics, this space has often been under attack recently: from private companies, which prefer a fragmented Internet for the purpose of their business model,