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Internet shutdown in Togo

Togo experienced an Internet shutdown on 6-11 September. Internet services from most ISPs, especially in the capital Lome, were inaccessible. 3G Internet services as well as SMS services from the two telecom providers in Togo were also down during th...

Twitter faces lawsuit alleging complicity in Saudi human rights abuses

Twitter, now referred to as 'X,' is at the center of a civil lawsuit in the US, accused of aiding Saudi Arabia in grave human rights violations against its users. The case, brought by Areej al-Sadhan, the sister of a Saudi aid worker who forcibly dis...

Freedom of expression online challenged in Palestine

On 4 September, Hebron-based human rights activist Issa Amro was arrested by the Palestinian authorities for denouncing the arrest of a journalist on Facebook. Amro was charged with 'causing division' and besmirching the authorities, on the account o...

Tech platforms request FCC to reject President Trump's new social media regulations

Major online platforms including Facebook, Amazon, and Google urged the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject the federal administration's request to restrict online platform's ability to remove objectionable content. US President Dona...

Facebook responds to three hour questioning by Indian National Congress related to political bias

Facebook was accused of interfering in India's democratic elections and of being negligent on applying its hate speech policy in India. The parliamentary panel on IT posed more than 100 questions about the functioning of Facebook in India and require...

Bangladesh cuts access to mobile phone services for the Rohingya

The Bangladeshi government ordered a shutdown of telecommunication services at Rohingya camps according to a report. The main reason given by the government to back its action is to protect national security. This action followed after protests ...

Journalists in Myanmar sentenced to 7 years in prison

Two Reuters journalists were sentenced to seven years in prison for violating a state secrets act during their investigation of violence against the Rohingya minority. Their final report was published after the journalists were ar...

Saudi woman gets 45-year prison term for social media posts, rights group says

The Saudi Specialized Criminal Court convicted Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani to 45 years of prison time for social media posts on charges of 'using the internet to tear the (Saudi) social fabric' and for 'violating public order by using social me...

Human rights groups raise concern over Tanzania elections?

Human rights groups are concerned about the shrinking civic space as Tanzania heads to elections on 28 October 2020. The Human Rights Watch notes that authorities have been cracking down on opposition leaders and civil society groups both online and ...

China launches new app to combat online misinformation

Cyberspace Administration of China and state news agency Xinhua launched a new app to combat online misinformation. The app, called the United Rumour Debunking Platform, is part of a broader campaign to address the issue of misinformation in the bigg...

In the aftermath of the Roe v Wade decision, US journalists are wary of online legal threats

India formalises Internet shutdown rules

India has established new rules that legalise temporary phone and Internet service shutdowns 'during a "public emergency" or for "public safety'"'. The new rules [original] are reportedly in response to strong criticism of the more than 40 ...