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Federal election 2016

Posted on June 9, 2016 | in News

The Federal Election is coming up fast, and here at Digital Rights Watch we wanted to delve into where each of the major political parties stand on key issues relating to digital rights.

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Take Action: #KeepItOn

Posted on June 9, 2016 | in Take Action

Internet shutdowns happen when governments order companies to cut off access to communications tools — like Twitter, SMS, or Facebook. Unfortunately, companies often comply with these government orders, even when they happen during elections.

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Launch of global #KeepItOn campaign with nearly 70 organizations committing to fight internet shutdowns

Posted on June 8, 2016 | in Media releases

As Ghana threatens to cut off social media during elections, human rights organizations rally to #KeepItOn globally

GLOBAL—Today Access Now, along with nearly 70 organizations from five continents, launched the #KeepitOn campaign to fight internet shutdowns worldwide. Other groups include Association for Progressive Communications, Digital Rights Foundation Pakistan, Human Rights Watch, Bytes for All, Electronic Frontier Foundation, iFreedom Uganda, Internews, Hivos, Arab World Internet Institute, Digital Rights Watch Australia, Bits of Freedom, La Quadrature du Net, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, and many more. The full list is available on the campaign website: https://www.accessnow.org/keepiton/

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