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In too many places, the #InternetForEveryone is beyond reach for many people with governments actively preventing it with #shutdowns not #KeepitOn https://t.co/NNdHGM8vkR
— Neville Hobson (@jangles) September 1, 2021
Globally, millions of people have experienced ~850 intentional #InternetShutdowns — often by governments — over the last decade.
— Access Now (@accessnow) September 1, 2021
And they’re not on the decline. 768 have happened just in the last 5 years.
NEW via @Jigsaw’s The Current? https://t.co/CUDC0bw8jm #KeepItOn
Shutdowns — both full and partial — are implemented through local ISPs using 6 primary methods:
— Access Now (@accessnow) September 1, 2021
? Throttling
? IP blocking
? Mobile data shutoffs
? Domain Name System (DNS) interference
? Server Name ID Blocking
? Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)
How does this happen?
— Access Now (@accessnow) September 1, 2021
The internet is not a single network. It’s a network of networks.
The closest the internet has to a core are the ~420 submarine fiber-optic cables that span more than 800K miles. That’s enough to circle the globe 30 times over.
Eye-opening new report from @Jigsaw:
— Mike Abramowitz (@abramowitz) September 1, 2021
Authoritarian #internetshutdown has now become an everyday occurrence. To curb this destructive trend, democracies and international civil society must work together to keep the internet open and free for all. https://t.co/nZaqlzqqkV
NEW: There have been 850 documented internet shutdowns in countries around the world over the last decade — 90% of those happened in just the last five years.
— issie lapowsky (@issielapowsky) September 1, 2021
Talked to @accessnow and @Jigsaw about their latest report on the human cost of these blackouts. https://t.co/mPuJukhGjo
Over the last decade, governments worldwide have intentionally shut down the internet at least 850 times, with a whopping 90% of those shutdowns taking place over just the last five years. https://t.co/GTf7AVvrvO
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) September 1, 2021
Internet shutdowns: The new authoritarian weapon of choice- @issielapowsky on a @accessnow + @Jigsaw report that chronicles how governments use shutdowns to dominate citizens: https://t.co/UnTTKUKAH2
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) September 1, 2021
The internet has grown central to virtually every aspect of life across the globe, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. When it goes dark, communities lose informational lifelines and, in many cases, livelihoods. https://t.co/xJkKlkRHQv pic.twitter.com/rc4TWTvSFu
— Jigsaw (@Jigsaw) September 1, 2021
While governments and bad actors have been disrupting the internet as early as the ‘90s, online repression during the Arab Spring (since ~2011) brought global attention to the issue.
— Access Now (@accessnow) September 1, 2021
From Cuba & Iran to threats from #Taliban, countries continue to shutdown the Internet to silence people. @Jigsaw has used research & engineering resources to counter repressive censorship. Our latest insights in Internet Shutdowns issue of The Current: https://t.co/TgkgR8QQrF
— Jared Cohen (@JaredCohen) September 1, 2021
"Nearly 850 intentional shutdowns have been documented and verified over the last decade... now there is rarely a day where at least one part of the world has not been cast into the dark."
— The Tor Project (@torproject) September 1, 2021
New report on government-imposed internet shutdowns from @Jigsawhttps://t.co/mv81fr4PoQ
Powerful New Report:
— Raju Narisetti (@raju) September 1, 2021
Government-imposed internet shutdowns are on the rise globally, with devastating impacts on affected communities. Fighting back requires shining a light where governments impose the darkhttps://t.co/1pf7BZtpNP via @accessnow & @Jigsaw
(also great UX) pic.twitter.com/R6VUFYxmay
Important new report published by @jigsaw and the #KeepItOn coalition on global #networkshutdowns. Glad to see our very own @elcalavero and his work on the #humanrights based impact of network disruptions be cited. Read here:
— Ranking Digital Rights (@rankingrights) September 1, 2021
https://t.co/x3PLWjPkUI
"Once rare, partial or total internet shutdowns engineered by governments have become a near-daily occurrence somewhere in the world... @accessnow documented 50 #InternetShutdowns in 21 countries during the first five months of 2021:"https://t.co/Zt70XtioCv
— Center for Democracy & Technology (@CenDemTech) September 1, 2021
Government internet shutdowns grow more common and costlier https://t.co/2gwRwZiPZL
— Marianne Díaz Hernández (@mariannedh) September 1, 2021
Once rare, partial or total internet shutdowns engineered by governments have become a near-daily occurrence somewhere in the world. https://t.co/qFErF4F8gn
— Axios (@axios) September 1, 2021
Government internet shutdowns grow more common and costlier #Turkey #Iraq #Iran https://t.co/7y4lh2jokk
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) September 1, 2021
For the latest installment of The Current, @Jigsaw explores the human cost behind internet shutdowns, and offers a roadmap to protecting societies and communities against resulting disruptions.
— Rochelle Gapere|Happiness Expert (@RochelleGapere) September 1, 2021
Read the full issue here: https://t.co/6Ns2FdUe10
"The main hospital in Axum, St. Mary's, had bn looted. My father needs medicine for his hypertension & a surgery he had before the war broke out. (..) For days I had bad dreams. I couldn't eat. Couldn't work. I thought maybe he was gone."#ReconnectTigray https://t.co/3rVk9Lk7uN
— Wegene T♉️Tigray❤️? (@Proud_Tigray) September 1, 2021
The internet has grown central to virtually every aspect of life across the globe, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. When it goes dark, communities lose informational lifelines and, in many cases, livelihoods. https://t.co/xJkKlkRHQv pic.twitter.com/rc4TWTvSFu
— Jigsaw (@Jigsaw) September 1, 2021
From Cuba & Iran to threats from #Taliban, countries continue to shutdown the Internet to silence people. @Jigsaw has used research & engineering resources to counter repressive censorship. Our latest insights in Internet Shutdowns issue of The Current: https://t.co/TgkgR8QQrF
— Jared Cohen (@JaredCohen) September 1, 2021
Check this out! Our friends at @Jigsaw have put together this interactive explainer on why #internetshutdown is such a big problem and what we need to do to prevent it. #KeepitOn https://t.co/EFCKu3iR0V
— Moira Whelan (@moira) September 1, 2021
For the latest installment of The Current, Jigsaw explores the human cost behind internet shutdowns, and offers a roadmap to protecting societies and communities against resulting disruptions. https://t.co/64dSd2RVrj pic.twitter.com/M8mD2B5QDJ
— Jigsaw (@Jigsaw) September 1, 2021
Read the full issue here: https://t.co/64dSd2RVrj pic.twitter.com/3CMg3sEoqi
— Jigsaw (@Jigsaw) September 1, 2021
Governments keep shutting off the internet, even as more people rely on it https://t.co/s1kCffNaYh
— Marianne Díaz Hernández (@mariannedh) September 1, 2021
New report brings attention to threat of internet shutdowns https://t.co/m2P888HndK
— Marianne Díaz Hernández (@mariannedh) September 1, 2021
New report brings attention to threat of internet shutdowns https://t.co/vnRZHuhSg7
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) September 1, 2021