Mayday Alert: 14 mobile apps banned, no blocking order released. #WhatTheBlock
On May 1, 2023, it was reported that 14 mobile applications (apps) that provided end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging services, enabled...
Year: 2023
Adesola Akinsanya, the new helmsman at NiRA.
Members of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association, NiRA, and the registry for .ng Internet Domain has elected Mr. Adesola Akinsanya...
Memes and misogyny: How gendered disinformation pushes women out of public spaces
This post was written by Lian Buan, a senior reporter at Rappler.com and taking her Master of Laws in Human...
No to spyware: media, civil society demand ban on tech used for human rights abuses
Marking World Press Freedom Day, over 70 journalists, independent experts, and civil society organizations are demanding a complete ban on...
World Press Freedom Day: India’s “fake news” law must not censor Journalists.
On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, Access Now joins 16 other civil society organisations in urging the Indian government to...
‘The future is not just digital, it’s female too’ – Svenja Schulze.
The only way the world can bridge the digital gender gap and make sure that no one in the world...
Safaricom expands 5G in 21 Kenyan counties.
Kenyan telecommunications operator Safaricom has increased its 5G coverage to 28 towns across 21 counties. The increase will give its...
Empowering women in the digital age: India’s digital inclusion journey.
The internet came to India in 1995 and with it came a host of opportunities for this rising economy and...
A better world is possible: Beyond tech solutionism, toward gender equality.
For being a fierce advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights for women, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, South Africa’s former...
WHATSAPP, SIGNAL AND ELEMENT: ONLINE SAFETY BILL ‘POSES AN UNPRECEDENTED THREAT TO THE PRIVACY, SAFETY AND SECURITY OF EVERY UK CITIZEN’
Open Rights Group welcomes calls by WhatsApp, Signal and Element for a re-think of government proposals that could force them...
