Disrupted, Throttled, and Blocked

The 50-page report, “Disrupted, Throttled, and Blocked: State Censorship, Control, and Increasing Isolation of Internet Users in Russia,” documents the impact of the government’s increasing technological capacities and control over the internet infrastructure. Human Rights Watch found that this allows the authorities to carry out more widespread and nontransparent blocking and throttling of unwanted websites and censorship circumvention tools, as well as internet disruptions and shutdowns under the pretext of ensuring public safety and national security.

Russia: Internet Blocking, Disruptions and Increasing Isolation

Russian authorities have doubled down on censorship online, internet disruptions, and surveillance since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Vietnam: Repeal Harmful Internet Laws

The Vietnamese government should repeal a draconian new decree tightening control of internet use and the 2018 Law on Cybersecurity.
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India: Internet Shutdowns Hurt Vulnerable Communities

India’s arbitrary internet shutdowns disproportionately hurt communities living with poverty that depend on the government’s social protection measures for food and livelihoods.
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Turkey’s Control of the Internet Threatens Election

Voters in Turkey will head to the polls in a high-stakes election on May 14, 2023, amid concern that the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will exert considerable control over the digital ecosystem in an effort to undermine the outcome of the election.