Government Internet Kill Switches Violate Human Rights, But Telecom Companies Can Fight Back
On October 20th, the government of the Republic of Congo intentionally shut down internet service in order to repress a demonstration taking place in response to a constitutional referendum extending term limits and allowing Denis Sasou N’Guesso to run for an additional term. Police injured seven protesters, five by gunfire and two by tear gas […]
The Digital Divide: Is Internet Access a Human Right?
The Digital Divide continues throughout the world. A 2015 paper from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings notes that although 3.1 billion people have Internet access, there are still 4.2 billion people on this planet, or 58 percent of the world, that do not. This gap exists due to several factors including (but not […]