Update February 20, 2021: Facebook has restored access to Access Now’s page in Australia
and has reversed the news ban after governmental amendments to the media code. We will continue to monitor what will happen to the many other NGOs and organisations affected by Facebook’s ban.
Facebook has blocked an unknown number of civil society and news organisations’ accounts including Access Now’s page in Australia, a move the social media platform must rectify immediately.
Beginning early morning Australia time on
18 February, reports emerged from a range of organisations, institutions, and agencies in Australia including health and emergency services, trade unions, women’s legal services, women’s sport, and even the police that their pages and updates on Facebook had been restricted by the platform in protest to a controversial proposed new media legislation.
Update: February 17, 2020 Authorities in Myanmar have periodically plunged the nation into darkness by shutting down the internet between 01:00 and 09:00 local time on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week (February 15 17).
Government Vs Twitter: Can Big Tech Say No?
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Twitter accounts of an investigative news magazine, a member of parliament, and an organisation supporting farmer protests in Delhi were among the handles that suddenly became inaccessible for Indian users on Feb 1. The takedown was in response to the central governmentâs orders under the Information and Technology Act.But soon after, some of the accounts were restored. As of Friday, Twitter has again reportedly complied with the gov.
Twitter accounts of an investigative news magazine, a member of parliament, and an organisation supporting farmer protests in Delhi were among the handles that suddenly became inaccessible for Indian users on Feb 1. The takedown was in response to the central governmentâs orders under the Information and Technology Act.