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This is the shocking toll fromthe latest yearly reportpublished by Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition.
More countries, beyond borders
As mentioned, seven countries have joined the list of offenders.
Carolyn Tackett, Access Now Director of Campaigns and Rapid Response, Felicia Anthonio, #KeepItOn Campaign Manager at Access Now, and Christine Bannan, Senior Public Policy Manager at Proton, while presenting the findings of Access Now last report on internet shutdown at RightsCon 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Experts recorded at least 25 such incidents implemented by eight offenders including Russia, Israel, and Thailand.
These impacted people in 13 countries.
We documented 72 shutdowns coinciding with grave human rights abuses in 17 countries.
Its the worst year yet!
The number may be higher, but the motivations behind government-imposed shutdowns are always the same.
Exams (16) and elections (12) followed suit.
The latter skill is what’s needed to bypass this bang out of internet geo-restriction.
2024 marks a bad year for VPN censorship as well, in fact.
Venezuelablocked access to VPN websites, too.
What’s next for 2025?
Access Now’s report surely depicts a grim scenario for internet freedoms worldwide.
Yet, there was also some good news from this front throughout the year.