In addition to the far-reaching economic impacts, internet shutdowns in #Africa limit people’s ability to express themselves freely, activists/journalists struggle to upload photos/videos documenting abuse and students are cut off from their lessons.
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While governments, with the cooperation of telcos, may try to justify shutdowns in the name of “public safety” or other reasons, they are increasingly using it as a tactic to control flow of information, their people and to silence dissent.
Nevertheless, #documenting human rights violations is as important as ever during an internet shutdown because it can be a way to #preserve voices that authorities are trying to silence, and to secure #evidence of abuses that can be used to demand accountability later on.
In this series, we are sharing useful #tips and approaches on how activists can capture and preserve their videos during a shutdown, and even share them #offline, and do so in safer ways. @Info_Activism #KeepitOn
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