The project generated detailed studies of information controls in Lesotho, Rwanda and Angola.
Addressed problems
- Blocking, filtering, or modification of political, social, and/or religious content (including apps)
- Technical attacks against government critics, journalists, and/or human rights organizations (Cyberattacks)
- Restrictive Internet filtering by technical methods (IP blocking, DNS filtering, TCP RST, DPI, etc.)
- Localized or nationwide communications shut down or throttling (Blackouts)
- Pro-government manipulation of online discussions (propaganda, imitation content, and/or sockpuppets)
- Repressive surveillance or monitoring of communication
- Policies, laws, or directives that increase surveillance, censorship, and punishment
Objective(s)
- Research
Beneficiaries
- Advocacy groups/NGOs
- General public
- Activists
- Academia
Region(s) archive
- Eastern Africa
- Western Africa
- Southern Africa
Countries
- Angola
- Rwanda
- Lesotho
- Congo (Kinshasa)
- Gambia
Technology attributes
- Not applicable
We wrote about it
- April 2017 Monthly Report
- May 2017 Monthly Report
- New report analyzes internet censorship during Lesotho’s 2017 general elections
- July 2017 Monthly Report
- New Report Investigates Internet Censorship During Rwanda’s 2017 Presidential Election
- September 2017 Monthly Report
- Angola: An Emerging Battleground for Digital Rights
- January 2018 Monthly Report
- February 2018 Monthly Report
- February 2017 Monthly Report