Episode description

If you are reading this then you must have had internet access in the past few minutes. But what if this connection was a fleeting glance? 

This episode is with Natalia Krapiva, Human Rights lawyer and Technology Legal Counsel from Access Now. Access Now has the mission of improving society's digital rights through awareness, advocacy and campaigning. While internet shutdowns are an increasingly common phenomenon, the reduction of the internet to 20% of normal capacity in early August in Belarus is propelling more discussion around the topic. 

In this episode we discussed what is an internet shutdown, what risks it poses to society and how the shutdown was facilitated in Belarus. After, we look closer at the work Natalia has recently been involved in: litigating in the ECOWAS Togo court, successfully proving that an internet blackout infringes the right to freedom of expression. But the work isn't just for lawyers and Natalia provides ways for society to raise awareness of the issue. 

You can read more about Access Now here: https://www.accessnow.org/ 

You can read more about the ECOWAS Togo court decision here: https://www.accessnow.org/ecowas-togo-court-decision/  

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