In light of increasing online censorship, cybersecurity company Surfshark is entering an exclusive partnership with internet’s observatory and digital rights watchdog NetBlocks for greater reporting on internet shutdowns. During the …
10 DECEMBER 2018 — A new tool to support internet freedom is being launched by NetBlocks with help from The Internet Society, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the development and evolution …
At the 103rd meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force in Bangkok, NetBlocks is launching an investigation into the impact of next-generation internet protocols, the mechanisms by which they serve …
ACCRA, GHANA – At the 2018 Forum for Internet Freedom in Africa, NetBlocks is demonstrating new tools and methodologies to defend human rights, empowering local communities and creating a space …
Working with Internet Sans Frontières, the NetBlocks internet observatory has conducted an extensive technical analysis of social media and mobile app reachability throughout Chad. Collected data validates user reports of …
WARSAW – On 17 September, NetBlocks presented its work toward a consistent methodology for the monitoring of critical infrastructure, access to information and free expression during elections in the OSCE …
NetBlocks is pleased to announce that it has joined the Global Network Initiative. NetBlocks will bring its global expertise developing rights-based ICT and cyber-security policy, and tracking network disruptions and …
LONDON — Today, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and NetBlocks are announcing plans for the Africa launch of the Cost of Shutdown Tool …
OSLO – Wikimedia Norge, the Norway chapter of the organisation that supports Wikipedia, and NetBlocks have today announced their partnership to boost access to knowledge in the face of increasing …
A coalition of twenty-four civil society organisations have today written to leaders of the G20, urging a new model for digital development that places the public interest at the forefront of …
BRUSSELS – Wednesday, May 23, NetBlocks is presenting the development and implementation of HTTP status code 451 at the Conference on Multistakeholder Participation in Global Internet Standards Setting hosted by …
TORONTO, 17 MAY – At RightsCon, NetBlocks and Article 19 are presenting new work to review and strengthen core internet protocols at the Internet Engineering Task Force and other bodies. …
TORONTO — On 16 Мay, 2018 at RightsCon, NetBlocks is presenting its new technology project, The Cost of Shutdown Tool (COST). In collaboration with the Internet Society, NetBlocks is developing …
ACCRA, GHANA – A last-minute amendment to the draft of the Accra Declaration, launched on World Press Freedom Day with the support of UNESCO, has added provisions for the training …
How much do government shutdowns cost? How do they impact growth and prosperity? In 2016 Internet shutdowns cost globally about $2.4 billion USD, and across 10 African countries they led to loss of $237 …
