Type of Resource:
Book

Year of Publication:
2016

Indicators:
- Enablers
- Challenges


Themes:
- Internet for Democracy
- Internet Or Digital Rights and Freedoms
- Internet Safety

Author(s): Patricia Vargas-Leon

Democratic and nondemocratic regimes want to control the Internet infrastructure in and out of their own territories. In this context, the most extreme form of control is colloquially known as the “Internet kill switch,” a shutting down of the Internet. This controversial policy has become more common between 2011 and 2015, although the earliest case occurred in 2005. Controversies focus on the fact that whoever shuts down the Internet, also shuts down a communication medium, a space for political debate and a tool for economic production.

URL
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303441811_Tracking_Internet_Shutdown_Practices_Democracies_and_Hybrid_Regimes

Region of Study:
Africa,

Country of Study:
Africa,

Study Quality
High