‘Digital authoritarianism’ threatening basic rights in Africa, study says
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation From internet shutdowns and online surveillance to social media taxes and arrests for anti-government posts, “digital authoritarianism” is a threat to basic freedoms and rights in many African countries, researchers said on Tuesday. A study by the African Digital Rights Network focusing on 10 countries found governments used a plethora of […]
“Education emergency” as third of world’s children lack remote learning
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation One in three schoolchildren across the world have been unable to access remote learning during coronavirus school closures, the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Thursday, warning of a “global education emergency”. Nearly 1.5 billion children were affected by school closures as countries locked down to prevent the disease from spreading, […]
Coronavirus curbs seen taking heavy toll on people without internet
Tbilisi, GeorgiaThomson Reuters Foundation Coronavirus lockdowns mean poor people without internet access are being further marginalised, researchers and rights groups said on Tuesday, urging governments and telecommunications companies to do more to get them online. From schooling to looking for jobs and applying for state aid, lockdown measures have shifted many key activities online while […]
Online church: US black churches use phones and Facebook to bridge digital divide amid COVID-19
ADELLE M BANKS reports for Religion News Service on how black churches in the US are working to help everyone get access to church online…