The Sound of the Silenced: Inside the ten-year global fight to keep the internet on
Felicia Anthonio first encountered the impact of internet shutdowns in 2017. While working as an intern tracking press freedom violations, she was prevented from verifying information on the ground or contacting people in the area when disruptions were imposed across Anglophone Cameroon.
Certain stories struck her particularly hard. "Most of the young technologists who were building their careers in this particular region had to leave the country," Anthonio told TechRadar.
Almost a decade later, Anthonio serves as the #KeepItOn global campaign manager at digital rights organization Access Now.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the coalition's work, the team has launched the "Sound of the Silenced" initiative. It features eight firsthand accounts from people across the globe, illustrating how shutdowns isolate communities and endanger lives.
From a teacher in Gaza left without news of her family after a bombing, to an activist in Myanmar forced to travel by motorbike...
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