In our digital world, suppressing internet speech can be a key tool for authoritarians. See how civil societies in Africa are adapting to this growing challenge: https://t.co/UoHjdFMnEh
— Renew Democracy Initiative (@Renew_Democracy) August 26, 2020
In response to internet censorship by governments across the continent, Africans have resorted to using technologies of freedom, tools such as virtual private networks (VPNs) that allow them to access social media platforms, messenger apps, news websites, popular blogs and other blocked content online, notes Babatunde Okunoye, an Open Technology Fund senior information controls fellow with the Tor Project. Oftentimes, users download these tools directly from websites and app stores, he writes for the Council on Foreign Relations. RTWT
