1.0Internet Societyhttps://www.internetsociety.orgIvana Trbovichttps://www.internetsociety.org/author/trbovic/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HZPdmD0N6B"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2017/internet-society-calls-on-governments-to-stop-internet-shutdowns/">Internet Society Calls on Governments to Stop Internet Shutdowns</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2017/internet-society-calls-on-governments-to-stop-internet-shutdowns/embed/#?secret=HZPdmD0N6B" width="600" height="338" title="“Internet Society Calls on Governments to Stop Internet Shutdowns” — Internet Society" data-secret="HZPdmD0N6B" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> The Internet Society calls on all governments to stop Internet shutdowns. Often used in the context of elections, demonstrations or other tense social situations, this technical measure is rarely effective and has a negative impact on citizens, national and regional economies, the Internet’s stability and, ultimately, the country itself.  Cameroon is just one of the […]https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/isoc-logo-1280x642.jpg1280642